- The bubble that wasn’t: what happened to ‘people discovery’ apps? | The Verge http://t.co/XMQYqchN ->
- WSJ: How "Made in the USA" has become the hot fashion trend – http://t.co/qnywbELf ->
- Horrific stuff: U.S. Tax Laws – The long arm of Uncle Sam stretches to Canada and beyond http://t.co/rN3Ui796 ->
- Austerity gives El Clasico (Barca vs Real Madrid) new twist – http://t.co/t4Jk6PML /v @paulmasonnews ->
- Btw, cool trick that Kensington does, creating a universal travel adapter that can plug into anything, but won't accept a laptop power cord. ->
- Nice to see Steve Forbes and Jack Welch reminding us what wackaloons they are. I sometime forget. Briefly. Very briefly. ->
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Twitter Digest: 2012-10-06
By · October 7, 2012 · ·
Twitter Digest: 2012-10-05
By · October 6, 2012 · ·
- World’s Most Oblivious Hedge Fund — Daily Intel http://t.co/8f9Ccx0B ->
- On Bosphorus in Istanbul with @jeff looking for Spektor code machine. No sign yet. More later. http://t.co/7mKwlPH6 ->
- Holy smokes: Quantum computer maker D-Wave Systems raises $30M (making $61m now invested) – http://t.co/UGDA1Px5 ->
- Wonderfully unhinged nutterishness: Jack Welch accuses Obama of cooking jobs numbers http://t.co/i2VGAjfN ->
- Achenbach amusement: Obama proves he’s no Manchurian Candidate – http://t.co/D7j1n76i ->
- Anti-war protesters here on street in Istanbul. Small group, but loud/angry. " We're against war, but we're not far from it", said PM today. ->
- Slippery NEA defense of mega VC funds. Exercise for readers: Catch the tricks. http://t.co/oTT2k4ny ->
- Been lots of talk about this here in Istanbul: As Rial Slides, So Do Iranians’ Dreams – http://t.co/RWWaExIO ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-10-02
By · October 3, 2012 · ·
- In Allusions To "From Russia with Love" That I Thought I'd Never Say, today I asked for directions to the "Istanbul bureau". ->
- An elderly woman in a wheelchair traveling the channelized, concrete San Diego River in 100° heat #AttackShipsOnFireOffTheShoulderOfOrion ->
- Why do people love to say that correlation does not imply causation? http://t.co/XonaicVs ->
- Confirmation Bias and the iPhone 5 http://t.co/WdzZu73G ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-10-01
By · October 2, 2012 · ·
- Johnny Carson meets the birthday problem http://t.co/KYRNhE2R /by @stevenstrogatz ->
- The hits keep coming: Intel's delayed delivery of new software is hampering the development of Windows tablets http://t.co/r8Fq0ve4 ->
- As ever before overseas flight, am caught between warring impulses: stay awake & revel in how boredom makes time stop; or drug me insensate. ->
- The London premiere of Dr. No, the first James Bond film, was 50 years ago this week. http://t.co/hyFN9HkS ->
- Cynics don't read, but interesting list: The 23 recipients of this year's MacArthur grants: http://t.co/pV6LBn2Q ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-09-30
By · October 1, 2012 · ·
- Leon Cooperman and anti-Obama hedge fund sleeper cells – http://t.co/0F9H1FR3 ->
- Ray Gosling: The outcast – http://t.co/au2yo9Ds /v @jonronson ->
- Biophilia: Ecological overshoot and extinction debt http://t.co/7kKGHj4h ->
- Why Angel Investors Don’t Make Money … And Advice For People Who Are Going To Become Angels Anyway http://t.co/ILRM77lk ->
- This upcoming book looks interesting … Forecast: What Extreme Weather Can Teach Us About Economics – http://t.co/IWzqthzr ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-09-29
By · September 30, 2012 · ·
- Sam: "You know, you just gave me something to think about, Woody." / Woody: "Oh, I'm sorry, Sam. I hate when it someone does that to me." ->
