Anti-trust regulators are living in the past. Here's why Facebook is technology's number-one monopoly.
Read more in Datamation. (Thanks, Jules)
Read more in Datamation. (Thanks, Jules)
Monday, December 31, 2012
HBR Daily Stat: Presence of U.S. Troops Boosts Countries' Growth
A tenfold rise in deployment of U.S. troops in a foreign country leads to an increase in that nation's annual growth rate of one-third of a percentage point, on average, say Garett Jones of George Mason University and Tim Kane of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. One reason may be the U.S. military's role as change agent promoting the diffusion of productivity-enhancing technologies and institutions, the researchers say. The number of U.S. troops deployed overseas has stood at about 400,000 over the past decade.
Read the George Mason University research paper.
Read the George Mason University research paper.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
22 Things You're Doing Wrong
It's okay. These little tricks will help you become the highly advanced human you've always dreamed of being.
1. You're Doing It Wrong: The BLT
There is not bacon in every bite.
Basket weave that bacon.
Read more in the BuzzFeed post. (Thanks, Jules)
1. You're Doing It Wrong: The BLT
Read more in the BuzzFeed post. (Thanks, Jules)
Listening to Xanax
Read more in NY Magazine.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Demand a Plan
It’s time. Join more than 750 mayors and 750,000 grassroots supporters to demand that President Obama and Congress step forward with a plan to end gun violence.
Our efforts cannot bring back the 20 innocent children murdered in Newtown, CT -- or the 34 people murdered with guns every day in America. But we can prevent future tragedies by passing common sense legislation that will:
Our efforts cannot bring back the 20 innocent children murdered in Newtown, CT -- or the 34 people murdered with guns every day in America. But we can prevent future tragedies by passing common sense legislation that will:
- Require a criminal background check for every gun sold in America
- Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines
- Make gun trafficking a federal crime, including real penalties for “straw purchasers”
Demand that your members of Congress and the president support these legislative priorities. See Mayor Bloomberg's Organization. (Thanks, Tom)
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Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were
"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .
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The Martin jetpack, a commercially developed jetpack, may soon be heading to a sky near you. Check out the Yahoo article . I want one (hint...
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"High tariffs and currency wars cost us big in the 1930s. We can avoid making the same mistakes again." Read the WSJ article .
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"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .
