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stanhalen
05/06/09

In reply to A Bigger Kindle Makes Jeff Bezos Richer and Newspapers Poorer
But can you use this contraption as a blanket when you're sleeping on a park bench?

The broadsheet is the classic homeless guy blanket. Tabloid works in a pinch but it's sort of the Ladies model of last ditch shelter.

And you can't take that away, apple.
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ADismalScience
05/06/09

@stanhalen:

Amazon. Contrary to popular bloglief, there is more than one innovative technology company on planet Earth.
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dado
05/06/09

In reply to A Bigger Kindle Makes Jeff Bezos Richer and Newspapers Poorer
Can you do a crossword puzzle on a Kindle? While your Shortz are around your ankles in the reading room? Can you?
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Nic Fit
05/06/09

In reply to A Bigger Kindle Makes Jeff Bezos Richer and Newspapers Poorer
Give it up already! If the internet existed, but there were no newspapers, would there be a reason to invent them? No. That's all you need to know.
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Matthew_Maurice
03/25/09

In reply to Google's Larry Page Goes on Eco-Friendly Construction Rampage
I'm thinking that the PA City Council/Planning Commission/Permit Bureau may not be so quick to grant forgiveness. It sets a bad precedent, and it's basically a license for them to print money. I see a big, fat fine in Larry's future.
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CaptainFantastic
03/26/09

@Matthew_Maurice: But those fines usually have a maximum set for normal people. Say $1,000, which equals $20 to him. A better way may be to limit the fines to a percentage of the construction cost (which is how some permit fees are handled).
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iplaudius
03/25/09

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@CaptainFantastic: You said it better. (How do you like my artificially constructed reply-to?)
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CaptainFantastic
03/26/09

@iplaudius: HTML-y!
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CaptainFantastic
03/25/09

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@iplaudius: Sometimes it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

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iplaudius
03/25/09

In reply to Google's Larry Page Goes on Eco-Friendly Construction Rampage
As a resident of Calfornia and student of history, I hope I may be forgiven for laughing at the notion of a 100-year-old historic home.

It’s obnoxious that he didn’t acquire a permit. Billionaires understand that they have to obey the law. They also understand that they can afford not to. I am sure he views the legal limit of fines and the de facto limit of legal fees as a (possibly) necessary expense of the project.
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CaptainFantastic
03/25/09

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There are different permits for different things: demolition, grading, foundation construction, etc.
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fugit
03/08/09

In reply to The Home That Google Built
So just because she was in HR she can run a company? Has anyone here run a company, like a real one?
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Owen Thomas
03/09/09

@fugit: I'd argue that the most important job of a CEO is removing obstacles from her team's path. And human resources, if done well, should be about that. I grant that it is rarely done well.
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pufflehuff
03/08/09

In reply to The Home That Google Built
She is beautiful, I wanna be Mexican-Japanese-Chinese too. Damn you, unadventurous Pufflehuff parents!!
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Owen Thomas
03/09/09

@pufflehuff: She really is stunning, no question.
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iplaudius
03/08/09

In reply to The Home That Google Built
Did she design the thing she’s wearing? Because I need a bespoke toga for an unusually pretentious frat party I’ll be attending later this week.
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kitkatsplash
03/08/09

@iplaudius: Ha! All I could think while reading this post was, "Where can I get that dress?" Me likes.

Twitter should charge "twit identities" that use it to pimp/plug their business. For example: See Guy Kawasaki/Alltop. Charge a nominal fee, like Craigslist does to advertise jobs for profit making companies.
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iplaudius
03/08/09

@kitkatsplash: I had to make an elaborate heteronormative excuse, because I like it too, but I’m a dude (and not into cross-dressing).

I like your idea about monetizing Twitter (yick, I just said monetize ... what next, "impactful"?). Maybe they could charge for every account linked to an email address within a corporate domain?

How about this: every time a post mentions a brand name or product, a fee is charged to an escrow account. If there is no money in the account, then the post doesn’t get published. It doesn’t matter who pays into the brand-related accounts, though, obviously, the companies whose products are being mentioned are the ones who should pay. They could scale it so that the price-per-mention goes down with more mentions. The prices should be very low — it’d be all about volume.

Of course, spam from competitors could deplete the accounts. A l33t filter might be necessary to. I don’t know ... this kind of thing could piss a lot of people off.
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i'm a bottle
03/08/09

In reply to The Home That Google Built
Seems like a great match, but, in my opinion, the power couple to watch closely this year is Mark McLeod and Miley Cyrus.
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fota
03/08/09

In reply to The Home That Google Built
How can a service with 50 bazillion users not make money!? If those guys go public I'm putting all my savings into their stock. Who's with me?!
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i'm a bottle
03/08/09

@fota: It sounds tempting, and all things being equal I probably would invest with you, but I've decided to go long and put all my money in tulips and Beanie Babies.
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Iron Gossett Jr.
03/08/09

In reply to The Home That Google Built
She's most likely not that involved because she IS so smart.
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Owen Thomas
03/08/09

@RealTomatoKetchup: Truer words never spoken! But she might have a sense of charity, especially towards her husband.
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Ted Dziuba
02/04/09

In reply to Rich Ex-Google Employee Still Has Money to Spend
Too bad she's busted.
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