Cloudy Thinking

I discovered Semlor today on the (excellent) Grain Doe food blog. Thanks to Wikipedia, I also learned the funny (but sad) details of the death of Sweden’s King Adolf Frederick.

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Fascinating interview with Larry Halff, the guy behind the ma.gnolia bookmarking service. I recovered what I think are most of bookmarks, so teh system failure was not a big deal to me. As you’ll see, Larry Halff seems like a decent guy, someone who simply screwed up. Who among us…

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As Lawrence Ferlinghetti said, “Think long thoughts in short sentences.” A slideshow by Amanda Mooney that may inspire you.

CNBC blew it today in their crude handling of Nouriel Roubini and Nassim Taleb, two interesting and important economists. This was so bad it was almost tabloid journalism. Here’s my letter to Power Lunch: (more…)

Greg Ness writes Three Horsemen of the Coming Network Revolution. (more…)

SiliconValley.com says: “A new Stanford class called “Facebook for Parents” aims to give grown-ups a grounding in the social network. Adults older than 35 accounted for 3.6 million — or 9 percent — of Facebook’s 2007 demographics, and are the fast-growing segment of users.”

Interesting article by Tracy Alloway in Financial Times about “Boycott CNBC Day.” They certainly do act like buffons far too often. Not sure why I allow my TV to display the CNBC channel part of most trading days. Me bad.

An annotated list of tools and tips for Gmail. [via Martin at Ghacks]

The power of accurate observation is often called cynicism by those who have not got it. — George Bernard Shaw

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From John Mauldin’s Weekly E-Letter (it’s excellent and free, you should subscribe): “What I told them is that for those businesses which are dependent on the US consumer, their world is going to be smaller for a long time. (more…)

Felix Salmon writes about Cacophonous CNBC. I have CNBC on for much of the business day. The yelling and screaming is obviously orchestrated, and tedious.

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Paul Potts is a mobile phone salesman who sings opera like a pro. [via Perry Belcher]