Michael Overell

I can say, however, that being a decent dad and raising kids with someone I love and who’s competent has for the first time begun to address the question we all struggle with: Why am I here?

I can say, however, that being a decent dad and raising kids with someone I love and who’s competent has for the first time begun to address the question we all struggle with: Why am I here?

A very good analysis of Facebook

That’s the thing with branding: what people think about your company is not so much what you say but what you do, and that many people immediately assume the worst about Facebook and privacy is Facebook’s own fault.

No one has a greater interest in your health than you do. Trust in Doctor You.

As usual, brilliant and thoughtful insight presented as inevitable common sense.

I aspire to both the insight and attitude of @profgalloway when I get old.

A good summary -

Love this sentence.

Life’s too long not to try, but too short not to be lazy and enjoy yourself.

I had a couple who named their daughter Freedom Stream. I think everyone just wanted to honor the moment.”

A short but important article imo.

Machine learning, broad consolidation, category creation, and new distribution models each will change the SaaS ecosystem in fundamental ways.

Spent this evening learning about B2X fork. Fascinating stuff!

We’re in uncharted territory, and with a currency that is currently worth almost one-hundred billion dollars.

Interesting analysis showing the hard reality of building a sustainable online marketplace

The only article on Gen Y and millennials anyone should read.

“Stay wildly ambitious. Stop thinking you’re special. Don’t care what other people think”

A wonderful explanation of crypto assets you can forward to your curious uncle.

This is good. Also adding Vonnegut's Player Piano to the reading list.

The man begins to eat, cannot eat, weeps uncontrollably. He never said that he loved him.

Long live the vest

A group of data scientists have found a way using drones and artificial intelligence to geolocate groups of white men wearing Patagonia vests, in order to predict future investment opportunities.

Great essay from Scott Galloway. Rare blend of insight and sass

This is excruciating to read

Preach!

A thoughtful and important essay in the face of growing polarization.

Political ideologies tend to blind people to the best policies. One should not seek a “conservative” answer to poverty or a “liberal” answer to immigration. One should seek the best answer. It is highly unlikely that any political party has a monopoly on truth.

I'm no finance expert but technical 'analysis' like this strikes me as complete BS

And now, without that trendline support level to act like a floor for shares, the downside potential is elevated.

True words

Excellent news!

Our findings suggest that drinking four cups of coffee each day can be part of a healthy diet in healthy people."

"do great work"

Today I learned about people/thing theory in this excellent, thoughtful essay.

It just says that sometimes, in a population-based way that doesn’t necessarily apply to any given woman or any given man, women and men will have some different interests. Which should be pretty obvious to anyone who’s spent more than a few minutes with men or women.

Never met a sweet drink that pairs well with food. Drink only water, or wine, with meals. #sciencesays