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18 JUL 09
Amazon.com: World Brain (Essay Index Reprint Series): H. G. Wells: Books SAVE
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How Ironic that the only copy I can find of H.G. Wells' 1938 anticipation of what Isaac and I are calling "cloud intelligence" costs $257. I won't pay that.TAGS
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67 Minutes for Madiba | ShahidulNews SAVE
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An absolutely beautiful post by Bangladesh's best known photographer about meeting and photographing Nelson Mandela. And his black and white portrait turned out wonderful.TAGS
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Sowing Africa’s Green Revolution § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM SAVE
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I wish that small scale farming was the future of Africa. We all know that it will be industrial agriculture within 10 years.TAGS
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Why Amazon went Big Brother on some Kindle e-books - Ars Technica SAVE
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Very interesting. I wonder where 1984 is available in the public domain? [via Prentiss]TAGS
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PRX » Piece » NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Bjork SAVE
I thought that Bjork would be pretentious, but I really appreciated how she described her favorite songs.TAGS
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17 JUL 09
Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : Q & A: Judith Rodin (May 20, 2009) SAVE
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"Clearly, there will be fewer nonprofits, at both the level of givers and the level of grantees. This may be the moment for consolidation in an “industry”—in quote marks—that’s really proliferated, and where there may not have been the incentive or the motivation for economies of scale. And so, regrettably, this may be an opportunity for that."TAGS
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Twitter’s Internal Strategy Laid Bare: To Be “The Pulse Of The Planet” SAVE
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It could be worse, but still pretty depressing, especially given Evan Williams' roots as a do-gooding activist. Would be nice to see more mention of doing good and less about making money and making silos.TAGS
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Op-Ed Columnist - The Joy of Sachs - NYTimes.com SAVE
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"Such growth would be fine if financialization really delivered on its promises — if financial firms made money by directing capital to its most productive uses, by developing innovative ways to spread and reduce risk. But can anyone, at this point, make those claims with a straight face? Financial firms, we now know, directed vast quantities of capital into the construction of unsellable houses and empty shopping malls. They increased risk rather than reducing it, and concentrated risk rather than spreading it."TAGS
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JPMorgan’s Profit Soars Despite Downturn - NYTimes.com SAVE
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So the economic crisis has led to more financial consolidation and not less? Let's hope that changes soon.TAGS
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Op-Ed Columnist - No Size Fits All - NYTimes.com SAVE
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Going to a community college was the best school-related decision I ever made. And I learned much more there than my supposedly prestigious 4-year university.TAGS