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Corn Flakes, the old recipe

The adult thing would be to act responsibly in the first place. Simplicity describes that spirit best: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Or another sentiment is: w…

Does anyone else find it interesting that they plan to restructure with the intention of keeping ~3000 brick & mortar stores? Then they will try to re-enter the ring and compete wi…

One great engineer can impact the world with one lifetime, while one great teacher can impact the world with (class size x years taught) lifetimes.

Right now Google would have to offer at least 2 different handsets (GSM/CDMA) and would need to strike a deal with Verizon/Sprint Curious if that becomes a non-issue once Verizon r…

their design is a serious mistake that makes me question the vision behind the entire operation IMHO, you're in the weeds about the vision of this device, the true disruptive poten…

A large portion of revenues for social games/worlds (Zynga, Playdom, Second Life, IMVU, etc) are gotten from users so passionate about the game they pay directly for credits - that…

Based on the comments, it sounds like Yogi Berra would have been a hit at this event

Music professionals have also noticed how easy it is to sample their work in the iTunes Store, and argue that these samples count as public performances. They should test out that …

I would be surprised if Arrington wants to continue with TechCrunch50...he seems to have no regard for entrepreneurs. Explains why he wasn't at the TC50 awards... Case in point: Du…

Since reCaptcha tries to differentiate humans from computers/bots, I find it ironic that the same reCaptcha technology is being used to improve the accuracy of how computers scan t…

What's to stop facebook... Their users - they expect privacy. Facebook, like its predecessors, is a walled garden.

Quite a change for Google - they tend to avoid these types of tweaks unless it's been absolutely proven to improve the user experience. I'm curious why Google updated web search an…

Facebook is copying Twitter's syntax...if anything it shows that Facebook is playing catch-up. Twitter's advantage is still very distinct: public, compact thought streams that can …

I hear where you're coming from, and in all likelihood you're probably right - but I couldn't resist ;) However, upvotes and insightful commentary are actions (in aggregate) that w…

Envision skipping a stone: Your throw is the product launch. The quality of your stone, the angle of your throw, etc will affect how the water reacts. And each skip is the point of…

Every time Seth is the author of an article, someone complains. Pretty standard.

The influence of mobility in American society goes far deeper than just the physical mobility discussed in this article: -land rights mobility -class system mobility -economic mobi…

It doesn't bother you that they essentially charge you for POP3 access? That's what put me over the edge from Y! to Gmail - I wanted to use an email application (Thunderbird, actua…

ah, I didn't think about that possibility - so that means it's still yours for the taking Although I love the economist, I find they tend to touch upon computer technology less fre…

This nice photo visually depicts entrepreneurs involved with ycombinator, as the inside spread of Inc Magazine (June Issue). To be fully honest, I looked at this photo a number of …

This is what's scary: women still face a very thick glass ceiling in business (not men - the flip scenario comparisons are baseless and for the most part insulting to women, includ…