June 2010
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As everyone and their mother piles on to Facebook for its transgressions against...
– MediaPost Publications - Facebook Is Also Freedom
See for example, http://peace.facebook.com
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Start begging for forgiveness
From Freshbooks CEO Mike McDerment’s* blog:
While we don’t have a strict top down culture, one of the things I’m finding is we have more of a top down than I ever imagined or ever intended. The solution? My new mantra: “beg for forgiveness, don’t ask for permission”. I don’t want people asking me, “here’s what we are going to do, what do you think?” I want to shift the conversations to...
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May the days be aimless. Let the seasons drift. Do not advance the action...
– White Noise, Don Delillo
Corporate communications, such as advertising, play a relatively minor role in...
– The perils of a tarnished brand - FT.com
There are indications that BP’s approach to drilling the Macondo well was...
– Obama v BP - The Economist
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What I'm making right now: Carrot Mint Soup
Ingredients:
2 onions
1 garlic clove
1 kg carrots
5 to 6 C vegetable stock
1 to 2 tsp honey (optional)
1 tbsp creme fraiche
5 twig of mint (to make about 20 leaves)
Salt, pepper, olive oil
Peel and chop the onions and garlic. Heat a little olive oil in a large saucepan, and cook the onions and garlic over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until soft and translucent.
Wash the...
mnmal:
clientsfromhell:
Me: And what version of Windows are you using?
He: Look, pal. I know two things about this fucking computer. I paid a lot of fucking money for it, and it doesn’t fucking work.
when the ecosystem stops rewarding complexity, it is the people who figure out...
– The Collapse of Complex Business Models « Clay Shirky (via Instapaper) (via malcolmbastien)
Clay is one smart cookie. Reminds me of two of my favourite things: functional simplicity and structural complexity.
I used to be a lawyer, but I dont like conflict. I like making sandwiches and...
– The owner of Sky Blue Sky Sandwiches. (via rikashay)
I love this place. And if you email him ahead of time, he will make you a custom, home-made loaf of bread. Great for picnics!