Author: timbatchelder

  • Can the U.S. Create Its Own German-Style Energy Revolution?

    By Osha Gray Davidson, bloomberg.com InsideClimateNews.org (Phoenix, Ari­zona) — From a block away, the house was hard­ly vis­i­ble, hid­den by a dense stand of native mesquite and palo verde trees and tall clumps of prick­ly pear cac­tus. Close up, you could see the con­crete block… http://flpbd.it/wYLbh Can the U.S. Create Its Own German-Style Energy Revolution?…

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  • Drugmakers Gave Republican While Employees Backed Obama Bloomberg By The Numbers » 76 The percent share of global investors who say President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders will reach a short-term agreement to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff., bloomberg.com Pho­to­graph by JB Reed/Bloomberg Polit­i­cal com­mit­tees con­trolled by U.S. drug­mak­ers includ­ing John­son & John­son and Eli…

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  • Blame Wimpy for Slow U.S. Response to Climate Change

    By Eric Roston, bloomberg.com In the halt­ing, mea­sured lan­guage we’ve come to expect from his impromp­tu pub­lic remarks, Pres­i­dent Obama posed a core dilem­ma of cli­mate change yes­ter­day at his first post-election press con­fer­ence. Explain­ing the pos­si­ble… Blame Wimpy for Slow U.S. Response to Climate Change Related articles Keystone XL will “lock in” more climate…

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  • Drug company employees vote for Obama while PACs vote Republican

    Drugmakers Gave Republican While Employees Backed Obama Bloomberg By The Numbers » 76 The percent share of global investors who say President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders will reach a short-term agreement to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff., bloomberg.com Pho­to­graph by JB Reed/Bloomberg Polit­i­cal com­mit­tees con­trolled by U.S. drug­mak­ers includ­ing John­son & John­son and Eli…

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  • Obamacare sparks new jobs for tech workers

    Tech Workers See Opportunity as Health-Care Law Kicks In By Jeff Green & Shannon Pettypiece -, bloomberg.com John Tri­c­as said he heard oppor­tu­ni­ty knock­ing and learned net­work­ing soft­ware two decades ago, when it was the “next big thing.” Now he sens­es a sim­i­lar open­ing as the health-care over­haul law takes effect. In Sep­tem­ber, the… http://flpbd.it/1fR6x…

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  • HomeAway Co-Founder: Why I Hire Failures

    Jessica Stillman, inc.com START IT UP An epic fail early in his career taught HomeAway co-founder Brian Sharples that it’s a good idea to hire folks who have a healthy familiarity with failure. You think you’ve had bad days? Home­Away co-founder Brian Sharples once l… http://flpbd.it/vdiDV HomeAway Co-Founder: Why I Hire Failures Related articles HomeAway…

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  • Big data will rewire your brain

    Big Data: You Have No Idea How Much It Will Change Your Life Juan Enriquez, inc.com Futurist Juan Enriquez on the mind-blowing changes that Big Data is about to unleash on your business, your health, and life in general. Most mod­ern humans are now attempt­ing to cram more data into their heads in a sin­gle…

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  • With Scriptkit, Code Simple iPad Apps In The Time It Takes To Read This Post By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com Even non-coders can use Scriptkit for iPad to prototype web-powered iPad apps, all without ever touching a keyboard. I’ve never coded a day in my life before 15 min­utes ago, and as I write, I’m look­ing…

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  • With Scriptkit, Code Simple iPad Apps In The Time It Takes To Read This Post By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com Even non-coders can use Scriptkit for iPad to prototype web-powered iPad apps, all without ever touching a keyboard. I’ve never coded a day in my life before 15 min­utes ago, and as I write, I’m look­ing…

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  • Kickstarting: A Wi-Fi-Connected Light Socket Connects Any Bulb To Your iPhone By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com The Spark Socket takes a modular approach to internet-connected home automation, one bulb at a time. We should live in the Jet­sons era by now, but despite all our inno­va­tions in com­put­ing power and the cloud, our hous­es remain pret­……

