"A fox joins the lion and donkey in hunting. When the donkey divides their catch into three equal portions, the angry lion kills the donkey and eats him. Then the fox put everything into one pile, leaving just a tiny bit for herself, and told the lion to choose. When the lion asked her how she learned to share things this way, the fox replied, ‘From the donkey’s misfortune.’"
Hi, I'm Norm. This is my personal thought collector.
October 7, 2011
October 5, 2011
blog.deg.io: Why the iPhone 5 Never Arrived - Time to question BIG media?
Every single news media outlet was talking about the iPhone 5 last night. Even our local news here in L.A. (ABC7) proclaimed with certainty, that the new iPhone 5 was coming. Bigger Screen. Slimmer. New Design. WRONG!
My tweet from July 22, 2011 calling out the 60 day window.
Turns out my…
September 29, 2011
"The key to getting better at something is hard work. That’s it. There is no secret sauce. I think we all recognize this, already. The problem is that we sometimes forget that ‘hard work’ is supposed to be hard work. It is exercise. It is repeatedly doing what you worst, in order to improve it. On the other hand, doing what we already do fairly well is ‘play’. Our weakness remain weaknesses, because we aren’t stretching ourselves."
— Jamis Buck
September 28, 2011
September 28, 2011
"You have to discipline yourself, and through this discipline will come some level of achievement, and from this achievement will come your pride."
— David Lee Roth
September 21, 2011
"I won’t get into whether or not the changes are better or worse, but I will say that the internet has taught me that, in general, people seem to fucking hate change. Like, to a ridiculous degree. Even when the change makes everything better, they hate it by virtue of not being the same way it used to be. It’s astounding really. Whether it’s a site redesign or something as simple as a logo change, everyone seems to collectively shit themselves at the idea of having to try something new."
— soul-taker (a reddit user)
September 21, 2011
"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."
— Greek Proverb (think of it in terms of capitalism)
April 18, 2011
Awesome video on the causes of the impending financial crisis
April 17, 2011
PearWords / Resources / Pair your startup with some awesome words.
Free legal documents for startups, has everything from NDA’s to Terms of Use.
April 17, 2011
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Lady Nancy Astor: “Winston, if you were my husband, I’d poison your tea.”
Churchill: “Nancy, if I were your husband, I’d drink it.”
Churchill when accused of being a drunk, he replied, “Well sir, I may be drunk, but you are ugly and tomorrow I shall be sober.”
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