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Aug
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Borrowing money is like wetting your bed in the middle of the night. At first all you feel is warmth and release. But very, very quickly comes the awful, cold discomfort of reality.
Aug
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Theater critics are like eunuchs in a harem: they see it performed every night, but they’re unable to do it themselves.
Aug
6th
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Healthy work-life balance” is for bank tellers. An artist doesn’t stop being an artist when he goes home.
Aug
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In a daring bid to wrench attention from his Democratic rival in the 2008 presidential race, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) today embarked on an historic first-ever visit to the Internet.
Jul
29th
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sometimes, all you need to break out of a miserable situation is the courage to make the first big leap.
Jul
23rd
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The study’s authors thus claim that going vegetarian has the same effect on carbon dioxide emissions as switching from a Chevrolet Suburban to a Toyota Camry.
Jul
22nd
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When you don’t need hundreds of programmers and distribution channels and all the other friction-managing elements of a company that ships old-school software, you need a lot less money to start a business.

A Brief History of Dangerous Ideas

Another great writer.  I’m sad to hear Reg is retiring from blogging.

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You have an office and you have a door. On your desk, there’s a timer that tracks the number of seconds that it’s just you alone in your office. Whenever someone else walks into your office, the timer magically resets to zero. Today’s record for consecutive uninterrupted seconds is 47.

Rands In Repose: The Taste of the Day

Rands is a genius.  You might want to skip this one if you’re offended by four-letter words…

Jul
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Few things are better than spending time in a creative haze, consumed by ideas, watching your work come to life, going to bed eager to wake up quickly and go try things out.
May
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In this case, the left hand knows exactly what the right hand is doing: they’re both giving you the finger.