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Maybe a better title for this post is : How start-up companies should hire. Great post and great comments at Seth Levine’s blog, and here are some quotes: Aim high. In the fast paced world of start-ups there’s a natural tendency to need to get everything done yesterday – including that latest hire.  As a [...]

The historical proportions of what we just committed to with the government bailout of the economy is mind-boggling.

Great conversation. I love what Muhammad Yunus says about welfare – why can’t the conservative movement embrace his philosophy and his methods? “The moment you believe in the capacity of human beings, you can not match welfare with that concept.” Click on the picture to watch the video.

I am about half way through the “The Principled Politician: The Ralph Carr Story” and wanted to share what a great book this is. I’ve heard of Governor Carr before and have seen his statue on Sakura Square, and reading his biography is such a pleasure. He was an amazing person and certainly an amazing [...]

Recently, I’ve rediscovered the joy of going to a library. I’ve always loved visiting libraries. When I was little, my mom would take my brother and I to the main library in Yerevan weekly, if not more. Then when I was in high school, I often did my homework in the beautiful UK library in [...]

As you know, I love maps and even more I love imposing data onto maps. So here is another interesting visualization of the growth of Walmart across the US: It’s surprising how slowly the stores expanded from the mid-west. You can actually see the stores forming a dense cluster around the first few stores and [...]

Though I am still not sure I will be going all the way, it felt good to pass my first “professional designation” exam.  On to the next one!

I watched a TED talk by Ian Dunbar talking about dog training, in which he describes how cruel we can be to dogs (and each other) because sometimes we don’t understand how to communicate properly. Mr. Dunbar seems especially impressive in his display of empathy toward animals and humans alike. It’s worth watcing if you [...]

UPDATE: If you haven’t heard already, Amendment 56, along with 53, 55, and 57 will NOT be on the ballot this November. Well, they will still be in your bluebook, and your mail-in ballot, but they won’t be counted. When I saw the new amendment (Amendment 56) that will be on this November’s ballot, requiring [...]