“MIT’s entrepreneurial impact is so great that, according to a 2009 study conducted by the founder of the Trust Center, active companies created by its alumni bring in a combined revenue today of as much as $2 trillion. That would make those companies the equivalent of the 11th-largest economy in the world.”
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2012/10/mit-important-university-world-harvard/
“…One final thought… I’m actually a fan of using algorithms to prioritize items in a queue. I just read an interesting post by a Twitter VC firm saying how great that was going to be for Twitter. But I think we all know the obvious truth which is that this is a revenue model. This algorithm isn’t about showing users the most relevant content. It’s about showing them the most relevant content PLUS any content that has been “boosted.” We stopped using Facebook for this very reason. We had thousands of followers but Facebook only showed our posts to a few hundred. If we wanted all of our followers to see a post we had to pay.”
http://blog.theoldreader.com/post/141859434694/instagram-unlevels-the-playing-field
“Unlike a lot of my cousins, I haven’t
touched my share of the trust money.
Like my father before me, I live only
on the income from my law practice. I
don’t want my daughters growing up
entitled and spoiled. And I agree with
my father — you give your children
enough money to do something but not
enough to do nothing.” — Matt King
http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Descendants,-The.html
Taking Note: The Finer Points of A Successful Mayoral Campaign
https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2016/03/25/taking-note-the-finer-points-of-a-successful-mayoral-campaign/
The Lessons of Film School, Distilled In One Speech
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-lessons-of-film-school-distilled-in-one-speech?mbid=rss
“…There may be a way for Obama (if he has the guts) to force the Senate’s hand to do its job to consider and vote on Merrick Garland’s appointment to the Supreme Court and if they do not, to seat Judge Garland on the Court without their action.
“There is a maxim in the law, from the Latin, “Qui tacet consentire videtur, ubi loqui debuit ac potuit” (He who is silent, when he ought to have spoken and was able to, is taken to agree). 4 Wigmore on Evidence, 3rd ed., § 1071
“Thus, legally, consensus can be presumed to exist until voiced disagreement becomes evident.
“A corollary is that if you disagree, the onus is on you to say so.”
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/senate-doesnt-act-obama-may-able-seat-judge-garland-anyway-ford
had each been elected to Council positions in former municipalities.
Not Rob.
First elected to Toronto City Council in 2000,
following 1997’s forced Amalgamation.
Rob Ford, Arguably then, was Toronto’s First
post-Amalgamation Megacity Mayor.
In 2010’s Mayoral Election, Rob Ford and his
Campaign Team, always addressed me as,
“Mr. Syed”.
It was, in a word, Respect.
2010 Mayoral Campaign, Rob found resonance on cutting the Council Size in Half,
from 44 to 22 Councillors.
Known for returning every phone call or showing up at people’s door if asked, or hounding bureaucrats on their behalf,
no one could deny Rob Ford the accolade as Expert Retail Politician.
Indeed, if Rob was working so hard as one of 44 City Councillors,
why couldn’t a few more Councillors work just as hard… in a reduced Council of 22?
Whatever the reality of this perception, this argument was missed by numerous City Hall gadflies.
When asked from where he learned how Toronto City Council works,
Rob Ford, with a smile and glint, would credit his former Council Seat-Mate,
Jack Layton.
When Jack Layton passed away, Nathan Phillips Square became covered with messages.
People mourned, shared, reflected, in chalk.
Rob Ford was there, remembering, reflecting.
Today, again, Nathan Phillips Square is being filled with heartfelt chalk messages.
Among them, one that says:
“Rob Ford – A People’s Mayor”
— HïMY SYeD
RT HiMYSYeD: http://twitpic.com/1gazyl – Rob Ford just wished me Luck in winning Ward19. Hes campaigning on Sorauren Ave #voteTO #Toronto
— Rob Ford Team (@RobFordTeam) 17 April 2010
I'm The Mayoral Candidate on 'The Left' #tovotes #voteto #cp24mayor #toronto #cdnpoli http://twitpic.com/274v2r
— HïMY SYeD (@HiMYSYeD) 20 July 2010
An Indian. A Fridge Magnet. His Worship, @TOMayorFord …A Cowboy. #cdnMUNI #TOpoli …#voteTO 2014. http://t.co/rRbeFvIC
— HïMY SYeD (@HiMYSYeD) 2 January 2013
Career Advice No One Tells You
https://medium.com/life-learning/career-advice-no-one-tells-you-8be1bcd330cb
Causal Duality:
“This principle states that equal benefit comes from action towards a goal and inaction away from it. The causes of our success are both to be found in efforts to move forward and from the absence of efforts to move backwards.”
http://www.llewellyn.com/encyclopedia/term/Causal%2BDuality
“…Because it is hard to persuade people who think like this to switch sides, electoral strategists argue that chasing swing voters is pointless. The easiest extra votes come from the 40% of the electorate who typically stay at home in a presidential poll. Each side therefore concentrates on stirring up people who support it but might not vote. That raises the anger to a new pitch.”
“…Despair over Mr Trump has reached such an intensity among some Republicans that the usual rules about there being no swing voters may no longer apply.”
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21693924-prospect-trump-v-clinton-grim-look-carefully-and-2016-offers-faint-promise?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/battlelines