September 2008
50 posts
Over 200 economists wrote to Congress and said... →
As economists, we want to express to Congress our great concern for the plan proposed by Treasury Secretary Paulson to deal with the financial crisis. We are well aware of the difficulty of the current financial situation and we agree with the need for bold action to ensure that the financial system continues to function. We see three fatal pitfalls in the currently proposed plan:
1) Its...
Michael Cera, Making The Perfect 'Playlist' →
Cera talks to Fresh Air’s Terry Gross about his latest project, about the singularly idiosyncratic playlist that is his career so far, and about the “new movie phenomenon” of the regular-guy leading man.
Freedom Exercises - Awaken
How to be a Spiritual Player: Learning how to go... →
“I think, therefore I am”, those are the famous words of philosopher René Descartes. Most people, whether they know it or not, live by this statement - they think they are their thoughts. When times are good this feels great. But when times get challenging our thoughts can cause us a lot of pain. They can make it hard to study, they can make us feel anxious, they can ruin our...
“Making money off original content isn’t hard as long as you aren’t afraid of...”
– Making money twice, SvN Blog
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“For years now, they’ve told us that we can’t afford—that the government...”
– Sen. Bernie Sanders on Democracy Now! (via glueslabs) (via toldorknown) (via tedr) (via rafer) (via bijan)
@planetmoney has a great podcast about the... →
I have feeling this was the plan all along.
[Music] Kyle Riabko →
Young cat with and soulful voice.
“The bankruptcy of financial services giant Lehman Brothers and the 500-point...”
– Could Wall Street Woes Set Off A Global Crisis? via Fresh Air with Terry Gross
[Music] I want you back, Jackson 5 Remix
“As long as you perceive that anyone is holding you back, you have not taken full...”
– Adyashanti on How To Treat People
How big can a black hole grow? →
Just how big can a black hole grow? Two astronomers reckon they have worked out the answer: colossal black holes with a mass of up to 50 billion suns could be lurking out there – but that’s the limit.
“Imagine for a minute that attending the Republican convention in St. Paul,...”
– Making America Stupid
WatchET: Energy Technology
On Blame →
“In my experience, leaders don’t need to wait. There’s no correlation between...”
– Seth Godin on building Tribes
“With oil at $200 dollars a barrel, OPEC could potentially buy Bank of America in...”
– Thomas Friedman, Hot, Flat and Crowded
On Practicing →
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Sandeep Sood →
If you’re into business, hip hop, indian culture and marketing, you gotta subscribe to my home slice Sandeep Sood’s blog.
“Woodward says that the situation in Iraq seems to be “getting...”
– Bob Woodward on Fresh Air with Terry Gross
Some crazy stuff is going down in Iraq. New technology that is making it much easier to locate people. I have a feeling it’s some sort of radio-radar-listening technology. You know… Dark Knight type of stuff. But this time it isn’t a...
WatchA Tribe Called Quest throwback Via HyperTrak
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Thomas Friedman is a man bent on revolution. In... →
via Fresh Air with Terry Gross
Tribe Tactics: By tactics, I mean specific things... →
[Music] Little Jackie / 28 Butts Big thanks to...
[Music] Kaskade / Beautiful World
true alignment with life
Via Dear Eckhart
Question:
You often use phrases such as “true alignment with life” and “inner alignment with what is”. How can we ever be out of alignment with what is? Surely what is is WHAT IS and must include confusion, resistance and non surrender to the present moment
Eckhart Tolle:
What you say is the truth. As long as that truth is not recognized, however,...
3 Quick Questions: AJ Vaynerchuk →
1. From what I gather, your the idea man behind pleasedressme, could you fill us in on how the idea came about and what got the ball rolling
Spontaneous Awakening →
Wine and India? →
Gary Vaynerchuk has predicted India will make a big splash on the world wine scene in the next decade, will these 3 wines show that kind of potential?
Gary V on Business, Marketing and Personal... →
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[Music] John Mayer / Love Soon
“I received a lot of questions from some about why I would allow my song ‘List of...”
– Saul Williams on selling his commerical to Nike (thx to Nirav and Ill-Literacy)
Stuck and Unstuck →
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On Feeling Stuck →
In this discussion, Ken and Tami take a closer... →
“What I will always say to people is that we have to be somewhat profitable, but how profitable we are is actually negotiable, as long as we can keep the doors open. But the mission is not negotiable at all.” -Tami Simon