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Schumpeter: In praise of misfits | The Economist

Schumpeter: In praise of misfits | The Economist
But what do you call the “Full of Themselves” mental disorder that afflicts venture capitalists?

Some Economics of Pay What You Want Pricing — Marginal Revolution

Some Economics of Pay What You Want Pricing — Marginal Revolution

Of Flying Cars and the Declining Rate of Profit | David Graeber | The Baffler

Of Flying Cars and the Declining Rate of Profit | David Graeber | The Baffler
“Common sense suggests that if you want to maximize scientific creativity, you find some bright people, give them the resources they need to pursue whatever idea comes into their heads, and then leave them alone. Most will turn up nothing, but one or two may well discover something. But if you want to minimize the possibility of unexpected breakthroughs, tell those same people they will receive no resources at all unless they spend the bulk of their time competing against each other to convince you they know in advance what they are going to discover.”

Twitter: @Sniff009

Sniff009 Even Jonah Hill is happy for you! @BartolosColon http://t.co/fu9JYUDt

Twitter: @BayAreaWS

BayAreaWS Giants take Miramonte HS ss Drew Jackson in 37th round. Jackson is headed to Stanford, courtesy pick. He is brother of Brett Jackson, Cubs

Blog: I Love Charts: How Nomz Work

Racist Culture is a Factory Defect

Racist Culture is a Factory Defect
by Anil Dash

Blog: Barking up the wrong tree: What can startups do to increase their chance of surviving and thriving?

Blog: The Body Odd: ‘Macho’ dudes are more likely to sacrifice for the team

Blog: Cardboard Gods: Purpose

Twitter: @bobtimmermann

bobtimmermann It seems like a long time ago when the biggest complaint #LAKings fans had was Ryane Clowe playing the puck from the bench.

Twitter: @thinkgeek

thinkgeek <3! Five Star Trek captains photographed together for 1st time ever: http://t.co/aBLVVy0j Who’s *your* favorite?

Los Angeles Review of Books – Measures Of American Beauty

Los Angeles Review of Books – Measures Of American Beauty
Josh Wilker being brilliant again. On The Art of Fielding, but so much more.

Atul Gawande: Failure and Rescue : The New Yorker

Atul Gawande: Failure and Rescue : The New Yorker
“So you will take risks, and you will have failures. But it’s what happens afterward that is defining. A failure often does not have to be a failure at all. However, you have to be ready for it—will you admit when things go wrong? Will you take steps to set them right?—because the difference between triumph and defeat, you’ll find, isn’t about willingness to take risks. It’s about mastery of rescue.”

Blog: Flip Flop Fly Ballin’: My name seems to be difficult for Mexican people to hear…

Blog: THE BOOK–Playing The Percentages In Baseball: Michael Lewis on luck… of his life

Twitter: @scareduck

scareduck AWESOME product: Ubiquiti Networks Unifi AP Outdoor. Unbeatable range with outdoor temp hardening. http://t.co/sfzUhBPI

Twitter: @waxpancake

waxpancake Every CEO who’s written a weak “sorry if anybody was offended” apology could learn from Jason Alexander: http://t.co/YEBEv6uM

DARK AGES AMERICA

DARK AGES AMERICA
I don’t get this at all. That makes it interesting to me.

Blog: Ezra Klein: Study: Better-educated citizens improve government by complaining more