May 2010
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May 31st
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“Today, I eat on the fringe of the food business, hungry for work and living on...”
– Pacific NW | An unemployed restaurant critic finds a different kind of culinary satisfaction | Seattle Times Newspaper I’ve been eating pretty well since I got laid off.  I make a lot of things from scratch (e.g., bread, tortillas, chocolate syrup) which reduces cost. I’ve thought about...
May 30th
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May 30th
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May 29th
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May 29th
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May 28th
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May 27th
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“Shortly after I had lost a big job, she called, and when I answered the phone a...”
– Joan Rivers on the Documentary About Her Life, ‘Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work’ — New York Magazine I wish I received a Joan Rivers call when I got laid off and on 9/12.  This kind of humor is the riding crop that keeps my tired horse running.
May 27th
“Jobs did not respond to an e-mail requesting comment on his e-mail comments.”
– Steve Jobs Reinvents the CEO With E-Mail Campaign | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
May 26th
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In the age of viral media, you definitely don’t want to be the guy who grabs Tom Boonen’s bike after a crash, yelling in a girly voice, “Tom Boonen’s bike! Take my picture, Mike!  Take my picture!”…while Boonen is still stunned on the ground from the hard crash. Update:  Video taken down.  Try this one:
May 17th
“Millions of workers who have already been unemployed for months, if not years,...”
– The New Poor - The Economy Shifts, Leaving Some Behind - NYTimes.com Record label/music PR is probably “never coming back in style”, huh? 
May 13th
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“And your character has a tattoo of Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree on his...”
– Ryan Gosling, at Cannes With Blue Valentine, Tells Which Children’s Classic Is ‘the Worst’ — Vulture I’ve always felt this way about the Giving Tree, even when I read it as a child. 
May 12th
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“A D&C insider revealed that the mag’s iPad edition has been nicknamed...”
– Apple’s no-nipples policy means fashion mags are censoring their iPad editions : Shiny Shiny No nipples allowed if you want your mag on the iPad.
May 11th
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May 10th
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May 7th
“Shahzad dropped off a getaway car last Friday in New York, a government official...”
– Bombing suspect had getaway car, officials say Sometimes, it’s hard to tell if someone is having a bad day, or if someone is just a plain idiot.
May 7th
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“Hiring is heavily regulated to ensure fair, equitable consideration of...”
– Promiscuous online culture and the vetting process - O’Reilly Radar I always wonder if I should scrub my social network profiles for job hunting.  I never do it because it seems like a hassle and I like myself.
May 6th
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“It all started with a Facebook comment. The day Gizmodo published its 4G iPhone...”
– under the wire - How Wired.com Tracked the iPhone Finder Beware of comments you leave on social networking sites.  They can be the breadcrumbs that lead tireless journos to your door, which can be unsettling if you raised Apple’s hackles by selling a prototype iPhone.
May 5th
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“If you want your life to be fun as an entrepreneur, I suggest going into it with...”
– Advice From Founders Who Bootstrapped Their Way to Success There’s a lot of what seems like vague advice (e.g., “be focused”) here, but it’s interesting how these start-ups grow.  You need money to make money, and that goes for making venture capitalists want to fund you,...
May 4th
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May 3rd
“However, the majority of Gen Y seem to operating under the bizarre rallying cry...”
– The CEO in the resignation exchanged in a previous post responds with a How to Resign tipsheet for our Gen Y young pioneers.
May 2nd