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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Hemorrhoids
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
According to a blog post I just read, “about half of the population has hemorrhoids by age 50.” The author doesn’t cite a source, so I’m a bit skeptical. Nonetheless, I thought it was an insightful piece. “Nobody wants to talk about the hemorrhoids because it’s embarrassing, but it will be a lot more embarrassing [...]
Ben Horowitz On Leadership
Monday, March 29, 2010
A couple of weeks ago, TechCrunch featured a guest post by Ben Horowitz, co-founder of software company Opsware and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (Marc Andreessen’s blog post introduction), about leadership. “At Andreessen Horowitz, we favor founders running the company. The reasons are many (and will be the topic of a future blog post). As [...]
Shake, Rattle, Seattle
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Peter Yanev, who has over 30 years of experience in earthquake and structural engineering and risk management, and serves as chairman to Risk Solutions International, wrote a piece for The New York Times yesterday and said, flatly: “It is only a matter of time before a quake like the one in 1700 happens again in [...]
The Good Enough Revolution
Friday, March 26, 2010
I just came across an interesting piece from Wired (August 2009), which discusses a phenomenon where entire markets are being transformed by products that give up power and features for accessibility and ease of use. “ In 2001, Jonathan Kaplan and Ariel Braunstein noticed a quirk in the camera market. All the growth was in [...]
Then And Now: Top 10 Web Properties
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Here’s a ranking of the top ten Web properties in 1998, as compared to now (2010). Website ’98 Rank ’10 Rank AOL.COM 1 46 YAHOO.COM 2 3 GEOCITIES.COM 3 1778 MSN.COM 4 13 NETSCAPE.COM 5 3676 EXCITE.COM 6 726 LYCOS.COM 7 1335 MICROSOFT.COM 8 22 BLUEMOUNTAINARTS.COM 9 18,448,258 INFOSEEK SITES 10 663,973 Source: Geek System
Intentional Man Of Mystery
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
I’ll admit it, I’m a Matt Damon fan. And I just came across an interesting GQ profile of the man from August 2007 by Lisa Depaulo. “Our first meeting, in Madrid, was a bust. You could say it was a test of wills and Matt Damon won. Perhaps we should have taken it as an [...]
John Mayer Playboy Interview
Monday, March 22, 2010
John Mayer recently had a candid conversation (interview) with Playboy Magazine. ““Given the type of news coverage he gets, it may surprise you to learn that John Mayer is also a musician. His major-label debut, Room for Squares, came out in 2001, and within two years he was rewarded with his first Grammy win, followed [...]
Why Americans Don’t Like Jazz
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Dyske Suematsu offers an interesting perspective on the music tastes of Americans. He parses the way Americans listen to music, as oppose to, say, the Japanese. “The current market share of Jazz in America is mere 3 percent. That includes all the great ones like John Coltrane and the terrible ones like Kenny G (OK, [...]
The World’s Only Immortal Animal?
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Yahoo! Green recently published a piece about the turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish, which may be the only immortal animal. “Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, there may be no natural limit to its life span. Scientists say the hydrozoan jellyfish is [...]
The Devil’s Casino
Friday, March 19, 2010
A new book is coming out at the end of this month (March 29, 2010) about the infamous investment bank, Lehman Brothers. It’s called The Devil’s Casino, and it’s authored by contributing editor of Vanity Fair, Vicky Ward. And while several books have been written about the rise and fall of investment banks — many [...]
The Secret Coach
Thursday, March 18, 2010
In July 2008, Fortune published a piece about the “most confidential advisor in Silicon Valley” — Bill Campbell. Bill advises Google’s Eric Schmidt, Apple’s Steve Jobs, Kleiner Perkins’s John Doerr, and many other Silicon Valley leaders as well. “At the old pro sports bar in Palo Alto, happy hour is in full swing. Stanford kids [...]
Three Reads
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
I enjoy reading Malcolm Gladwell’s work. Here are three of his pieces from The New Yorker archive that you may find interesting:
S&P 500: The Last Decade
Monday, March 15, 2010
Economically speaking, it’s been a decade that fits the definition of a paradox. On the one hand, it’s a decade everyone will want to forget. On the other hand, it’s one that should never be forgotten.
The Digital Disconnect
Sunday, March 14, 2010
The Pacific Northwest magazine published an interesting article in its Sunday edition this weekend, entitled “The Digital Disconnect: In Relentless Pursuit Of ‘Connecting,’ We Miss Out On Each Other.” “While communication and gaming gadgets have convenienced and connected us in ways never before possible, they may also be profoundly hurting our ability to be social, [...]
Apple & Google Are Getting Personal
Sunday, March 14, 2010
The New York Times recently wrote an article about how Apple and Google have become rival competitors, after having started as nice friendship some time ago. It references many company executives and others who were a part of, or close to, the pivotal conversations and events that have taken place. “Three years ago, Eric E. [...]
Kanye West On Creativity
Saturday, March 13, 2010
I know, I know, Kanye West was a jerk for interrupting Taylor Swift’s 2009 MTV Video Music Award’s speech for Best Female Video (“You Belong With Me”). But if you can’t separate the art from the artist, you won’t enjoy much. With that said, Kanye recently penned a blog post which he entitled, “Creativity.” To [...]
Savannah Wyatt
Thursday, March 11, 2010
As you may know, Joon Report also covers “the arts.” It’s an area that necessitates distinct, but careful, attention. At times, there may just be photographs. Sometimes words and stories. And perhaps other times there will be something that’s different from photographs, words, and stories. But today, this is what I have to share.
Charlie Munger
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
One of the articles (it’s actually a speech) I mentioned yesterday is by Charlie Munger. Warren Buffett gets (deservedly) a lot of credit for Berkshire’s success over the years. But, I’d wager quite a bit that Warren wouldn’t trade his long-time business partner for anyone. Charlie’s speech is a great read. It easily makes it [...]
Three Reads
Monday, March 8, 2010
Here are three reads you may find interesting: 1. Elementary Worldly Wisdom by Charles Munger [1994] (ycombinator.com) “I’m going to play a minor trick on you today because the subject of my talk is the art of stock picking as a subdivision of the art of worldly wisdom. That enables me to start talking about [...]
This Too Shall Pass
Friday, March 5, 2010
The band, OK Go, creators of the “Dancing on Treadmills” video for its song, “Here It Goes Again,” have captured the minds of many with its latest performance. The song is, “This Too Shall Pass,” off of its third (and latest) studio album, “Of the Blue Colour of the Sky.” You can find out more [...]
Free
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Last night I went out with a friend to a local bar. It’s known for its pool. I wouldn’t consider myself a great pool player, but I’m not terrible, either. The place actually offered a few other things as well. There was a restaurant/bar area where you could sit down and have a conversation or [...]
Betting On The Blind Side
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Michael Lewis has a new book coming out on March 15, 2010, entitled, The Big Short: Inside The Doomsday Machine. Synopsis: “A brilliant account—character-rich and darkly humorous—of how the U.S. economy was driven over the cliff.” You can read an excerpt from it here (it’s lengthy, but worthwhile).
Coffee Shop
Monday, March 1, 2010
Tonight, I went to a coffee shop to get away from my apartment. I wanted to work on some things, but I really just wanted to try out a different environment. I haven’t been to one in awhile, but I was pleasantly surprised. This particular one was rather active. There were many people.