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  • Kickstarting: A Wi-Fi-Connected Light Socket Connects Any Bulb To Your iPhone By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com The Spark Socket takes a modular approach to internet-connected home automation, one bulb at a time. We should live in the Jet­sons era by now, but despite all our inno­va­tions in com­put­ing power and the cloud, our hous­es remain pret­……

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  • An iPad Guide To Building The Perfect Sustainable City By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com “Ecological Urbanism,” a book of essays published by the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2010, was destined to fall out of date. The iPad version won’t have that problem. In 2010, Har­vard’s Grad­u­ate School of Design pub­lished… http://flpbd.it/P9kMS

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  • Fuck Cancer CEO Yael Cohen On You Can’t Please Everybody

    By Neil Janowitz, fastcompany.com Lessons: “Some­times peo­ple are offend­ed by the name, which is obvi­ous­ly never our inten­tion. But I’ve learned that we’re not here to please every­one, and I’m ok with that. Not every­body loves what we do—and that’s prob­a­bly for … Fuck Cancer CEO Yael Cohen On You Can’t Please Everybody Related articles…

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  • Harvard design iPad book will never go out of date

    An iPad Guide To Building The Perfect Sustainable City By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com “Ecological Urbanism,” a book of essays published by the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2010, was destined to fall out of date. The iPad version won’t have that problem. In 2010, Har­vard’s Grad­u­ate School of Design pub­lished… RT @FastCompany: Via @FastCoDesign,…

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  • Why I Never Post Job Openings

    Eric V. Holtzclaw, inc.com LEAN FORWARD Instead, I give candidates permission to stalk me. They should find out what I’m up to, track me down, introduce themselves, let me get to know them. It works. Peo­ple often ask me how to get a job at my com­pa­ny, User Insight. T… http://flpbd.it/JhhGm Why I Never Post…

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  • Freakonomics radio: The real life of consultants

    (via Freakonomics » I Consult, Therefore I Am: A New Freakonomics Radio Podcast) Related articles A Freakonomics Radio Bleg: What’s Your Name? (freakonomics.com) Freakonomics Radio: Parking Is Hell (transportationnation.org) Superfreakonomics (kirkomi.wordpress.com)

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  • This App Uses Cell Phone Data To Track How You’re Feeling BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com It turns out that the way you use your phone is a huge window into how you’re feeling—emotionally and physically. Ginger.io is using that data to help people track their moods, and help doctors track the health of their patients.…

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  • When will someone invent a usable pellet stove?

    (via The Pellet Stove That Actually Looks Like It Was Made in the 21st Century) Related articles >US Stove 69FAK Fresh Air Kit for Corn and Pellet Stoves (usstove69fakpelletstovesmy.wordpress.com) $>Wood Pellet Basket Heater, Alternative Heating Source Using Wood Pellets in Your Wood Stove or Fireplace (woodpelletbasketpelletsstovemy.wordpress.com) !BOSCA BCPS700i Soul 700 Pellet Stove (boscabcps700isoulpelletstovemy.wordpress.com) Quadra-Fire Pellet…

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  • How to make capitalism work for people and the planet

    10 Steps To Transform Capitalism For The Better BY JOHN ELKINGTON AND CHARMIAN LOVE, fastcoexist.com Our economic system could better serve people and the planet. These are the small pivots we can take to make it more equitable. Editor’s Note In this series of five sto­ries, Volans will high­light key pre­sen­ta­tions from the Break­through… RT…

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  • Management consultants must become anthropologists to get real data

    Why Management Consultants Need To Make Apps, Take “Rep Rides,” And Study High-Selling Hair Farmers By David Zax, fastcompany.com To create real value, Bluewolf consultants shadow their clients’ representatives in the field. The results often involve mobile apps streamlining their work. The man­age­ment con­sult­ing indus­try has been much maligned in recent years. The… RT @FastCompany:…

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