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October 2010

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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education: an article by William Deresiewicz about how universities should exist to make minds, not careers | The American Scholar → theamericanscholar.org

Our best universities have forgotten that the reason they exist is to make minds, not careers.

Oct 28, 2010
CLP - How to Create a Hit Sitcom → chucklorre.com

A simple, step-by-step guide to prime time success.

Oct 28, 2010
“Complexity kills. Complexity sucks the life out of users, developers and IT. Complexity makes products difficult to plan, build, test and use. Complexity introduces security challenges. Complexity causes administrator frustration.” —Dawn of a New Day « Ray Ozzie
Oct 26, 2010
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Oct 26, 2010
“Welcome to Nordstrom We’re glad to have you with our Company. Our number one goal is to provide outstanding customer service. Set both your personal and professional goals high. We have great confidence in your ability to achieve them. Nordstrom Rules: Rule #1: Use best judgment in all situations. There will be no additional rules. Please feel free to ask your department manager, store manager, or division general manager any question at any time.” —Nordstrom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oct 26, 2010
“All told, some 17,000,000 Americans with college degrees are doing jobs that the BLS says require less than the skill levels associated with a bachelor’s degree.” —Why Did 17 Million Students Go to College? - Innovations - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Oct 22, 2010
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Oct 20, 2010
Defenestration - the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. → en.wikipedia.org

Add it to your vocabulary.

Oct 18, 2010
The Square Grid - A simple CSS framework for designers and developers → thesquaregrid.com

A simple CSS framework for designers and developers, based on 35 equal-width columns. It aims to cut down on development time and help you create beautiful-structured websites.

Oct 18, 2010
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Oct 6, 2010
Thorium Instead Of Uranium: Solution To Our Energy Woes? :: Guest Post by James Mahaffey → wmbriggs.com

Thorium is 4 times more abundant in the Earth’s crust than uranium. It occurs in only one isotope, thorium-232. There is therefore no isotope separation, and 100% of the mined thorium is useful in a power reactor. Very little of the mined uranium is useful. You can’t make a bomb out of thorium.

Oct 6, 2010
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ianhenderson.org - megazoomer → ianhenderson.org

Fullscreen Mac OS X Apps.

Oct 5, 2010
Oct 4, 201020,995 notes
“It’s always day 1” —Measuring Measures - blog - In the Long Run with Jeff Bezos
Oct 1, 2010
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