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Sunday, December 21, 2014

Home

Home is an emotion
Not tied to walls and a roof.
For those who learn to stop and smell
This notion turns to truth

For some it takes a cradle
For some it takes a grave
Very few can realize it
Without a close shave

Home is also the people
Who you call your own
Some of whom
you might like to disown

It's a place
Where families thrive
Doing all that they
Need to survive

Home is a shelter
From all that's out there
But don't they say
The truth is out there

Home might be
A notion in our head
But a child
Would have nothing instead.

Monday, December 08, 2014

Facebook graph search for recommendations

Hands-On With Facebook Post Search: Strong Recommendations, Yelp Should Worry http://tcrn.ch/1zlTEwW via @techcrunch
Hmm how likely are people to post bad experiences on their facebook profile pages. They are more likely to Crib on yelp and more likely to praise on Facebook.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Calling Out Bill Cosby’s Media Enablers, Including Myself - NYTimes.com

And then he dropped the bomb. "Yeah, but you raped women, Bill Cosby. So, brings you down a couple notches." http://nyti.ms/1xLTnCV
I actually had to muster courage to click through on these articles lambasting Cosby. Ruins the cosby show for so many people but then deservedly so. Hopefully there is a way that emerges to allow using the cosby show as instructional while denouncing the actor. The Huxtables are still something to aspire for. 

Sunday, October 05, 2014

Chris Christie Sports Gambling Case in New Jersey: Keep It Illegal | New Republic

Maybe they should just enable betting on things which arent as popular now. Things like "will congress do anything useful this session" - or - "will gov christie pay in some way for the accusation of the bridge gate". That way the state can make money and get civi engagement at the same time. 

But then the intention is different here - you are trying to profit thats the main aim of gambling. You are not "just rooting" for a particular side. Somehow gambling seems to be wrong in any arena. It doesn't serve the larger groups interest at all. 

The current case for gambling, framed in progressive terms and emphasizing economic benefits, misses the underlying issue with mass sports betting. Betting should stay illegal not because it poses a dangerous moral hazard to individuals but because it leads to a marked increase in match-fixing.
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119702/chris-christie-sports-gambling-case-new-jersey-keep-it-illegal

Saturday, October 04, 2014

Lookie here

Why cant we make small projectors that can have 802.11ad connection to your main compute internet device. This way we can have way more screens and completely ignore the beauty of the world in front of us.