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Video – Russian Olympic Promo: 30 Squats = Free Subway Ticket
The hype for the Russian Winter Olympics begins... Video: Moscow Subway Ticket Machine Accepts 30 Squats As Payment
Good Stock Trading = Contrarian
No need to read all of Jesse Livermore: The Greatest Trader Who Ever Lived, but here is a 100+ year old quote that still applies today: “The successful trader has to…
That Charity May Not Be The Right Type Of Charity
James Altucher being provocative as usual…
“Ten Reasons Why I Would Never Donate to a Major Charity…”
I’m not endorsing this conclusion but he makes some useful points:
I’m not saying don’t give. I’m not saying don’t be spiritual or don’t be good. But do it with thoughtfulness, with true spirit, with a true desire to help. More harm than good is done when you blindly throw money at most charities.
3) I don’t like paying administrative overhead. For every $1 someone donates to the American Cancer Society, 9.8 cents goes to administrative costs. (more…)
“Jamie Dimon on the Line”
Long [but good] Vanity Fair profile of Jamie Dimon, one of my favorite CEO’s and speakers: Warren Buffett..., says that when Berkshire Hathaway bought the railroad Burlington Northern for $26…
Facebook Revenue Explodes
"From $0 To $1 Billion In Two Quarters – Facebook's Mobile Ad Business Is Suddenly Huge" 75% of $4 million is $3 million. $3 million per day over 365 days…
“One Hell Of A Tale”
Truly amazing plane crash story from "One Hell Of A Tale". "What does it take to save over 100 lives when the plane you’re flying loses control?" The rest is…
The Darker Side Of Facebook
Facebook needs to embrace the Dark Side...Top 14 Things We Need To Know About On Facebook (That They Don't Want To Tell Us):14) "Bob is no longer friends with Bill."If…
Top Nine Outgoing Voicemail Messages
This is what you would hear when you call me and I don't pick up. Vote on which one you like best and I'll use the winner on my iPhone:9)…
Top Ten Condiments IN THE WORLD
11) Hot Mess sauceI don’t think this exists yet (thus #11) but it's still top 15 on the name alone. If anyone recently invented a sauce and needs a name…
Top 10 Email Signatures Part 2
For reference, please see: Top 10 Email Signatures Part 1 10) Take Care, but not too much, Andrew 9) Oozing with Sincerity, Andrew 8) I BCC'd someone but I'm not going…
How the Financial Crisis started…
Some guy made this for his Thesis. I found it thanks to Dan Ariely's blog at http://www.predictablyirrational.com/ Its a pretty well done video, although it does go a bit long…