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I’ve often said that there’s no privacy anymore, and that Google knows everything about you. Ever wondered what Google thinks it knows? Just click to http://www.google.com/ads/preferences and you’ll find out. Here’s what Google thinks of me: CategoryBusiness – Advertising & Marketing – Marketing ServicesBusiness – Management & Corporate Operations – Strategic PlanningFinance & Insurance – … Continue reading How To Find Out What Google Thinks You Like
I like to joke that over the past few weeks, I’ve become the go-to guy for the three Ps: Porn, Prostitution, and Perversion. What the heck, I guess it’s better than being known as the guy who hates San Francisco. Which is why I’m going to lend a helping hand to the porn industry by … Continue reading How To Make Free Porn Pay
Here’s the latest drama from the pen of my son, Jason Yeh. * * * * * Jason: There are no such things as ghosts. Dunya: Aahhhhhhh! J: Is that a ghose? D: Yes! Ghost: Whoooo! D: Eeeeek! G: Boo! J&D: Aahh! J: Run! D: Panic! Narrator: Jason and Dunya wasn’t saved. Jason and Dunya … Continue reading Ghosts (a play by Jason Yeh)
My good friend Jackie Danicki has a great post up on why people who talk about “public ownership” are stark raving mad.Lots of things are owned by the government or state – roads, schools, hospitals, etc. Just because they’re paid for by taxpayers does not mean we own them – coercing “investment” from the public … Continue reading Why Profit Motive Is The Best Way To Ensure The Public Good
(Photo courtesy of patrick h. lauke) Limitless possibilities are a paradox. On the one hand, the sense of limitless possibilities can be exhilarating. On the other hand, it can be paralyzing. Almost every choice eliminates certain options. Dan Ariely’s work shows that we humans are irrationally predisposed to preserving options, even to our own detriment. … Continue reading Embrace Your Human Limitations
“If you’re itching to make your life something amazing, consider spending less time daydreaming about defying the status quo and answering the critics of your decision, and spending more time gearing yourself up for the challenge of becoming so good that they can’t ignore you.” –Cal Newport, Study Hacks
Here’s an excerpt from a great talk by Sir Ken Robinson of TED fame. It’s from the Union Square Ventures “Hacking Education” event. Besides his take on education (which I completely agree with), note the clever technique he steals from Peter Brooke (who, in fairness, stole it from Plato, who used it in The Republic). … Continue reading The Heart of Education: Wanting To Learn
Pornography is like a Swiss Army knife–it’s useful in many different ways, nearly everyone has owned it at some point, and it usually doesn’t get the respect it deserves. To paraphrase Gordon Gekko, “Porn, for lack of a better word, is good. Porn is right, porn works. Porn clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence … Continue reading Why I Love Pornography
There’s a fascinating post (with hundreds of comments) up at Scienceblogs.com. Mark Chu-Carroll, a Ph.D. who works at Google, writes extensively and passionately about why he’s not attending his 25th high school reunion. Now it’s twenty five years since I got out of that miserable fucking hell-hole. And people from my high school class are … Continue reading Will Facebook Destroy The High School Reunion?
Here’s a real doozy from my old friend and fellow Stanford/HBS grad, Adam Nash of LinkedIn:In every class, for every business case, the argument almost always broke down as follows: The MBA Students: Tell us what the rules of the game are, and we’ll tell you how to win the game. The Government Students: Tell … Continue reading Best post ever on the difference between business and government