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As the Chinese government faces memories of threats to its authority at Tiananmen Square, the power of new communication channels, such as Twitter, is seen in their neutralization by the powers that be.  The news fails to be run by Xinhua, the news organization of the communist state. Hong Kong, where there is far more free speech … Read more

In Sam Raimi’s new film, a woman, her goodness briefly unhinged by ambition and insecurity, is cursed with three days to battle a nasty demon before it, well, drags her to hell. Why watch it: It makes you jump (and laugh) with familiar film techniques but feels fresh. I attribute that success to one factor: … Read more

Microsoft wants more than 10.3% of searches. Google is in the way. Or maybe there really is a lot in a name after all. So Microsoft’s Live is gone. Hello, Bing. Did anyone in Redmond talk to Urban Dictionary first? I did two searches. An ego investigation, and the name of the engine. Here’s Google’s … Read more

Create a corresponding, real-world, tangible event, object or experience to join with digital information. Could every news article have a companion real-world event? What about this blog post? Maybe I could release 100 blog posts in a bottle. Throw ’em in the sea. Every info piece a universe; every moment a drama. Stories circle consumers … Read more

Information’s constant change on the Web is great and beneficial miracle, but the locked, discrete and contained knowledge experience of printed information gives me something that I can finish, and finishing, for a number of reasons, feels good. Reaching the end of a book unleashes the divine moment: a line goes through that piece of … Read more

After the 100th iteration of locking my bicycle on a public street before going to see “Drag Me To Hell,” I wondered if it was possible to have a world where I would not need my 10-pound chain. What would the conditions be? How would one erase the reasons or motivation for stealing something? What … Read more

Summary: In a Washington Post video (embedded at the bottom of this post), Google CEO Eric Schmidt says establishing and maintaining a certain culture and certain values at the company helps create success as a by-product as well as employees who do not need (as much of or a certain type of) managing [via SteveOuting.com]. … Read more

Summary: In an experiment suggesting a connection between success with the ability to delay gratification, children who refrained from eating a marshmallow to obtain another marshmallow were shown to be “successful” later in life. More details of the experiment: Children were left alone in a room with a marshmallow. If they did not eat the … Read more

Summary: If you view your life as a complex corporation and are in need of management advice, then Harvard Business Review’s article about the unique role of the CEO (“What Only the CEO Can Do”) gives some great ideas on connecting that little voice in your head with the outside world. I cannot resist Harvard … Read more

What: A transcript of a speech given by David Foster Wallace to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. It’s a firework of wisdom unselfishly dispensing soothing insight on how to remain curious, alert, compassionate, gentle and caring human beings even as daily experiences attempt to persuade us to be otherwise. Recommendation: Absolutely read this. … Read more