- Why yes I'm re-reading Fleming's "Moonraker". I blame Michael Chabon. ->
- "That's the best way to audition for anything: When your back-up plan is your dream" — Woody Harrelson – http://t.co/Cq5LStjE ->
- QotD: "I would rather have written Cheers than anything I've written." – Kurt Vonnegut http://t.co/zsPr9VHW ->
- Up close, personal video look at wingsuit flying World Champion Espen Fadnes – http://t.co/VG1R0icb ->
- [1209.6251] The Doomsday Argument in Many Worlds http://t.co/t3MSqrvf ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-09-28
By · September 29, 2012 · ·
- Apple's plan for music-streaming service in iPhone 5 dashed by royalty fight with Sony/ATV http://t.co/tcNtIQpn ->
- Wonderful paper on so many levels: Suppression of Sleep for Mating http://t.co/2cPf7Ps5 ->
- Somewhat stretched & linkbait, but …. Google's world wide web wars http://t.co/kcyDcBEr ->
- I just like that there are zombie hurricanes MT @Accu_Jesse: "Zombie" Hurricane Nadine will pass over her Sept. 17th location tomorrow ->
- RIM, You're No Nortel – http://t.co/7Lz43LIv ->
- Post-peak finance: Office vacancy in the Plaza area of NYC reached 12.3% last month, a two-year high http://t.co/lxoEEfbX ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-09-27
By · September 28, 2012 · ·
- Fun in new Bloomberg poll: Bill Clinton wildly more popular than Obama, & George Bush more popular than Romney. http://t.co/CUSIahvE ->
- Best thing in WSJ piece tonight on people without cellphones? Senior complaining about young people without phones. http://t.co/ovq7Pmo9 ->
- Of course, not all cheery in Waterloo: 1) RIM customers moving to low-price plans 2) Pressure on margins, & 3) $350m restructuring charge. ->
- Wrt RIM's 20% vault higher, it was on news that Gangnam style has jumped the shark. Wait, no: It's because RIM beat big on sales/earnings. ->
- Late getting to this — I might have been, you know, screwing around — but hilarious move from RIM tonight, up almost 20%. ->
- segmentism: v., checking city Strava times in anticipation of a trip there. Usage: I'm going to Istanbul, so I'm doing some segmentism. ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-09-26
By · September 27, 2012 · ·
- Where will Southwest fly after October 14th when the Wright Amendment is repealed? – http://t.co/NfUPKd0L ->
- Otto: Apes don't read philosophy. / Wanda: Yes, they do Otto, they just don't understand it. ->
- NYT: China Tied Up by Political Transition as Its Economy Loses Force http://t.co/8zRB96Jp ->
- New study suggests dormant stem cells in aging muscle can be reactivated. See http://t.co/K9VUPtxX & http://t.co/iPbsiKVr ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-09-25
By · September 26, 2012 · ·
- VH1 should do a special about bad corporate song covers. There's that RIM/REO thing today, and this BofA classic. http://t.co/bpKPwawi ->
- Better RIM exec/dev lyrics in Speedwagon's "Take it on the Run": Heard it from a friend who / Heard it from another you been messin' around ->
- Wonderfully ick video of RIM execs covering REO Speedwagon's "Keep on Loving You" as a hymn to developers – http://t.co/60oJBZBE ->
- So, to re-cast my summary: Google _is_ belatedly working on Google Maps for IOS, but has no idea when it will ship. http://t.co/3EHh74qZ ->
- Study: Reindeers are afraid of snowkiters, but not skiers – http://t.co/UCxLGBry #SnowkitingReindeers ->
- Martin Wolf on a tail risk I discussed in a recent talk: Why exit is an option for Germany – http://t.co/1oW53Bkl ->
- Profile of @tomkeene, co-host of Bloomberg Surveillance, the smartest markets show on tv/web/radio/telex http://t.co/HS1Gdw2w ->