February 2011
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langer:
Chez Langer (or “Ghostrider” if you’re checking in on Foursquare) (which you should never, ever do) had a recent shake-up: the roomie found true love, which means I just upgraded to a home office (take what you can get I guess?), and I figured this was as good a time as any to get my non-existent kitchen in order, seeing as I’ve been living on take-out since getting back into startup...
What the science of human nature can teach us →
jayparkinsonmd:
Occasionally, you meet a young, rising member of this class at the gelato store, as he hovers indecisively over the cloudberry and ginger-pomegranate selections, and you notice that his superhuman equilibrium is marred by an anxiety. Many members of this class, like many Americans generally, have a vague sense that their lives have been distorted by a giant cultural bias. They...
texturism:
Alone Together by Sherry Turkle
Artificial intelligence is often described as the art and science of “getting machines to do things that would be considered intelligent if done by people.” We are coming to a parallel definition of artificial emotion as the art of “getting machines to express things that would be considered feelings if expressed by people.”
Fast Company: An MIT...
Toto, I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore...
My first day of work is now a “snow ice day”. Having lived in western NY, VT, and ME the past nine(ish) years, I’m used to shoveling at least 6 inches of snow off my car each morning and using the side of the scrapper to chip away at the layer of ice covering the entire car on a weekly basis. So, I guess this is my welcome to the DC area? I think I’m going to like it...
Toto, I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore...
My first day of work is now a “snow ice day”. Having lived in western NY, VT, and ME the past nine(ish) years, I’m used to shoveling at least 6 inches of snow off my car each morning and using the side of the scrapper to chip away at the layer of ice covering the entire car on a weekly basis. So, I guess this is my welcome to the DC area? I think I’m going to like it...
How to answer the question, What do you do? |... →
So here are some steps to help you get better at the process of answering the question “What do you do?”
1. Understand the question. Assume there is no hidden, evil agenda. Assume the person asking simply wants to know more about you. Of course, only people who have a good answer to the question themselves end up asking the question of others, but still, it’s a reasonable question.
2. Focus on...
How to answer the question, What do you do? |... →
So here are some steps to help you get better at the process of answering the question “What do you do?”
1. Understand the question. Assume there is no hidden, evil agenda. Assume the person asking simply wants to know more about you. Of course, only people who have a good answer to the question themselves end up asking the question of others, but still, it’s a reasonable question.
2. Focus on...
“Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.”
–
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.”
–
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“If we only arrange our life in accordance with the principle which tells us that...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke (via The 99 Percent)
“If we only arrange our life in accordance with the principle which tells us that...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke (via The 99 Percent)
“Imagine: here was a young girl who was just becoming aware of our democracy;...”
– President Barack Obama (via soupsoup)
“Imagine: here was a young girl who was just becoming aware of our democracy;...”
– President Barack Obama (via soupsoup)
jocelyn2003 asked: so you went through law school hell as well? do you practice or do you do something completely different?
jocelyn2003 asked: so you went through law school hell as well? do you practice or do you do something completely different?
Haiti One Year After: Looking Ahead →
“MSF wishes to acknowledge the suffering of the Haitian people, who have endured so much during and after the earthquake. However, much of the affected Haitian population continues to live in very precarious circumstances. With the continued support of our donors and staff, MSF remains committed to addressing the needs in Haiti to the best of our ability in the coming years.”
(via...
Haiti One Year After: Looking Ahead →
“MSF wishes to acknowledge the suffering of the Haitian people, who have endured so much during and after the earthquake. However, much of the affected Haitian population continues to live in very precarious circumstances. With the continued support of our donors and staff, MSF remains committed to addressing the needs in Haiti to the best of our ability in the coming years.”
(via...
“It does little good to say you want something, and then, “just in...”
– Notes from the Universe
I love this more than I probably should.
“It does little good to say you want something, and then, “just in...”
– Notes from the Universe
I love this more than I probably should.
"Candy-Coated Employment Statistics"
”’Enron-type accounting standards have become the norm,’ says William Henderson of Indiana University, one of many exasperated law professors who are asking the American Bar Association to overhaul the way law schools assess themselves. ‘Every time I look at this data, I feel dirty.’”
[…]
“There were fewer complaints about fudging and subsidizing...
For Law School Graduates, Debt If Not Job Offers
“IF there is ever a class in how to remain calm while trapped beneath $250,000 in loans, Michael Wallerstein ought to teach it.”
Here he is, sitting one afternoon at a restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a tall, sandy-haired, 27-year-old radiating a kind of surfer-dude serenity. His secret, if that’s the right word, is to pretty much ignore all the calls and letters that...
the main reason i tell every prospective law... →
jocelyn2003:
the main kid in this article infuriates me with his attitude, but the rest of this is amazing in the worst possible way. law [school] is an investment that should be taken extremely seriously. only enter law school if you LOVE THE LAW and are certain of your true love and are legitimately prepared to handle the eventual debt. if there’s any inkling you’ll want to divorce it...
"Candy-Coated Employment Statistics"
”’Enron-type accounting standards have become the norm,’ says William Henderson of Indiana University, one of many exasperated law professors who are asking the American Bar Association to overhaul the way law schools assess themselves. ‘Every time I look at this data, I feel dirty.’”
[…]
“There were fewer complaints about fudging and subsidizing...
the main reason i tell every prospective law... →
jocelyn2003:
the main kid in this article infuriates me with his attitude, but the rest of this is amazing in the worst possible way. law [school] is an investment that should be taken extremely seriously. only enter law school if you LOVE THE LAW and are certain of your true love and are legitimately prepared to handle the eventual debt. if there’s any inkling you’ll want to divorce it...
For Law School Graduates, Debt If Not Job Offers
“IF there is ever a class in how to remain calm while trapped beneath $250,000 in loans, Michael Wallerstein ought to teach it.”
Here he is, sitting one afternoon at a restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a tall, sandy-haired, 27-year-old radiating a kind of surfer-dude serenity. His secret, if that’s the right word, is to pretty much ignore all the calls and letters that...
Where to Travel in 2011 - NYTimes.com →
Where to Travel in 2011 - NYTimes.com →
