Dan F

Very long, pretty wise. You may not agree, but you should understand. - Dan F

I listened to Zuck. Well worthwhile. - Dan F

Perhaps there are no limits to uncaring. - Dan F

That is pretty amazing. Via Greg D. - Dan F

Cool bit of philsophical cartooning there. Via Wyatt. - Dan F

Good to know. - Dan F

Very interesting, and a big red flag for Android. Via Nick. - Dan F

Trains coming back, at least in dense areas. Via Shanghai Don. - Dan F

UGH. Come on. Via MinnPost. - Dan F

My friend Venkat! I used to stay at "Spa V" when I was taking trips to California in 2007. - Dan F

It is good for Google to publicize these numbers. - Dan F

I guess I'm a Republican now. How depressing. In a nutshell: the law here requires a referendum to raise the sales tax. The Twins got the state legislature to pass an exemption, because they thought the referendum wouldn't pass (!), and got their stadium. Now the Vikings want the same exemption, and some Democrats are saying they should get it. Damn rich team owners sucking at the public teat. - Dan F

Interesting progress in the Groupon story of greed, which I'm following. - Dan F

Dogs make me laugh like nothing else. - Dan F

Congrats to a Twin Cities software company, a rare bird. Via Jamie. - Dan F

Ruh roh. Via JT. - Dan F

Amazing story. I love the motto: "When the going gets tough, the tough… lower their standards." Via JT. - Dan F

Sounds interesting. - Dan F

Cain. - Dan F

Ad people learn a lot about human nature. - Dan F

For goodness sake. Via Shanghai Don. - Dan F

Interesting that researchers are trying to rigorously analyze this, though I don't think this result adds much to our understanding by itself. Also, that I didn't recognize many of the 50 top companies listed from the 147. - Dan F

Interesting article. The question of the impact of this tight web of ownership is interesting. I'd love to see a Freakonomics-style analysis of whether the web of ownership appears to create economically inefficient behaviors, such as collusion. One idea mentioned in the article (taxing the trans-nationals to reduce the amount of tight interconnection) seems like a complete fail. The... more... - John Riedl

Right or wrong, this is deep thinking about how the brain might work. - Dan F

Do you believe in vigilante justice? - Dan F

Best (long) article I've ever read about how Minneapolis has become light-years more bike friendly in the last 5-10 years. Voted #1 in the U.S. by Bicyling magazine. Lots of data about how many people bike, how many bike in the winter, the many different communities and approaches to biking, fun videos about great geographical features (midtown greenway, Sabo bridge). I have biked in many of these areas, and share the experiences and excitement of the author at how well things are going. Better than I knew. If nothing else, watch the videos. Pretty short and gives you a sense. Via Max. - Dan F

Nice article about optional typing. I say, more types, more asserts, is more better. They seem to have done it pretty well if what you want is optional typing. - Dan F

At long last. - Dan F

The reason GM and Apple are successful is because they convince you that you need stuff you don't need. Blech. - Dan F

No more social features in Reader. Let's hope it translates to Google+ in some reasonable way. Almost everything I read is from Reader friends or Reddit. Via Wyatt and JT. - Dan F