Good and Bad in Afghanistan
From One Stop SchopJuly 29, 2010 at 10:09 am
(via TNR)
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Transcendent Technology
From One Stop SchopJuly 7, 2010 at 10:26 am
Saw this commercial last night while running at the gym and found it to be one of the best commercials I've seen in quite sometime. Yes my judgement is probably somewhat impacted ... (more)
Note to Self
From One Stop SchopJune 20, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Don't miss the point:
Happy Father's Day!
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If You Can Read This Message…
From One Stop SchopJune 16, 2010 at 7:40 pm
life_infographic (by loukaskk)
Via Hiten Shah
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And the Winner Is…
From One Stop SchopJune 7, 2010 at 6:03 pm
NICK GIGLIA whose winning comment was the following:
I've dedicated my life to finding passion and meaning through work and entrepreneurship. I would love to read this book ... (more)
How to Balance the Budget
From One Stop SchopJune 4, 2010 at 9:00 am
The CFRB recently put out a budget simulator which allows you to try and stabilize the budget (<60% of GDP) by 2018. Via Ross Douthat, here's what it would take to achieve this ... (more)
Does Money Motivate Higher Performance?
From One Stop SchopJune 2, 2010 at 9:00 am
From Dan Pink's "The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" . This may be one of the most interesting videos I've seen lately:
(h/t Brad Feld)
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Two Years Old on Two Packs a Day
From One Stop SchopMay 28, 2010 at 5:03 pm
This is sad. Two years old, (two years!) and smoking forty cigarettes a day.I'm dumbfounded.
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Book Giveaway: “Delivering Happiness” by Tony Hsieh
From One Stop SchopMay 27, 2010 at 8:00 am
From time to time having your own blog pays off in pretty cool (albeit mostly geeky) ways. One such occurrence took place about a month ago, when I was selected to receive an advanced ... (more)
Death Creates An Economy That Makes Life Precious
From One Stop SchopMay 24, 2010 at 11:30 am
Came across an interview with Stanley Hauerwas, one of my brother-in-law's former professors at Duke Divinity School, on the subject of death in the Christian faith.
The above ... (more)
Evening Links
From One Stop SchopMay 20, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Consumer credit making a comeback?Unemployment and the Battle of the Sexes (h/t wonkbook)Edward Glaeser on the the climate bill and the case for a carbon tax.Election season: ... (more)
Did He Just Drop the P-Bomb?
From One Stop SchopMay 20, 2010 at 4:23 pm
I couldn't help it. This is gold. But also somewhat inappropriate, so be warned.The reaction of the other two newscaster is classic, as is the perpetrator's complete unawareness ... (more)
Federal Debt is Gross
From One Stop SchopMay 20, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Very interesting chart that Barry Ritholtz posts on the Big Picture:a few things to note:1. TR once again outdoes his peers, as he does in almost all metrics of awesomeness.2. ... (more)
I Was Wrong and I Apologize
From One Stop SchopMay 20, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Back in November 2008 I made a very very bad prediction. On a whim, I posted my thoughts regarding the direction of a certain man's career and his ability to improve (or not) upon ... (more)
Thailand is Fairing Better than you Think
From One Stop SchopMay 20, 2010 at 3:01 pm
The truly wild thing about the uproar in Thailand is not the fact that protesters brought the city to a standstill in an attempt to force the government to resign (that's happened ... (more)
Life on Earth
From One Stop SchopMay 20, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Astonishing announcement today from the scientific community:Scientists have turned inanimate chemicals into a living organism in an experiment that raises profound questions ... (more)
What’s the Deal with Capital Requirements?
From One Stop SchopMay 20, 2010 at 11:41 am
The Senate is attempting to close the debate on financial regulation again today after yesterday's botched cloture vote due to a couple of Democratic defections and near-unanimous ... (more)
Speaking of Local Elections…
From One Stop SchopMay 19, 2010 at 2:39 pm
One of the greatest political ads of this election season is for a position most of us have never heard of. It was released on Sunday and became an instant hit:And the inevitable ... (more)
The UK is out of Money
From One Stop SchopMay 19, 2010 at 2:14 pm
I thought this headline was a joke or at least hyperbole. Nope. It's true, and telling.
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What are Zee Germans Sinking?
From One Stop SchopMay 19, 2010 at 12:31 pm
If the cliche "all politics is local" holds true, then its inverse has increasingly become "all policy is global." Angela Merkel, Germany's Chancellor, single-handedly sent European ... (more)
When Firefighters Become Architects
From One Stop SchopMay 18, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Great piece in the FT today about Obama's economic team and its potential path forward in envisioning a "new American economy." It also highlights some interesting points on how ... (more)
Don’t Believe the Hippies
From One Stop SchopMay 13, 2010 at 10:49 am
A counter intuitive point about the current oil spill from The Economist (h/t The Daily Dish):
Disasters can be instructive. Both regulators and oil firms will learn useful lessons ... (more)
Q&A with Mom
From One Stop SchopMay 11, 2010 at 9:00 am
For some reason I found this to be really moving. Enjoy!
Q&A from StoryCorps on Vimeo.
From Storycorps:
Joshua Littman, a 12-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome, interviews ... (more)
You Rent We Split - DFW’s Premier Apartment Locator
From One Stop SchopApril 19, 2010 at 3:50 pm
We've done it! As of this morning YouRentWeSplit.com, DFW's Premiere Apartment Locator, is now officially open and ready for business (tell your friends).
Since this ... (more)
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