August 2011
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Berkshire Hathaway - Wikipedia, the free... →
In 1962, Warren Buffett began buying stock in Berkshire Hathaway after noticing a pattern in the price direction of its stock whenever the company closed a mill. Eventually, Buffett acknowledged that the textile business was waning and company’s financial situation was not going to improve. In 1964, Stanton made a verbal tender offer of $111⁄2 per share for the company to buy back...
July 2011
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June 2011
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May 2011
4 posts
I’m at Hornblower (San Diego, CA)
“I’m on a boat.”
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April 2011
8 posts
Bug 632749 – Doesn't show bookmark manager or code... →
Firefox 4.1, OS X 10.6.7:
15” MacBook Pro with 24” Apple LED Cinema Display. ACD is primary display (has menubar). MBP is to left of ACD.
1) Place FF window on MBP screen.
2) Go to http://google.com/
3) Hit CMD+U
4) Nothing appears, though “Source of: http://google.com/” does appear as last item in Window menu.
Placing window 50% or more on ACD screen works as...
“On March 23, 2011, Justin Vernon told Rolling Stone that a follow up of For...”
– Bon Iver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MorrisonFilm: TinyDouche →
I agree with this 110%. These are my exact sentiments. The troubling thing is that there is obviously something TinyGrab is not telling us.
maniacalrage:
morrisonfilm:
The guys over at TinyGrab are running a clinic on how not to handle a crisis.
A few weeks ago, TinyGrab’s servers were apparently hacked, and because of that they released new, untested software that completely doesn’t work....
March 2011
7 posts
Andy Ihnatko’s Advice for Tablet Makers →
If you try to build something the size of an iPad that tries to work kind of like an iPad, you’re pretty much admitting to your potential customers that Apple has The Real Thing and you’re selling a knockoff. One that costs $100 to $300 more, for some reason.
“It was my experience that people approached an online purchase of six dollars...”
– Anatomy of a Crushing (via Instapaper)
February 2011
1 post
“All right enough. Shush. Be a man like your parents wish you were. OK. Let me...”
– Ten Sexy Ladies - This Steak I Got Here
December 2010
2 posts
WatchNew Star Tours Video Makes Us Ask: Where Will the New Star Tours Attraction Take Us? « Disney Parks Blog
November 2010
11 posts
WatchLast night, indie megastar Sufjan Stevens brought his elaborate live show to “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”. Dressed in angel wings, neon stripes, and a backwards rave-kid visor, Sufjan and his massive band (backup dancers included) worked through a dense, choreographed version of the Age of Adz track “Too Much”. Maybe I’m projecting here, but Fallon looked slightly...
WatchTalking to Your Kids About Star Wars - AOL Video
Tux Life: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt →
essdogg:
I’ve spent the better part of the week serving as the foreman for a jury in a criminal case. As they tell you, you’re not allowed to talk about it with anyone, not even your fellow jurors, during the trial. As they also tell you, once the trial is over you can talk about anything you want. So, here goes.
Cowboys & Aliens - Trailer - Movie Trailers -... →
I’m in.
October 2010
4 posts
“I always wondered what it was that made George McFly say to his wife,...”
– What’s the biggest movie plot hole you’ve noticed? : AskReddit
September 2010
2 posts
August 2010
5 posts
Flood Lite: Apple's Attention to Detail →
In July 2002, Appled filed a patent for a “Breathing Status LED Indicator” (No. US 6,658,577 B2). They described it as a “blinking effect of the sleep-mode indicator in accordance with the present invention mimics the rhythm of breathing which is psychologically appealing.”
The average…
Why working at home is both awesome and horrible -... →
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