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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
CallingSchool has started for our kids. Soon enough, they’ll understand that learning never stops. Speaking of continually learning, I came across an article about frontline leaders needing leadership skills. The main points were these:Managers are important to...
Via Bleeding Green Nation, an article that connects military thought to Chip Kelly's innovative football ideas: "...once you look behind the glitz and glamour of Kelly's offense, it becomes clear that speed is just a byproduct of a much larger...
Want $2 Million? Build A Robot!
Via Armed with Science: The goal of the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) is to generate groundbreaking research and development so that future robotics can perform the most hazardous activities. This is so that, in future disaster response operations – and in...
Senator Rand Paul Talks Tech, Civil Liberties, and Keeping the Government Out of Your Email
Via Wired: Paul’s ongoing challenge is to form a winning political coalition that unites right-wing and left-wing libertarians, and his trip to the center of America’s tech sector is an early test of that coalition’s tensile strength. Senator Rand Paul Talks Tech,...
Senator Rand Paul Talks Tech, Civil Liberties, and Keeping the Government Out of Your Email
Via Wired: Paul’s ongoing challenge is to form a winning political coalition that unites right-wing and left-wing libertarians, and his trip to the center of America’s tech sector is an early test of that coalition’s tensile strength. Senator Rand Paul Talks Tech,...
Even Google Doesn’t Do Interviews Better
Via The Daily Beast: All those interviews you do for new employees are terrible at predicting subsequent job performance. It's a scientific fact. And no, I'm not picking on you. Job interviews are just not very useful. Even Google Doesn't Do...
Even Google Doesn’t Do Interviews Better
Via The Daily Beast: All those interviews you do for new employees are terrible at predicting subsequent job performance. It's a scientific fact. And no, I'm not picking on you. Job interviews are just not very useful. Even Google Doesn't Do...
Web’s Reach Binds N.S.A. and Silicon Valley Leaders
Via NY Times: …technology experts and former intelligence officials say the convergence between Silicon Valley and the N.S.A. and the rise of data mining — both as an industry and as a crucial intelligence tool — have created a more complex reality. Silicon Valley has...