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Bathrobes and Slippers for Everyone
2007-10-12 22:09:00 I am the manger of uniworld and I ask myself, Why? Why should I rent office space when all of my potential employees already have one... in fact, they live in it. In today's world there's only three things Information, Talent and Production and you only need space for one of them. I got to thinking about this a couple of days ago when I first encountered the term crowdsourcing. As soon I wiki'd it, the thought crystallized. There has been a whole new internet niche booming before my eyes and I never noticed it. Now this niche has one over-riding parameter and several broad sub-niches, but the key characteristic is that the producers don't hire the talent... they don't even speak to the talent... and at the end of the month paypal dollars flow to anonymous individuals identified only by the omni-present 1099. Crowdsourcing in a nutshell is simply throwing a problem out on the internet and see who volunteers an answer. There are some real geniuses out there competing for ... More About: Slip , Slipper , Robe , Slippers
My New Background Could Be Yours, Graffiti Parm
2007-10-12 06:11:00 Bad ass, high res, free photo layer from the zen master. More About: Graffiti , Background
Flashback Fever... Honest George at the Debates
2007-10-12 05:35:00 The Emperor's New Hump The New York Times killed a story that could have changed the election—because it could have changed the election.By Dave LindorffIn the weeks leading up to the November 2 election, the New York Times was abuzz with excitement. Besides the election itself, the paper’s reporters were hard at work on two hot investigative projects, each of which could have a major impact on the outcome of the tight presidential race.One week before Election Day, the Times (10/25/04) ran a hard-hitting and controversial exposé of the Al-Qaqaa ammunition dump—identified by U.N. inspectors before the war as containing 400 tons of special high-density explosives useful for aircraft bombings and as triggers for nuclear devices, but left unguarded and available to insurgents by U.S. forces after the invasion.On Thursday, just three days after that first exposé, the paper was set to run a second, perhaps more explosive piece, exposing how George W. Bush had worn an electronic ... More About: Debates , Flashback , Honest , Fever
Bill Kristol at the Ass Rodeo
More articles from this author:2007-10-12 04:39:00 Is it time yet?In March of 2003, highly paid stuffed suit Bill Kristol puffed important when he solemnly declared,A time will come to scrutinize our government's management of the war's aftermath, its equivocations on democracy in Iraq, its inadequate defense budget, and much else. But for now, at this moment of historic opportunity and national resolve, we simply pray for the president, his advisers, and our brave men and women in uniform. June 2003, Bill Kristol,For that matter, the notion that the Bush administration really, really, in its heart of hearts, had other, preferred reasons for taking out Saddam Hussein--particularly, that it did so to justify removing its troops from Saudi Arabia--and that the entire war was therefore a fraud . . . well, this idea, too, is crackpot. In May, 2004, it was this,We do not know how close the American effort in Iraq may be to irrecoverable failure. We are inclined to believe, however, that the current Washington wisdom—that the United S... More About: Rodeo , Odeo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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