November 2009
8 posts
“Well the look Jonas gave me when I said this is part of the reason I am...”
– yeah… i bet this is *part* of the reason why you are choosing to remain anonymous…
The Story of the Tape
Why 99% of the Analogies Between Business and...
The internet and even bookstores are littered with analogies between business and poker. I’m getting sick of seeing them so I’d like to discuss why 99% of these analogies are wrong.
The ultimate goal of a business is to earn a profit. This is true in poker but you need to understand how this happens. In poker, the theory of reciprocity is what allows players to make money. Basically,...
“My manager saw me drinking backstage and he said “Mitch, don’t use...”
– Mitch Hedberg
Twitter Lists Don't Work For Me
Twitter Lists launched last week and I don’t understand the hype.
Twitter clients such as TweetDeck have allowed users to create their own lists (groups) for quite some time. The only group that I have found useful is the one that separate my close friends from the rest of my stream.
Lists generally don’t aid discovery. That’s because there is no structure to the data. I am...
“While I’m in the dressing room five minutes before I come out, I’m...”
– Mike Tyson
Fascinating. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a world class athlete say, “I’ve dreamed of him beating me.”