How to get fired from Fox News in 5 minutes ~ Judge Napolitano

by | February 15, 2012 | Videos | 0 Comments

Totally brilliant! Point after point after point, I was enthralled by Napolitano's rant. Thanks Judge! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QT8Q-Hcll0 Fox Business Network Cancels Judge Andrew Napolitano's Freedom Watch - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine.
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Zynga’s strategy ~ “Don’t f***ing innovate!”

by | February 2, 2012 | Words | 0 Comments

“I don’t f***ing want innovation...You’re not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what they do and do it until you get their numbers.” ~ Zynga CEO Mark Pincus This Forbes piece, Leaked Zynga Memo Justifies Copycat Strategy, analyzes the recently leaked memo where...
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“How reddit saved my life” ~ Crowd-sourcing a medical diagnosis

by | March 7, 2012 | Videos | 0 Comments

I thought this was really cool how, after doctors were unable to make a diagnosis of his condition, this guy was able to diagnose the problem with help from the reddit community. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgMCj1FeH6o Crowd-sourcing a medical diagnosis may be...
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Smoking kid ~ Ogilvy ad

by | June 20, 2012 | Videos | 0 Comments

Smoking kid ad from Ogilvy ~ Nice to see the "mad men" and women of Ogilvy (Thailand) put their creative energies into something for the public good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHH2LsAHeHc
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Cory Doctorow explains why protecting our privacy is vital to our freedom

by | November 15, 2013 | Featured, Videos | 0 Comments

Cory Doctorow explains why privacy is vital to our intellectual and personal freedom. Articulate as ever, Doctorow voices what I’ve been trying to sort out in my own mind about privacy for months.

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Jupiter ~ Awesome image of its storms

by | April 6, 2012 | Photos | 0 Comments

Jupiter - Absolutely stunning! I don't I know if it's really Jupiter or some digital artist's conception, but it's sure one knockout of an image. I need to find the source for this image of Jupiter's storms. via Jupiter : pics | reddit
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It’s not that we disagree…

by | July 3, 2012 | Tweets, Words | 0 Comments

https://twitter.com/bzupp/status/218798725336801281 I love this quote, and it's from me! It's not that we disagree. It's that we let different people do our thinking for us. Twitter / bzupp: It's not that we disagree..
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Pete Davidson Apologizes to Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw – SNL

Pete Davidson Apologizes to Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw – SNL

by | November 11, 2018 | Videos | 0 Comments

I liked this...and it had a good message at the end about Veteran's Day...Thank you for your service, really...And we'll "Never Forget." I suppose I should know what happened to prompt this, but I haven't bothered yet. In any case, good on them for doing this.
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Clever food preparation tips

by | August 11, 2012 | Words | 0 Comments

Found some cool cooking tips on buzzfeed. Below are my favorites. Freeze grapes to chill a glass or wine without watering it down. Put wooden spoon across a boiling pot of water to prevent it from boiling over. Corn chips are great kindling for starting a fire (due to...
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Obamacare infographic explains a lot

by | November 19, 2013 | Photos | 0 Comments

The Obamacare infographic below attempts to explain the history of healthcare and health insurance in America, and how Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) fits into that history. Created by an insurance and wealth management company out of Ohio called the Hummel...
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