Jul
29
Geography
- "My friend's got a place in New York".
- "Ah cool, which part?"
- "Jersey".
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Jul
29
“[London] does not believe that there exists at present sufficient legal basis under international law to either declare or recognize water or sanitation as free-standing human rights.”
British U.N. delegate Nicola Freedman regarding United Nations Resolution A/64/L.63/Rev.1, the Human Right to Water. The United States also offered its own weasely and pathetic explanation in legalese as to why they don’t see water and sanitation as a human right.
(via hungryghoast & jhnbrssndn)
Jul
28
“Rule of thumb: being first helps in the short run. Being a little more right than the masses ultimately pays off in the long run. Being last is the worst of all three.”
Seth Godin
Jul
28
“I suspect many of the services I will work with over my career will be addictive, but I hope they won’t be emotionally destructive.”
Andrew Parker on Paul Graham’s “addiction” post.
Jul
24
“The digital economy is huge and creating lots of new types of university courses. Someone who’s not engaged in that kind of world will think ‘oh, well, that’s a Mickey Mouse course’, but actually that’s where industry is at.”
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK.
I of course agree that training for roles in the digital economy is vital. The problem seems to be making sure this training is grounded skills employers actually want, rather than trying to make it into a pseudo-academic exercise, which often seems to be the approach of “vocational” courses, especially in IT/computer science.
I of course agree that training for roles in the digital economy is vital. The problem seems to be making sure this training is grounded skills employers actually want, rather than trying to make it into a pseudo-academic exercise, which often seems to be the approach of “vocational” courses, especially in IT/computer science.
Jul
18
“We cannot say that we can give tacit approval to any and all the activities which threaten our intellectual properties. But on the other hand, it would not be appropriate if we treated people who did something based on affection for Nintendo, as criminals”
Nintendo Doesn’t Want To Criminalize Obsessed Fans
HEAR THAT, MUSIC INDUSTRY?
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