August 2009
38 posts
Non-profits test out new analytics software for...
Venture philanthropy, or philanthrocapitalism, is a young field that was borne out of the successes the venture capital industry saw in the 1990s. Newly wealthy entrepreneurs and investors wanted to donate but needed accountability and a better understanding of how their dollars were having impact. So they started applying some of the metrics and business practices from traditional investing to...
Social Network Marketing: What Works? — HBS...
Q: One of your findings was that certain types of group members are more influenced by social pressure than others. Can you discuss the distinctions among user groups and how they influence buying? A: We found three distinct groups. Low-status members (48 percent of the users in our sample), who are not well connected to others, are generally unaffected by the purchases of other members....
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) →
Tom Waits (5)
Menuhin, Yehudi; Bath Symphony Orchestra (4)
Queens of the Stone Age (4)
The Von Bondies (3)
Saccani, Rico; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Maria…
9 hrs/day glued to a screen: Balance Your Media...
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Setting prices for legal services
Price things too high and you don’t get the work. Price things too low and you get work you don’t want, or clients you don’t want, or you just don’t make enough money. But it’s not that hard. You don’t hear car manufacturers and watchmakers and restaurateurs and baseball players and movie stars whinge about how hard it is to set a price. They set the price....
Cycling Hairpin Heaven - St Gothard Pass - south...
via twitpic.com (via @cyclingalps). One of these years I’ll make it to Europe with my bike. Posted via web from park3’s posterous | Comment »
10yo got a magic trick involving lighter fluid and...
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Rollup bike
via eyetohand.com This is a clean, simple folding bike that rolls up and away rather than folding. Check the site for video of the bike in action. Posted via web from park3’s posterous | Comment »
Maybe they should call it "slogging" instead of...
Maybe they should call it “slogging” intead of “blogging”. Seriously, do it because you love it, because maintaining a legal blog doesn’t lead to fame and fortune - except for a favored few. Plus, it takes time and hard work to grow a readership, and in the meantime, a blogger can feel a bit lonely (and commentless)! Thanks for this post, tho’ - it’s...
Kayak tubing before and after he got steam up
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
Queens of the Stone Age (4)
George Szell, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra & Choir (3)
Lyle Lovett (3)
The White Stripes (3)
Sickboy (2)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) →
Norah Jones (49)
Paul Simon (20)
Johnny Cash (8)
DJ Cheb I Sabbah (8)
The White Stripes (6)
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Best rocking horse ever?
via szymon.tumblr.com Love this. Just don’t want to listen to it running. Posted via web from park3’s posterous | Comment »
Y Wing Bedroom - WAY better than the Captain Kirk...
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Yeesh! - Two in three Australian companies leak...
Of those organisations that did admit to losing data, 65 percent chose not to inform the public - a figure the report’s authors said was “sure to add to the demand for Australia to adopt data breach notification laws similar to those in the United States. via securecomputing.net.au 69% of companies surveyed admitted data breaches and 65% of those hushed it up. I feel so safe. ...
Ugly weather on the GG Bridge. I never thought of...
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Swiss seek Pope's blessing to stop glacier melting...
In 1678, the inhabitants of the Alpine villages of Fieschertal and Fiesch made a formal vow to live virtuously and to pray against the growth of the Aletsch glacier, Europe’s longest, which had caused a lake to flood into their homes. To reinforce their prayers, they started holding an annual procession in 1862, when the glacier reached its longest during the mini-Ice Age Europe...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-9) →
Norah Jones (60)
DJ Spooky (19)
Johnny Cash (10)
The White Stripes (7)
Nirvana (6)
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Winter is starting to peek over the horizon, and...
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Just read @fatcyclist's obituary for Susan. Sad
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George LUcas frozen in Carbonite
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starting to plan my 2010 race calendar
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not convinced that The Shack is a step up,...
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Calling bullsh*t on the trappings of law practice
We have this funny little idea in the law that the nature of your work and the quality of your practice are heavily influenced by the physical environment in which you operate. Are you on the 40th floor of a steel and glass tower in an urban center? You must be doing intricate, high-end, bespoke work for multinational clients. Are you in a nice but inconspicuous brick building with a wooden front...
Men spend almost a year of their lives ogling...
via telegraph.co.uk Important facts: *The average man will spend almost 43 minutes a day staring at 10 different women. *women sneak a peek at six men for just over 20 minutes a day, on average BUT, the melons and bananas in the photo really make this story. Posted via web from park3’s posterous | Comment »
Death of the Music Industry: peak years for music...
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Glowing commute bike with electric bar-end turn...
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If your lawyer can’t correctly answer it, then...
To figure out how good your lawyer is, give him or her the following test. It only has a single question, so it will only take about three seconds to administer. On the other hand, it will take considerably longer to answer. And it should. Here it is: Question One How much will this cost? That’s it. Five words only, but it’s the whole ballgame. If your lawyer can’t correctly answer it, then...
Innovative Lawyers an Oxymoron?
The standing joke is that when one presents a new idea to a businessperson, their first question is, “I hope no one else is doing this!”, whereas when you present the same idea to a lawyer, the question is, “But who else is doing this?” Or, as I heard it expressed slightly differently just this week—and trust me, you cannot make this stuff up—when a...
Jobs On Removing Eric "Fox" Schmidt from the Apple...
Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple’s core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings due to potential conflicts of interest. Therefore, we have mutually decided that now is the right time for Eric to resign his position on...
Obama meets with pirate leader
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-2) →
Tom Waits (6)
The Jam (5)
Kent Nagano & Orchestre de l’Opera National de Lyon (5)
Modest Mouse (5)
Lyle Lovett (5)
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Law firm Business Models in Collapse? Compare and...
Last week saw a healthy debate on the future of law firms. Here are a few of my favorite quotes:The Change Is Upon Us Viewpoint At bottom, what’s in question is the whole economic edifice of the modern American law firm. Like the pharaohs of old, big firms are enamored of constructing pyramids with an ever-widening base of associates and nonequity partners toiling on behalf of a narrowing band of...
Fisher road bikes: You can hardly see the fender...
via velonews.com Very svelte fender mounts on Gary Fisher top-level road bike. Like it a lot. Posted via web from park3’s posterous | Comment »
Squaw Valley Ski Blog
via unofficialsquaw.com Great line at Las Lenas. Posted via web from park3’s posterous | Comment »