matthewlevine
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- I'd happily pay ~$10/mo for a fast, ad-free version. Perhaps with personalized recommendations based on my reading history?4:28 PM Jul 11th from web
- Bloomberg says @nytimes is considering charging $5/mo for web access: http://tr.im/rVL74:26 PM Jul 11th from web
- Why are banks slow to modify mortgages, even if it saves money over a foreclosure? Maybe to "extend and pretend": http://tr.im/rVgD2:43 PM Jul 11th from web
- Via @quepol, SXSW panel submissions are now due Sunday night, not tonight.8:21 PM Jul 10th from Tweetie in reply to quepol
- ... assuming that "feeds 10,000 urbanites" means providing all the calories they need. The article doesn't specify.4:12 PM Jul 6th from web
- If Wil Allen feeds 10k on 2 acres, 150 acres can feed SF; that's ~15 city blocks, or 3 5-story greenhouses - http://tr.im/wil_allen4:11 PM Jul 6th from web
- Dean Ornish: vegan diet, exercise & stress reduction for 3 months boosts cellular telomerase (associated with longevity): http://tr.im/r98e4:01 PM Jul 6th from web
- How Wil Allen grows healthful food for 10k people on 2 acres (!) in urban Milwaukee: http://tr.im/wil_allen5:40 PM Jul 5th from web
- On Anna's roof in North Beach to see the fireworks with @taryntong @deniseflaherty and @vinzouille.9:24 PM Jul 4th from Tweetie
- Swing dancing at the Fillmore Jazz Festival.3:14 PM Jul 4th from Tweetie
- Internet access at my apartment is finally back after a frustrating and podcast-less week.10:52 PM Jul 1st from web
- If you missed Maira Kalman's illustrated paean to Thomas Jefferson last week, it is absolutely worth a read: http://tr.im/qzjG10:14 PM Jul 1st from web
- The upshot is that you can test for a causal relationship much faster without decades-long controlled studies - e.g. http://tr.im/qxth4:35 PM Jul 1st from web
- Mendelian randomization: a way to mimic randomized controlled trials by dividing groups using known genetic variants - http://tr.im/qxsw4:34 PM Jul 1st from web
- Kurzweil: non-invasive, nanobot-based brain/computer interfaces for full-immersion VR should arrive around 2029.2:02 PM Jul 1st from web
- Kurzweil: respirocytes (nanotech red blood cell replacements) could allow 15-minute sprints or 4-hour underwater dives on a single breath.1:52 PM Jul 1st from web
- Kurzweil on the digital divide: exponential growth makes technology very cheap. It took 10yrs for 1BB cellphones, 3yrs for 2BB, 1yr for 3BB.1:31 PM Jul 1st from web
- Kurzweil: solar energy has been doubling every 2 years for the last 20 years. We only need 7 more doublings to get to 120% (~2023)1:17 PM Jul 1st from web
- Watching Ray Kurzweil @ Google: "The Web Within Us: When Minds & Machines Become One"1:01 PM Jul 1st from web
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