January 2012
21 posts
Innovation, Hollywood-Style →
parislemon:
Get ready for this one — it’s huge. In fact, you better sit down.
You know the 28-day window* that studios now impose between when a DVD goes on sale and when it can be made available to rent?
It’s about to made 56 days, reports Peter Kafka.
Boom.
Hollywood is saved. DVD sales are going to flow like wine again. Everyone will be drunk. Glory days.
*sometimes known as “the...
Innovation, Hollywood-Style →
parislemon:
Get ready for this one — it’s huge. In fact, you better sit down.
You know the 28-day window* that studios now impose between when a DVD goes on sale and when it can be made available to rent?
It’s about to made 56 days, reports Peter Kafka.
Boom.
Hollywood is saved. DVD sales are going to flow like wine again. Everyone will be drunk. Glory days.
*sometimes known as “the...
What $12.5 Billion Buys You These Days →
parislemon:
Motorola warned their Q4 numbers would be bad. And boy are they ever. A rundown:
They shipped — shipped, not sold — 5.3 million smartphones in the quarter. As a reminder, Apple sold 37 million.
For the full year, Motorola shipped — shipped, not sold — 18.7 million smartphones. As a reminder, Apple sold 37 million smartphones last quarter.
They shipped — shipped, not sold — 200,000...
clientsfromhell:
Me: Here are the photographs from the shoot yesterday
Client: Nice shots - I like this one from behind the man. Can you just flip the image so we can see his face and not the back of his head?
Me: You want me to turn him around in the photograph so you can see his face?
Client: Yes - and maybe we can make him black. Do you have Photoshop?
Public Funding for Public Elections (Lawrence...
Larry Lessig gave a rousing performance for the 100th Seminar About Long-Term Thinking. In a lawyerly fashion he laid out evidence of a new type of corruption that is disrupting the American republic, and he offered a remedy for that corruption. Lessig has a very distinctive visual style of using slides that punctuates, word for word, the clear logic of his argument. He said the type of corruption...
“Since rejoining the Company in 1997, Mr. Jobs had not sold any of his shares of...”
– Apple’s 2012 Proxy Statement
In a world where the likes of Steve Ballmer and many others routinely sell huge portions of their shares, Jobs kept all of his. $2,319,515,000 worth, as Dustin Curtis points out.
That’s dedication and loyalty. That’s putting your money where your mouth is.
(via...
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Craig's list ad--Read it closely folks... a good...
Craig’s list ad—Read it closely folks… a good one. AN ACTUAL CRAIG’S LIST PERSONALS AD To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me in Downtown Savannah night before last. Date: 2010-09-27, 1:43 am. E.S.T. I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our lives. You also asked...
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December 2011
1 post
Set out a whole bag of corks to recycle then went to brunch. When we returned, all the corks had received canine recycling. Lol
November 2011
3 posts
WatchHerman Cain’s Campaign Promises with Mike Tyson from Mike Tyson
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
August 2011
4 posts
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June 2011
1 post
Nate Berkopec: Stop wasting your time →
nateberkopec:
I hate discussing tactics.
“Should I A/B test the color of my CTA button?” “What are some things I can do to ‘drive traffic’”? “How can I find a technical co-founder?”
The reality is that you should have known the answer to all of those questions yesterday. The 100 million little “tactical”…
April 2011
2 posts
“It isn’t that people are mean or cruel. They’re just busy. Nobody wants to read...”
– Steven Pressfield, “The Most Important Writing Lesson I Ever Learned” (via austinkleon)
words of wisdom
‘I’ve met a lot of entrepreneurs who are worried about their start-up’s trajectory, worried about their product being better than a competitor’s; worst of all are the folks who are afraid that if they talk about their big idea, someone will steal it from them. Don’t become one of these people because it will ruin your business and it might also ruin you. Fear might...
March 2011
1 post
Watchdavemorin:
Mind blowing 360 degree HD video from LAAX Ski Resort in Switzerland.
February 2011
5 posts
“Then, in April 2009, while checking statistics about visitors to the site, Mr....”
– Ignighter, a Dating Site, Finds Love in India - NYTimes.com
Rafer sez: Get used to hearing about US internet companies going overseas to find success. Mig33, Multiply, and a host of others are already getting it done. It’s interesting that Point Judith is in both Ignighter and Multiply.
NB: My...
Tea Party plan to impersonate union protesters:... →
stfukyriarchy:
timekiller-s:
corruptpolitics:
Our goal is to make the gathering look as greedy and goonish as we know that it is, ding their credibility with the media and exploit the lazy reporters who just want dramatic shots and outrageous quotes for headlines. Even if it becomes known that we are plants the quotes and pictures will linger as defacto truth.
HOLY FUCK. That’s...
November 2010
1 post
April 2010
1 post
ddukes: 48 Hours and a couple Top 5 lists for the... →
I’ve had my iPad for just over two full days now and it’s kind of amazing how much time I’ve already spend using it. I’ve only got a couple apps installed but yet I’ve been able to move all of my content over from my kindle, watch some television shows, a movies and play some games. I’ve also…
February 2010
1 post
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January 2010
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December 2009
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May 2009
1 post
“May 1, 2009
Dear Crunch Members,
With the increasing number of swine...”
January 2009
1 post
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October 2008
2 posts
declared email bankruptcy. now NO unread emails (sorry to all if i deleted your junk without reading…)
September 2008
1 post
August 2008
5 posts
