Month: April 2014
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SILICON VALLEY DISASTER: A 21-Year-Old Stanford Kid Got $30 Million- Then Everything Blew Up
SILICON VALLEY DISASTER: A 21-Year-Old Stanford Kid Got $30 Million- Then Everything Blew Up Can a startup wunderkind save his startup- Clinkle?
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The challenge of Sean Parker's new $9M bet- explained in 3 charts
I bet this include advocating to election day to be a national holiday and awareness about voter suppression efforts. Oh wait. The challenge of Sean Parker's new $9M bet- explained in 3 charts If he wants to radically increase engagement- he'll have to do something no one in modern social science knows how to do.
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But Why Can't I Wear a Hipster Headdress?
The incidence of Indian headdresses at Coachella is kinda shocking. I knew it was a 'thing' but wow. "Having a drunken girl wearing a headdress and a bikini dancing at an outdoor concert does not honor me." But Why Can't I Wear a Hipster Headdress? You're collapsing distinct cultures- and in doing so- you're asserting […]
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How small plates have conquered America's menus
No no no. Small plates can go to hell. How small plates have conquered America's menus One pizzetta- topped with prosciutto and cut into a few pieces to share. Five charred asparagus stalks underneath a poached egg. A finger of raw sablefish- succumbing in seconds to colliding forks. Toasty breadsticks and sauces for everyone to […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/did-couple-tech-entrepreneurs-just-fix-societys-crime-203040901.html?soc_src=m
Congrats to Eddie! http://news.yahoo.com/did-couple-tech-entrepreneurs-just-fix-societys-crime-203040901.html?soc_src=m http://news.yahoo.com/did-couple-tech-entrepreneurs-just-fix-societys-crime-203040901.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory
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Meet Bossy- A Cute Desktop Assistant That Wants You To Be A Better Worker
Sheryl Sandburg's gonna be pissed. Meet Bossy- A Cute Desktop Assistant That Wants You To Be A Better Worker The device is concept designed to show a future where our electronics can help us organize our work lives beyond just installing more and more…
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Meet Bossy- A Cute Desktop Assistant That Wants You To Be A Better Worker
Meet Bossy- A Cute Desktop Assistant That Wants You To Be A Better Worker The device is concept designed to show a future where our electronics can help us organize our work lives beyond just installing more and more…
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Two Decades After Genocide- Rwanda's Women Have Made the Nation Thrive
"[At] an early meeting she had with President Paul Kagame. She asked him if there was a difference in how men and women responded in the aftermath? "Women stepped out and rolled up their sleeves when men were destroyed emotionally and psychologically-" he told her." Two Decades After Genocide- Rwanda's Women Have Made the Nation […]
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KFC Selling Fried Chicken Prom Corsages as World Falls Into Darkness
Headline of the week already: KFC Selling Fried Chicken Prom Corsages as World Falls Into Darkness The corsages come from a Louisville- Kentucky florist- cost $20- and contain a $5 gift card so you can customize your corsage with Original Recipe- Extra Crispy- or Kentucky Grilled Chicken.
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Why Hitler Stole Art
"If you remove the physical objects that serve as evidence for a cultural narrative- then becomes possible to rewrite history through omission- an act of symbolic domination. … Hitler learned that if you control a culture's past then you can rewrite their future; for this reason those thirsty for power will continue to steal art." […]