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Journalism is dead. Long live fandom. Michael Wolff, an old-school journalist, provides the autopsy in his recent Vanity Fair profile of Politico, the site for political junkies and insiders: The granular and focused and O.C.D. nature of Politico’s view of the world changes the language. Laymen can’t enter this conversation, and the people who are … Continue reading How Fandom Killed Journalism (And Why It’s A Good Thing)
What would happen if “The Lord of the Rings” was a D&D campaign? How would real players react to the endless narration and exposition, the grinding monotony of fighting nothing but orcs, and of course, the utter lack of treasure? “DM of the Rings” provides the answer. It’s a 144-page webcomic, using screen captures from … Continue reading Best. Comic. Ever. (especially for old D&D hacks)
One of the things I think PBworks might be useful for is coordinating a study group. Back when I was at HBS, it would have come in handy; the members of my group could have set up a wiki page for each case, and we could have collaborated together on the analysis. We could also … Continue reading Wanted: Law School and Business School Students
Robin Hanson at Overcoming Bias poses this provocative question in his latest post: Many people say they favor redistribution from the rich to the poor because they feel sorry for the poor. The poor suffer from having too little money, and it doesn’t take much money to help them a lot. In contrast, the rich … Continue reading If we redistribute wealth, why not beauty?
My latest post on Ask The Harvard MBA seems to have struck a nerve…click on over to read my thoughts on applying market segmentation to racial profiling in the dating world.
Here’s a peek behind the curtain for anyone who’s curious about life as a father, blogger, startup guy, and the world’s poorest angel investor…. 6:00 AMAwakened by the children, who immediately lobby for 1) hot cocoa, and 2) watching our new Pokemon DVD. They’re effective lobbyists. 6:15 AMStart the morning routine by plugging into the … Continue reading A Day In The Life Of Chris Yeh
Fact #1: As the U.S. government begins to impose more “buy American” provisions on the economy, companies will be pressured to stop outsourcing to China and India. Fact #2: The median home price in Detroit has dropped to $5,000. That is not a misprint. I smell an arbitrage opportunity. Why not buy up Detroit real … Continue reading Business Idea: Offshoring To Detroit
One simple hack that can help you balance your work with your family is to take on the primary responsibility for picking up your kids from daycare/aftercare. I’ve always picked up the kids before 6 PM, which forces me to leave the office. Anyone who wants me to stay later, I simply tell them, “I … Continue reading Parenting Hack: Pick Your Kids Up From School
Longtime readers know that I fear the inevitable robot rebellion. Mere flesh and bone has little chance against the tireless steely grip of malevolent AIs and their murderous legions of cybernetic minions. So it is with some trepidation that I read this recent Esquire story on the US Air Force’s plan to build an army … Continue reading USAF Continues Its Push Towards A Terminator Future
Time to test to value of the hive mind! This summer, I’m taking my family to Disneyworld. I’m going to need two things to make the trip a success: (1) Some kind of handheld device that lets me do email and browse the Web(2) Some kind of pocket camera/camcorder that can take decent digital photos … Continue reading I Need Your Advice