May 2009
27 posts
“But cars didn’t shape our existence; cars let us escape with our lives. We’re...”
– - WSJ
It is a joy to read well-written English.
“The spiral-shaped ‘compact fluorescent,’ around for years, produces...”
– -WSJ
I know that there is a lot of anger about the quality of the light and how long they last, but a 7 month payback is a pretty darn high return on investment.
“If you like this place you are a D-bag and you probably went to BC. Also…...”
– The best review of the bar I went to last night. (Yelp)
What Makes Us Happy? (The Atlantic) →
adriennes:
yaelgreenberg:
One of the best articles I’ve read in a long time.
Thank you for posting this! I heard mention of it on NPR this morning and wanted desperately to find it. Excellent piece.
What a beautiful article!
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“Oil is not going up because things are getting better in the economy. Quite the...”
– StockGawk: Nat. Gas VS. OIL a tale of two tapes (via financegeek)
I see this as the billions of dollars that the Fed pumped into the system looking for a home. The cash ran through stocks and bonds, and now is pumping up oil. Whether this maneuver works depends on how the market interprets it. I...
“‘We have to tell people that diamonds are valuable,’ he said....”
– Aleksandr A. Malinin, an adviser to the president of Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond producer. (NYT)
“While no age group is exempt from layoffs, younger workers seem to be...”
– WSJ
“A lot of chefs don’t have a natural sense of economy,” he says. “I...”
– I agree, Mr. Boulud
NYT
“For restaurants, music is one way to influence who shows up, or at least who...”
– NYT
Manhattan Calling - NYT →
How did I miss this? Young folks moving from Brooklyn to Manhattan, thanks to falling rents.
“‘Multitasking is a myth,’ Ms. Gallagher said. ‘You cannot do...”
– That’s consistent with my experience. Maybe I start meditating to improve my attention.
-NYT
