miscellany, by branden

"The ultimate test of a man’s character is the health of his wife"

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:26:08 -0500

“The ultimate test of a man’s character is the health of his wife”

- Cyril Connolly

Poem: Oh Yes

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:23:58 -0500

there are worse things than
being alone
but it often takes decades
to realize this
and most often 
when you do
it's too late
and there's nothing worse
than 
too late.

by Charles Bukowski

Kazakhstan's Radioactive Legacy

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:02:43 -0500

http://su.pr/2rKBpN - Chilling photojournalism of Kazakhstan’s radioactive legacy which has silently devastated three generations of people in Kazakhstan.

"It’s precisely when we stop believing in the idea that gods made religions that things become..."

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:55:09 -0500

“It’s precisely when we stop believing in the idea that gods made religions that things become interesting, for it is then that we can focus on the human imagination which dreamt these creeds up.”

- http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/utopia-june

"When we skip a vacation to work overtime or pass up that awesome vintage Porsche for a used..."

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:41:49 -0400

“When we skip a vacation to work overtime or pass up that awesome vintage Porsche for a used minivan—sure, we pat ourselves on the back for a week or two. But as the years go by, we invariably regret our monkishness and wish we’d enjoyed ourselves more.”

- Wired

"Rather than scaling vertically and building a company with systems, levels and people around you to..."

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:47:31 -0400

“Rather than scaling vertically and building a company with systems, levels and people around you to do the jobs you don’t want to do or are just plain bad at, you scale vertically and look for ways to keep the “business” as small and simple as possible.”

- Simplicity-Driven Entrepreneurship

"Make something people want” is the destination, but “Be relentlessly resourceful”..."

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:04:03 -0400

““Make something people want” is the destination, but “Be relentlessly resourceful” is how you get there.”

- Paul Graham

"What if the crisis of 2008 represents something much more fundamental than a deep recession? What if..."

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:30:00 -0400

“What if the crisis of 2008 represents something much more fundamental than a deep recession? What if it’s telling us that the whole growth model we created over the last 50 years is simply unsustainable economically and ecologically and that 2008 was when we hit the wall — when Mother Nature and the market both said: No more.”

- http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/opinion/08friedman.html

"A team from the University of Pisa in Italy found the bodily chemistry which makes people sexually..."

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:02:53 -0500

“A team from the University of Pisa in Italy found the bodily chemistry which makes people sexually attractive to new partners lasts, at most, two years.”

- Seems 5 years was too optimistic! Source: BBC NEWS

"Nothing kills startups like distractions. The worst type are those that pay money: day jobs,..."

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:42:46 -0500

“Nothing kills startups like distractions. The worst type are those that pay money: day jobs, consulting, profitable side-projects. The startup may have more long-term potential, but you’ll always interrupt working on it to answer calls from people paying you now.”

- Startups in 13 Sentences

"If you’re in debt then you’re a slave, in the sense that you do not have the freedom to..."

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:04:00 -0500

“If you’re in debt then you’re a slave, in the sense that you do not have the freedom to use your money to help change your family tree.”

- Dave Ramsey

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:01:09 -0500

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”

- Sir Francis Bacon

"I think what religion and politics have in common is that they become part of people’s..."

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:16:35 -0500

“I think what religion and politics have in common is that they become part of people’s identity, and people can never have a fruitful argument about something that’s part of their identity. By definition they’re partisan.”

- Keep Your Identity Small

Check out the latest promotional video from the genius that is...

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:00:00 -0500

Check out the latest promotional video from the genius that is Agent Provocateur.
“A gentle reminder from Agent Provocateur not to forget Valentine’s Day.”

One of the top 10 brands this century - no question.

"Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening."

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:04:01 -0500

“Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.”

- Barbara Tober

"If I caress a young child, Immediately I think: farewell! I will yield my place to you, For I..."

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:48:55 -0500

“If I caress a young child,
Immediately I think: farewell!
I will yield my place to you,
For I must fade while your flower blooms.”

- Pushkin’s Poems. English Translation of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, and other poems.

"Real estate market is not really a market. It’s just a just swap meet where people come to bid on..."

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:55:30 -0500

“Real estate market is not really a market. It’s just a just swap meet where people come to bid on things based on emotion, hormones or their own perceptions of supply and demand.”

- Garth Turner

"Too many people choose to be entrepreneurs as a lifestyle, without realizing that it takes..."

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:00:30 -0500

“Too many people choose to be entrepreneurs as a lifestyle, without realizing that it takes everything you have and more to win. And if you aren’t in it to win, why not just take that nice job down the street that gives you five weeks of vacation.”

- Michael Arrington

"Rich nations must abandon their unsustainable lifestyle."

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:48 -0500

“Rich nations must abandon their unsustainable lifestyle.”

- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao

"YM: Do you have any general saving and investing advice for young people? CUBAN: Put it in the..."

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:58:22 -0500

“

YM: Do you have any general saving and investing advice for young people?

CUBAN: Put it in the bank. The idiots that tell you to put your money in the market because eventually it will go up need to tell you that because they are trying to sell you something. The stock market is probably the worst investment vehicle out there. If you won’t put your money in the bank, NEVER put your money in something where you don’t have an information advantage. Why invest your money in something because a broker told you to? If the broker had a clue, he/she wouldn’t be a broker, they would be on a beach somewhere.

”