January 2012
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“Still, there’s a reason for optimism about America’s workforce, and a good lesson to be learned from Apple’s surge. What really makes the iPhone work isn’t the hardware. Sure, the glass—designed by Corning in upstate New York and manufactured in China—is beautiful. But the transformative part of the phone is the software. The code behind the touch-screen was written here; the iOS operating...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to claims of factory... →
As a company and as individuals, we are defined by our values. Unfortunately some people are questioning Apple’s values today, and I’d like to address this with you directly. We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain. Any accident is deeply troubling, and any issue with working conditions is cause for concern. Any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to...
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“I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright (via elige)
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Mark Twain: Rescue Etiquette →
In assisting at a fire in a boarding house, the true gentleman will always save the young ladies first—making no distinction in favor of personal attractions, or social eminence, or pecuniary predominance—but taking them as they come, and firing them out with as much celerity as shall be consistent with decorum. There are exceptions, of course, to all rules; the exceptions to this one are:...
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“The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.”
– Pushkin
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“There was a study recently in which thirty of the largest companies in the...”
– Elizabeth Warren on the Daily Show tonight
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“One of my proudest possessions is the flag that the SEAL Team took with them on...”
– Obama
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“So if you’re a big bank or financial institution, you are no longer allowed to...”
– Obama
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“There is no question that some regulations are outdated, unnecessary, or too...”
– Obama
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“Take the money we’re no longer spending at war, use half of it to pay down our...”
– Obama
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“But with only 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves, oil isn’t enough. This...”
– Obama
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“An economy built to last is one where we encourage the talent and ingenuity of...”
– Obama
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“At a time when Americans owe more in tuition debt than credit card debt, this...”
– Obama
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“Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let’s...”
– Obama
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“We should start with our tax code. Right now, companies get tax breaks for...”
– Obama
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“On the day I took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. Some...”
– Obama
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That hug between Obama & Giffords. Oh my heart.
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Wine is poured, cheese is plated, and chair is a-rocking. Let’s do this.
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“The National Science Foundation has just released its biennial report on global investment in science, engineering and technology. The NSF warns that the United States is quickly losing ground to Asia, especially to China. …
One big reason: According to the NSF, American firms nearly doubled their R&D investment in Asia over these years, to over $7.5 billion.
GE recently...
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“I would like to see a populist’s vision for President Obama’s State of the Union address. So, in play form …
[Enter Obama]
“I stand here tonight in front of the American people to say that the page has turned on corporate rule in the United States. It is time to get money completely out of politics. Time to end the congressional insider trading and lobbyists’ revolving door. “We, from this...
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“Despite their bleak performance this year, the nation’s top six banks paid...”
– Van Jones & George Goehl
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Scientists find that "English is an overwhelmingly... →
From The Atlantic:
To verify their findings and check if English is inherently positive or negative, the scientists analyzed billions of words from Twitter, a half-century of music lyrics, 20 years of The New York Times, and millions of books going back to 1520.
After finding the 10,222 most frequently used English words from these four sources, they asked a group of volunteers to rate the...
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