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by newsio 17y ago
America's obsession with cars explains the high transportation outlay (currently > 17%). So many assume that they have to buy new cars (preferably luxury brands, which connote status) and change them every x years. They'll buy them on l
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I Am Stunningly Uninterested In Diller And Malone’s Opinion Of Twitter(techcrunch.com)
3 points by newsio 17y ago|2 comments
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Why is Google's AdSense doing the bidding of Scientology?(blogs.computerworld.com)
14 points by newsio 17y ago|34 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
The research article is here: Play and Punishment: The Sad and Curious Case of Twixt http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/loyola_university... The only thing I would like to add here is the study tested ethical codes of conduct gove
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by newsio 17y ago
A couple more: Zoli's blog: http://www.zoliblog.com/ Information aesthetics: http://infosthetics.com/
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by newsio 17y ago
Redeye VC: http://redeye.firstround.com/ Jetplane Journal: http://www.jetplanejournal.com/ Emergent Chaos: http://www.emergentchaos.com/
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UI, hardware limitations doom Nokia's latest attempt to hurt the iPhone(gizmodo.com)
1 points by newsio 17y ago|0 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
"Crush" seems extreme. It seems like PayPal is trying to build hype while undermining its prime competitor by leaking documents to a pliant TechCrunch writer. It would have been nice to have comment from Amazon or developers who actually ar
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by newsio 17y ago
I love how point #8 calls out "Mr CEO" ("Mr. CEO feels compelled to tell everyone that he is a CEO within 30 seconds of meeting him") and then in the author's own bio the first thing he mentions is his status as CEO of a company named after
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DOJ reviewing carrier deals with handset makers(thestandard.com)
1 points by newsio 17y ago|0 comments
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Volpi gets VC job after abandoning Joost's Web strategy (kara.allthingsd.com)
1 points by newsio 17y ago|0 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
Read the article carefully before you upvote. The author brings up some valid questions (such as highlighting the de-emphasis on social networks and the supposedly low numbers of network owners relative to the company's earlier claims) but
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by newsio 17y ago
I worked in a London recording studio in the early 90s. One thing many people may not be aware of is how slow the process of recording and mixing is in a studio setting (we didn't do mastering). There was unfortunately a lot of down time fo
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by newsio 17y ago
Her comments about media are shallow, and the main point of this post is to plug her book. I am surprised TechCrunch prints this kind of thing. No value-add, IMHO.
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Software not smart enough to sort human relationships(thestandard.com)
2 points by newsio 17y ago|0 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
Good point. Atwood's essay about the proprietary nature of the industry neglects Android. It's not even mentioned once.
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Ballmer: Traditional media will not bounce back(guardian.co.uk)
1 points by newsio 17y ago|1 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
The arrogance of some companies and their demands for personal information that has nothing to do with the business at hand is astounding. What's even more amazing is the surprise and inability to cope with customers' questions and refusal
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Spot Runner Cofounder Shaw Awarded Millions In Arbitration(paidcontent.org)
1 points by newsio 17y ago|0 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
It is a very clever coverup of a very stupid crime. The publisher's PR team was on this faster than you can say media disaster. Get "Oops, I goofed" out there as quickly as possible while shifting blame to someone or something else (softwar
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by newsio 17y ago
"Go-getters are always busy but they only focus on tasks that get noticed by executives. These tasks are usually highly visible but rarely important to the success of the company." I stopped taking this article seriously at this point. Are
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Bill Joy after Sun (2003)(money.cnn.com)
4 points by newsio 17y ago|0 comments
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Fake Steve Jobs returns(fakesteve.blogspot.com)
43 points by newsio 17y ago|14 comments
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Brill's "Verified Identity" startup targeting TSA lines goes out of business(usatoday.com)
1 points by newsio 17y ago|0 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
I'd like to offer a small observation about how you are pitching your idea to this group: I know you are thinking about how to unseat the competition, but asking people to try out your tool with an eye toward abandoning something that we li
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Successful Startups Put Some Distance Between Their HQ and Their VCs(xconomy.com)
1 points by newsio 17y ago|0 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
"Programming for the PS3 is no easy task given the strange design of the cell processor and short comings of Sony's SDKs and frameworks." Isn't the Xbox 360 processor based on the Cell design?
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by newsio 17y ago
"As the video shows, in our OpenGL ES testing, the 3GS is generally close to four times faster than the 3G. Results will vary depending on the application but this is remarkable to say the least." It would have been cool if they had tested
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by newsio 17y ago
The "power user" angle described in this review are worth paying attention to -- this may scare away many people who aren't that savvy at configuration and setup.
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Activision’s Kotick: ‘We May Not Make Games For The PS3 Next Year’(paidcontent.org)
8 points by newsio 17y ago|14 comments

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