For the first time in 20 years, Apple 's quarterly profit exceeded Microsoft 's (see BusinessWeek.com " Microsoft's Net Falls Below Apple As iPad Eats Into Sales .) Thus, on the face of things, the co
We tend to think that consumerism is about doggedly clinging to our wealth, trinkets and toys. In actuality, however, the opposite is true: consumerism occurs as the result of not loving our stuff at all . We have so little attachment to our material goods that we dispose and replace them with ever…
Snide Remarks #623 Leaving in a Huff April 11, 2011 One thing you may not know about me is that I am a writer. More specifically, I’m a freelance writer. This means I can have several clients at once,
Etsy promises to bring entrepreneurial success through arts and crafts. “Anyone here—if you’re in school or out of school, or if you’re any age—can start a business from home,” he told the audience of The Martha Stewart Show in early 2008. This message—with its echoes of the “eBay millionaire” dream…
ESPN.com: Page 2[ Print without images ] Friday, April 1, 2011 Updated: April 10, 12:34 AM ET NBA Power Poll: Non-contenders • Click here for Part 2 of the Power Poll: The contenders We'll remember th
Back in 2001, Coudal Partners was on the ropes fiscally. And according to Jim Coudal, it’s the best thing that could have happened. "After 9/11, we lost a lot of business. And we were in trouble. It w
For most diplomats, nothing can be more injurious than a slip of the tongue. But during 2010’s “Snowmageddon,” Australian Ambassador Kim Beazley endured a far more painful slip. “I fell on black ice t
"Most people don't know that I'm an introvert." I hear this confession from surprisingly many successful executives. Quite a few, in fact, talk at length with me about their introversion, speaking can
A tour of a Foxconn factory in China leaves one writer wondering: How much responsibility do we bear for the people who make our gadgets and devices? It's hard not to look at the nets. Every building
First they had to save a company in crisis: at the beginning of 2009, Rovio was close to bankruptcy. Then they had to create the perfect game, do every other little thing exactly right, and keep on doing it. The Heds had developed 51 titles before Angry Birds. Some of them had sold in the millions…
I’ve been coming up empty trying to think of a hook for this review of the iPad 2 — an angle, a narrative structure, a theme to put it in perspective and make it more than a list of benchmarks and dis
"Mad Men": A Postseason Retrospective Culture Watch Stephanie Coontz teaches family history at The Evergreen State College. Her next book, "A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women
Back in January, DocumentSnap reader Jos van de Voort van de Kleij wrote in with a question: How could he use his ScanSnap S1300 to scan directly to his OmniFocus inbox? Now, despite the writing and p
The story of the drum language illustrates the central dogma of information theory. The central dogma says, “Meaning is irrelevant.” Information is independent of the meaning that it expresses, and of the language used to express it. Information is an abstract concept, which can be embodied equally…
Not so long ago, the average American man in his 20s had achieved most of the milestones of adulthood: a high-school diploma, financial independence, marriage and children. Today, most men in their 20s hang out in a novel sort of limbo, a hybrid state of semi-hormonal adolescence and responsible…
1 / 11 _Top Gun _(1986) **The Pitch: **Tom Cruise's Pete "Maverick" Mitchell has a need for speed and a need for paternal approval. Thank God the United States Navy gives him a multi-million dollar fi
Published 18 February 2011 comments Share page About sharing image caption OK is everywhere, used every day It crops up in our speech dozens of times every day, although it apparently means little. So
Early one morning I was going through OmniFocus to see what I needed to change into a project and what I needed to delete from my life. I was brain dumping a bunch of stuff for my upcoming adventure t
How did it come to this? Disasters are supposed to be good for Governments – it’s when leaders can show leadership, because let’s face it most of the time leaders go round looking for something to lea
Text Obama’s Second State of the Union (Text) Jan. 25, 2011 Following is the transcript for President Obama’s second State of the Union address on Tuesday, as released by the White House: Mr. Speaker,
However much the book was revised, it should have been revised more. The opening may have been reworked, as Gedin says, but it still features an episode—somebody telling somebody else at length (twelve pages!) about a series of financial crimes peripheral to the main plot—that, by wide consensus, is…
The man who made Mr Cricket Comments Share this page Post categories: Cricket | 11:53 UK time, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 Perth, Western Australia Mike Hussey, Mr Cricket, The Huss. In a dismal Ashes
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Gambling addiction is a simple disease. Living the addiction is a bit more complicated. A chronicle of dependency in seven parts, by Jay Caspian King, about poker, Lolita, and how to lose $18,000 in 36 hours.
It turns out that the Ikea effect also applies to food, at least in mice. The experiment was simple: Mice were trained to push levers to get one of two rewards. If they pressed lever A, they got a delicious drop of sugar water. If they pressed lever B, they got a different tasting drop of sugar…
There's an election coming up tomorrow, and I haven't paid any attention to it because, at this point, whatever asshole they stick in office will be no different from the asshole they stuck in there b
It’s 10 years since the first crew entered the International Space Station 220 miles above the Earth. But what is it like aboard a big tin can travelling at 17,500mph? (Thanks, @verygoodyear)
When Apple announced the new MacBook Air at their ‘Back to the Mac’ event my jaw dropped. I have always thought the MacBook Airs represented this delicate line between something very beautiful and som
The End of the Tunnel Paul Krugman Oct. 7, 2010 The Erie Canal. Hoover Dam. The Interstate Highway System. Visionary public projects are part of the American tradition, and have been a major driver of
ESPN.com: Page 2[ Print without images ] Friday, October 29, 2010 Updated: November 1, 1:18 PM ET LeBron and Wade: Can it work? In Michael Eisner's thoughtful book about partnerships, he tells a story
Mark Suster Follow Aug 20, 2010 · 3 min read Yesterday I wrote a post about the “ Urgency Addiction ” and how many people start important tasks late and then motivate with a huge wave of productivity
Tweet Post Share Many of us have grown up thinking that if we are properly self-punishing then we are somehow being responsible. “What, I’m a nervous wreck — how could I possibly take on more?” On the
Here’s a full transcript of my interview with John Sculley on the subject of Steve Jobs . It’s long but worth reading because there are some awesome insights into how Jobs does things. It’s also one o
Reading happens to be one of my favorite things in the world. I know, I’m not alone — a few others seem to enjoy it as well. But the reader these days faces interesting challenges: there’s more to rea
Despite popular opinion, I do not prefer ultra-powerful task-management tools. I would rather keep my running to-do list inside of Simplenote . Many a weekend I hand write my to-do list onto a sticky