October 2008
The Economist Endorses Obama →
thedailywhat:
[T]his cannot be another election where the choice is based merely on fear. In terms of painting a brighter future for America and the world, Mr Obama has produced the more compelling and detailed portrait. He has campaigned with more style, intelligence and discipline than his opponent. Whether he can fulfil his immense potential remains to be seen. But Mr Obama deserves the...
“The opening chord to “A Hard Day’s Night” is also famous because,...”
– via thomas marban
Beatles Unknown “A Hard Day’s Night” Chord Mystery Solved Using Fourier Transform | Scientific Blogging
“Unlike the laws of mathematics or science, wikitruth isn’t based on...”
– metacordr: Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth
“Look - we’ve tried it John McCain’s way. We’ve tried it George Bush’s way. Deep...”
– Barack Obama (via squashed) (via peterwknox)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-26) →
Stereophonics
The Hold Steady
Kings of Leon
Kaiser Chiefs
The Walkmen
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Shop Talk - Innovation, Marketing and Alliances:... →
“(1) a failed proposal effort is expensive for the seller, and (2) lousy proposals are costly for buyers. The process needs to be mined for all the value possible. Insight is the most valuable…
Cision catches up in social media →
Shared by Leona
Finally, I welcome more people monitoring, because ultimately it will broaden the market for analysis. Monitoring is just a first step into truly managing your reputation and…
Your brand is not your logo →
Shared by Leona
I guess the punchline is: take the time and money and effort you’d put into an expensive logo and put them into creating a product and experience and story that people remember…
“In my opinion we don’t devote nearly enough scientific research to finding a...”
– Calvin and Hobbes (via affremblequotes)
“Mr. Obama has met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting...”
– Editorial - Barack Obama - Editorial Board - Endorsement - NYTimes.com
“We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become...”
– Francois de la Rochefoucauld (via affremblequotes)
Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004 →
“@WiredReader: Kill yr blog. 2004 over. Google won’t find you. Too much cruft from HuffPo, NYT. Commenters are tards. C u on Facebook?”
A List Apart: Articles: Working From Home: The... →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-19) →
Wilco
Ryan Adams
Whiskeytown
Neko Case
Beck
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Do you have 16 boxes? →
Your career is not a boat. Neither is your business.
A boat with even a small leak is going to sink. You, on the other hand, don’t need to be perfect to succeed. Imagine that you have a…
Home Sweet Office: Telecommute Good for Business,... →
…working from home has “favorable effects on perceived autonomy, work-family conflict, job satisfaction, performance, turnover intent, and stress.”
(via luro)
“We may one day look back on this presidential campaign in wonder. We may marvel...”
– Barack Obama for president - Los Angeles Times
“We have tremendous confidence in his intellectual rigor, his moral compass and...”
– Tribune endorsement: Barack Obama for president — chicagotribune.com
LA Times Endorses Obama: First Dem Endorsement... →
thedailywhat:
The LA Times published its first presidential endorsement since 1972, and its first endorsement of a Democrat since forever:
Someone could suggest the endorsement confirms the mainstream print media’s ongoing adoration of the liberal Windy City machine magi. Except this is the newspaper’s first presidential endorsement of any kind since 1972, when it had appeared to learn its...
Election result: status quo only more so. Bleh.
From FACTBOX-Canadian media reaction to election result | Markets | Markets News | Reuters-
Globe and Mail Editorial:
“This was a federal election that was lost, not won. Neither of our parties can be fully satisfied with the results…neither proves up to the challenge.”
Chantal Hebert in the Toronto Star:
“Canadians may have handed Conservative leader Stephen Harper...
Obama Wins Scholastic News Election Poll; Hasn't... →
thedailywhat:
It’s official. At least for the kids! The Scholastic Presidential Election Poll results are in: Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama won with 57 percent of the vote, to 39 percent for Republican nominee Senator John McCain.
A vote against Obama is a vote against children. You don’t hate children…do you?
