January 2012
22 posts
parislemon: This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things →
parislemon:
A lot of people have asked for my take on The New York Times piece yesterday about the true cost of making Apple products in China. Let me first just say that it’s an important piece full of good reporting by Charles Duhigg and David Barboza. Parts of it are very sad — sickening, really.
But…
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That and People Hate Them
“The problem for the content industry is they just don’t know how to mobilize people,” said John P. Feehery, a former House Republican leadership aide who previously worked at the motion picture association. “They have a small group of content makers, a few unions, whereas the Internet world, the social media world especially, can reach people in ways we never dreamed of before.”
I’d say...
“My garbage disposal eats better than 98% of the world.”
– Overheard on the Goldman Sachs Elevator
(via kateoplis)
Why Black Market Entrepreneurs Matter to the World... →
stoweboyd:
Robert Neuwith thinks 2/3 of the world’s workers will be part of ‘street economies’, operating in the gray or black markets.
Robert Capps via Wired
Not many people think of shantytowns, illegal street vendors, and unlicensed roadside hawkers as major economic players. But according to journalist Robert Neuwirth, that’s exactly what they’ve become. In his new book, Stealth of...
“The addictive, mindless thrill of the Internet is clear: Why work when you can...”
– Can We Really Unplug? (via MediaFuturist)
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90WPM: Seeing It →
90wpm:
Update: Gruber has clarified his position on this. Also: welcome Daring Fireball readers! If you’re new here, check the about page.
In case you missed it, or you don’t read tech blogs, there’s a bit of a row going on at the moment regarding MG Siegler’s lukewarm review of the new Galaxy…
December 2011
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Louis CK's Shameful Dirty Comedy
viafrank:
I’ve been thinking about Louis CK lately. I’m a fan of his show on FX, and I’m so happy his recent adventure in distributing his newest comedy special himself has been a rousing success. But my thoughts are going elsewhere to wonder why he has blown up in popularity in the past couple years, and why his comedy seems to resonate with these times. It always feels like there’s a...
Pay To Stay
parislemon:
I’ve been thinking more about Google’s renewal of their search deal with Mozilla for Firefox. It’s fascinating on a few different levels. Most notably: Google is committing close to a billion dollars to bankroll a browser which is a rival to their own browser.
Why?
Well, on the surface, they do get something out of the deal — something quite substantial. Firefox is a browser...
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