General Randomness
Humans prefer cockiness to expertise - life - 10 June 2009 - New Scientist
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Scientists say confidence trumps knowledge or ability. Maybe that's why so many psychopaths seem to be in charge of everything.
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The Generation M Manifesto - Umair Haque
Here's the opening of Umair's inspiring manifesto:
Dear Old People Who Run the World,My generation would like to break up with you.Everyday, I see a widening gap in how you and we understand the world — and what we want from it. I think we have irreconcilable differences.You wanted big, fat, lazy "business." We want small, responsive, micro-scale commerce.You turned politics into a dirty word. We want authentic, deep democracy — everywhere.You wanted financial fundamentalism. We want an economics that makes sense for people — not just banks.You wanted shareholder value — built by tough-guy CEOs. We want real value, built by people with character, dignity, and courage.You wanted an invisible hand — it became a digital hand. Today's markets are those where the majority of trades are done literally robotically. We want a visible handshake: to trust and to be trusted.You wanted growth — faster. We want to slow down — so we can become better.You didn't care which communities were capsized, or which lives were sunk. We want a rising tide that lifts all boats.You wanted to biggie size life: McMansions, Hummers, and McFood. We want to humanize life.You wanted exurbs, sprawl, and gated anti-communities. We want a society built on authentic community.You wanted more money, credit and leverage — to consume ravenously. We want to be great at doing stuff that matters.You sacrificed the meaningful for the material: you sold out the very things that made us great for trivial gewgaws, trinkets, and gadgets. We're not for sale: we're learning to once again do what is meaningful.
There's more at blogs.harvardbusiness.org
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Jon Stewart Eviscerates The 'Birther' Movement (VIDEO)
This should be the last word on the "Birther" movement...
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sister rosetta tharpe chicago blues allstars
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Amazing artist and unusual video!
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