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    Image of stanhalen 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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    Image of ADismalScience 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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    Image of dado 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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    Image of Nic Fit 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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    Image of Matthew_Maurice 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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    Image of CaptainFantastic 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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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    03/25/09

    In reply to Google's Larry Page Goes on Eco-Friendly Construction Rampage
    @CaptainFantastic: You said it better. (How do you like my artificially constructed reply-to?)
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    03/26/09

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

    In reply to Google's Larry Page Goes on Eco-Friendly Construction Rampage
    @iplaudius: Sometimes it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.


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    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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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    03/25/09

    In reply to Google's Larry Page Goes on Eco-Friendly Construction Rampage
    There are different permits for different things: demolition, grading, foundation construction, etc.
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    Image of fugit 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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    Image of Owen Thomas 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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    Image of pufflehuff 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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    Image of Owen Thomas Owen Thomas
    03/09/09

    @pufflehuff: She really is stunning, no question.
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    Image of iplaudius 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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    Image of kitkatsplash 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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    Image of iplaudius 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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    Image of i'm a bottle 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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    Image of fota 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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    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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    Image of Cpt. Eddie Slobbo the Fork Cpt. Eddie Slobbo the Fork
    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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    Image of Owen Thomas 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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    Image of Ted Dziuba 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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