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Joined March 2009
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Sprout Life is a model for the evolution of complex life github.com/ShprAlex/SproutLiā¦ by @ShprAlex
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If you like bouncing balls explaining how to slow down #coronavirus, my latest story in the @washingtonpost is for you: Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to āflatten the curveā washingtonpost.com/graphics/ā¦
If one candidate mentions their website they all have to do it. This hurts the dialogue. @CNN should make a rule against it, and save them all the trouble by doing it for them.
Omg, removing like counts is so much better than removing likes. (Was removing twitter likes alarmism?) great article: onezero.medium.com/the-illinā¦
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Two great quotes:
āSocial media is a nuance destruction machineā
āYou need to remove nuance and add conflictā
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A lack of peas is not the problem. Itās the lack of processing power/infrastructure able to convert peas into useable isolate for the many #plantbased products that are experiencing increasingly high demand
Seems like an opportunity.
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Rent the Runway is the biggest user of dry cleaning services in the US. Will these costs really be viable for retailers like Urban Outfitters, with lower value items? retaildive.com/news/urban-ouā¦ via @RetailDive
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When people in a business negotiation share not just a meal but a plate, they collaborate better and reach deals faster, according to new research from @ChicagoBooth. Learn more: ow.ly/85V330mXAVC
"music publications remain some of the most popular independent curators on Spotify and other streaming services."
Talked to CJR about the g'rithims cjr.org/analysis/algorithms-ā¦
New blog posts are up on the DinnerParty blog! I really like this one: medium.com/dinnerparty/philoā¦
Big brother wants you to go shopping - "The dataset contains details of passive WiFi signal probing from a sensor network across Great Britain. These data are used as a proxy for estimating footfall at retail locations"
New Blog post out - When and where humans move?
citiescience.org/
@CDRC_UK @ElsaArcaute @jmichaelbatty @cgg_mx
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We have the technology, we we can rebuild the Twitter 'Like' button. But in the meantime make sure you backup your faves, github.com/kellan/tweet-faveā¦
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āItās nothĀing perĀsonal, but I just canāt give you 20% for handĀing me a pre-made sandĀwich.ā On the agonies of iPad tipping wsj.com/articles/you-want-20ā¦
How to tell if your company is the right fit for a VC - "The secret rule of thumb that most VCs have: any single investment needs to be able to return the entire fund."
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We started a DinnerParty medium blog! First story is up! medium.com/dinnerparty/dinneā¦
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"Mr. Meyerās leadership style isnāt typical, but it does fit a type. Heās a futuristāor better yet, a utopian.
Henry Ford, Walt Disney and Steve Jobs showed flashes of this. Utopians spend an inordinate amount of time and brainpower imagining the world as it should be."
Love that @dhmeyer had the balls to ditch tips for the long journey towards hospitality included at all of his restaurants. Stay strong--customers (me) are fans. Via @WSJ on.wsj.com/2p3C5CA
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