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nba : Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs poses with the trophy after Game Four of the Western Conference Finals during the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 27, 2013 at FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via…

Collection: Commonplace
Date: May 28, 2013
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Why we gave up web design after 10 successful years

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Collection: Commonplace
Date: May 11, 2013
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one of my favorite ted videos kevin slavin how

One of my favorite TED Videos- Kevin Slavin: “How algorithms shape our world”.

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Date: May 7, 2013
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Ghanaian entrepreneur Anne Amuzu of Nandimobile selected for Fortune Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Programme

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Date: April 28, 2013
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Date: April 24, 2013
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six famous thought experiments explained

Six famous thought experiments explained quickly

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Date: April 22, 2013
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Link: Cambodian Space Project Rocks Phnom Penh

Talk about going from the the bottom, to the top

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Date: April 3, 2013
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Photogenic Insider Trader

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Date: March 30, 2013
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Date: March 28, 2013
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17 year old summly founder got his start up

17 year old Summly founder got his start up acquired by Yahoo! for a reported $30million. He seems to be a level headed kid.

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Date: March 26, 2013
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got introduced to lauramvula via this song she

Got introduced to #LauraMvula via this song-She. Very Poignant voice. Hope she attains some level of mainstream success before she disappears into the oblivion of one-to-small time hit artists.

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Date: March 25, 2013
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Link: Cool Story: My Amazon bestseller made me nothing

This is more interesting when you contrast it with youtube videos that go viral, and make $3,000 to $5,000 per million views.

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Date: March 22, 2013
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The 50 Biggest Differences Between Girls In California And New York

You have to experience both ends to really appreciate this comparison. Unfortunately/Fortunately has a fair bit of startling truth to it.

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Date: March 19, 2013
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Link: Republican senator with gay son now backs gay marriage

Its great to see some republicans have a change of heart towards gay rights, but in light of the political philosophy of democracy its fucked up to know why there are changing. The question I’ve since pondered about since this(and previ…

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Date: March 18, 2013
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Date: March 10, 2013
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Link: Failure and Redemption

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Date: February 27, 2013
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My Secrets: How I Became a Prolific Writer and Learned to Get Beyond School Essays

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Date: February 27, 2013
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on friday our planet will experience somewhat of

On Friday, our planet will experience somewhat of a close call: an asteroid will fly by earth but luckily miss us by about 15 minutes. So should you be losing sleep over the fear of asteroids crashing into earth? With help from Bill Nye…

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Date: February 15, 2013
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here is the liquidity of tech companies

Here is the liquidity of Tech Companies

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Date: February 13, 2013
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just because

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Date: February 13, 2013
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Link:15 Frugal Billionaires

I admire their efforts but for some, I question the economics of their frugality. If they are not doing much philanthropy work with their money, isn’t it a waste of capital resources to have excess money hoarded away? If you are not don…

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Date: January 17, 2013
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Losing my religion for equality

This is an old article I came across via fb. What took me aback reading this article was the fact that the Author- Jimmy Carter rescinded his position in his church to stand for equality, criticizing religion as an outmoded accessory re…

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Date: January 17, 2013
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Losing my religion for equality

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Date: January 17, 2013
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Minolta

Are you waiting for someone to lead and inspire you for the boss to recognize you for clients to thank you for coworkers to help you for the world to hail you well here’s a news flash they are all just sitting there too waiting for you

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Date: January 6, 2013
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Why I Quit Algorithmic Trading to Do Web Startups

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Date: January 5, 2013
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Teenage Disconnect And 'The Virgin Suicides'

Just great writing, and coming from a 16year old- its above commendable.

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Date: January 4, 2013
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2012

2012 was a really humbling experience: learnt a lot and look forward to 2013 with a shade of optimism and a tint of realism.

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Date: January 1, 2013
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Cool entrepreneurial story of Snapchat app

Great ideas are sometimes born out of not so great moments: snapchatme : My co-founder Bobby and I met at Stanford in 2009. I was a freshman studying Product Design and Bobby was a junior working on his B.S. in Mathematical and Computat…

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Date: December 17, 2012
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Ideas are like butterflies: If you don't captivate them, something else will.

Online vs. Offline Competition

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Date: December 16, 2012
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and we were all there to witness it to be

And we were all there to witness it, to be privileged by this artisan! He does it in his own inimitable, brilliant way, Messi twisting, turning, like an alligator with a twitch, beautiful give and go! He takes a million pictures in that…

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Date: December 14, 2012
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start up site just got grandfathered in to google

Start up site just got grandfathered-in to Google app Free!

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Date: December 12, 2012
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Medium.com: Twitter founder's latest start up.

Fiifi: I Honestly don't know how different this is going to be from tumblr or pinterest, but I guess its twitter founders doing it so... Why not give it some attention and money: www.theverge.com/2012/12/10/3735458/medium-twitter-ev-wil…

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Date: December 11, 2012
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fiifiappiah the book does a great job of

fiifiappiah : The book does a great job of presenting HBS and the experience of attending Business school in general in an introspective light, coming from someone who thought he didn’t belong there. I think this perspective affords the…

Collection: Commonplace
Date: December 9, 2012
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Collection: Commonplace
Date: December 9, 2012
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in his colored works nishino pieces together the

In his colored works, Nishino pieces together the cosmopolitan centers of different Japanese cities to form a surreal urban landscape.

Collection: Commonplace
Date: April 24, 2011
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