September 2009
11 posts
“But none of that changes the basic, undisputed fact: Roman Polanski raped a...”
– Reminder: Roman Polanski raped a child - Broadsheet - Salon.com
Sawickipedia: As a father of a girl - if Polanski had done this to my daughter - god help Polanski. His apologists are as perverted as Polanski is (and not was). How do any of them look themselves in the mirror or sleep at night?
“Here is a pretty close to final draft of the slides I’ll use. I prefer to use...”
– A VC: Fred Wilson
Rafer sez: When you pitch him or any of his peers, make sure your slides fit this description too.
(via rafer)
Sawickipedia: Listen to what Scott says. Our Lookery pitch deck (98% of which Scott did) used a similar style and had VC’s and investors enthralled. ...
“The upshot is simple: A few thousand trial lawyers are blocking reform that...”
– Philip K. Howard: Why Medical Malpractice Reform Is Off Limits - WSJ.com
Sawickipedia: The Trail Atty’s are the achilles heel of the Democrats. They are to the Dem’s as many social conservatives are to the Rep’s. Both provide the dollars that help drive their parties in ways that...
“But [artistic class] support was not universal; Luc Besson, a prominent French...”
– Polanski Case Exposes Divisions in France - NYTimes.com
Sawickipedia: Well said Luc. Well said. I am very encouraged by the fact that 30,000 respondents to a newspaper online poll - 70% said Polanski deserves to face justice for his *admitted* crime.
“Film industry leaders like Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar, Martin Scorsese and...”
– Polanski Case Exposes Divisions in France - NYTimes.com
Sawickipedia: Yeah Woody Allen is real reliable voice in support of Polanski. I guess it takes one incestuous/pedophile to know another sex offender. I can’t believe the NYTimes didn’t call out Woody. Both are sick bastards who...
“Gone are the cheery promises of earlier city leaders about how Detroit is on the...”
– As Detroit Mayor, Bing Does Not Sugarcoat the Issues - NYTimes.com
Sawickipedia: Bing comes off as a very real and inspirational leader. If only most politicians were this honest about dealing with the realities of political problems. I wish Bing the best of luck and hope he is able to accomplish...
“Calling soda the new tobacco, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will introduce...”
– Image by woody1778a via Flickr
Newsom wants to charge stores that sell sodas
Rafer sez: Go Gavin, go.
(via rafer)
Ivan sez: fuck this nanny state bullshit.
The government subsidizes both tobacco and corn. It also blocks imports of cheaper and better alternatives like sugar from Brazil or the...
“Calling soda the new tobacco, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will introduce...”
– Seriously Gavin? I agree that sodas are detrimental to our health but why stop at sodas then? Where do you draw the line? Why not charge a fee for stores that sell processed food or foods with excessive amounts of salt or harmful chemicals such as food coloring? Gotta be a different approach.Newsom...
Jason Fried: The next generation bends over →
rafer:
tedr:
mikehudack:
caro:
Mint was a key leader of the next generation of game changers. And now it’s property of Intuit — the poster-child for the last generation. What a loss. Is that the best the next generation can do? Become part of the old generation? How about kicking the shit out of the old guys? What ever happened to that?
As more great new companies are absorbed into big...
“Why no open application marketplace for the Zune?
Seitz noted that the...”
– Zune HD to get Twitter, Facebook as Microsoft abandons ‘squirting’
Sawickpedia says: This is laughable and classic strategy for a big company - compromise the integrity of product a so that product group b doesn’t feel bad and having to compete with an internal group.
The...