Perhaps I should have said \"bizarre from a company like Flickr,\" but then again this is the company who\'s founder resigned with a multi-page allegory about the steel business. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Palin’s political trajectory is rather out of the ordinary. There is, therefore, quite possibly some striking quality that she possesses that helps to explain this–one candidate quality being raw moral courage. For that matter, analysis of Barack Obama and his similarly unusual trajectory might benefit from a similar examination; what has he got that people want? I am skeptical that at the end of day intelligence matters to followers as much as other marks of character. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
"Scholars whose work makes a real contribution are as a general rule smart, but cleverness is *not* the most marked characteristic of their personalities. One characteristic is boundless curiousity that drives them to question their own views as well as others in order to get to the bottom of things, not minding that they might discover themselves to be wrong; their views as a result may shift over the course of a lifetime. Ego and impressing others is less important to them than knowing the answer." - Paul Buchheit
Which candidate do you think is most curious? - Paul Buchheit
Trust me, if there was a way for me to nail Michael Moore to the wall on this, I\'d take it. He seems to be genuinely aligned with my beliefs on copyright here, though.
And yes, I too am a bit concerned about the apocalypse. A lot of lightning strikes this evening were a bit too close to home - literally (http://twitter.com/rizzn/statu... and http://twitter.com/rizzn/statu...) - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
This is what I was saying the other day (and was being called Jingoistic for it): "We live in a society where obesity is a greater health concern than malnutrition. Even with the economic turmoil upon us we’re much richer than those a generation previous. Even two-income households can arrange it for one person to take a chance on a business idea or creative career. The cost of failure isn’t necessarily starvation." - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
My income is up too. Fast Company's advertising is up too. But, we're all expecting bad news as the effects of the credit crunch ripple through society. Right now Finance is feeling pain, automakers are feeling it too. Silicon Valley? Skies are sunny, but we see the storm on the radar coming toward us and are putting up our storm windows and hoping it'll just be a little windy, but are bracing for a hurricane. - Robert Scoble
I'm still feeling the crunch myself but things are getting a little better for me (as a member of the middle class). I've been able to consolidate a lot of monthly bills and trim things down. It's helping me out. We're getting ready to make a large purchase in the next month or two. So...it's getting better. - Candace Holly
I'm just grateful we did wise investing in places not so volatile. - Eric Rice
Eric: I'm wishing I didn't sell my mom's gold at about $625 an ounce. :-) - Robert Scoble
Scoble, you could've bought it back at around $750 just a few weeks ago. - Morton Fox
In the meantime we can prepare, hope for the best, and take advantage of a down market. It's also a great time to build a food storage and get out of debt. We've got to stay optimistic in these times, especially if we haven't been affected yet. - Jesse Stay
I like the phrase "masochistic joy-gasm". Well played. - Louis Gray
Louis: me too, although there's a disconnect between personal finances and the economic crap that's going on. I look at it as a series of dominoes that are hitting one another. The dominoes haven't gotten to my house yet. Will they? That is the question of the moment. - Robert Scoble
The dominoes have gotten to your house. They have in that your house is worth less than it was last year. It also has hit you because any investments you have are worth less. The startups you are interviewing at FC have fewer options, and there may be fewer overall going forward (maybe). We're not going bankrupt and needing bailouts, but you're still impacted. - Louis Gray
"Indeed. And so I'm clear, I don't necessarily advocate spending yourself to
the bread-line - but that hoarding your cash (and everyone following suit)
is a recipe for national disaster even in the best of economic times." - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
This is how to use DataCase as a way to turn your iPhone into a portable hard drive. old video that somehow just hit youtube today. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
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