May 2011
14 posts
Super-immigrants!
Slate: The best way to improve the U.S. economy fast is to poach entrepreneurs from the rest of the world. So why do we make it so difficult for them to immigrate? Article
Library of Congress Launches 'National Jukebox'
Now I don’t have to go to Bethesda!
‘The National Jukebox provides access to more than 10-thousand historical recordings for free on a streaming-only basis – no downloads. It covers the first quarter of the twentieth century and includes music, poetry, political speeches and other spoken word recordings. Right now, it only includes recordings made by the Victor Talking Machine...
FB for our older years?
I know I’ve thoroughly enjoyed seeing intimate pics of high school classmates (“Is she really wearing a MILF tank top and holding her baby?! or “There is a lot of tulle in that wedding dress!”), but I know I don’t want to be the subject of ridicule when I inevitably do stupid things as a responsibile adult down the line. Enter Path, a social networking site with...
PE takes over farmland
Seeking to capitalize on increasing consumer demand for organic products and a widening pool of environmentally-minded investors, Farmland, a start-up private equity firm, is acquiring conventional farmland and converting it to organic.
Beastie Boys (feat. Santigold) - “Don’t Play No...
A Sexier Way to Read the News
I am a pseudo-news junkie with a love for all things visually stimulating. Enter Google Fast Flip, a web application that lets users discover and share news articles. It combines qualities of print and the Web, with the ability to “flip” through pages online as quickly as flipping through a magazine. It also enables users to follow friends and topics, discover new content and create...
