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"1. Only THREE PERCENT of the very rich are entrepreneurs. According to both Marketwatch and economist Edward Wolff, over 90 percent of the assets owned by millionaires are held in a combination of low-risk investments (bonds and cash), personal business accounts, the stock market, and real estate. Only 3.6 percent of taxpayers in the top .1% were classified as entrepreneurs based on 2004 tax returns. A 2009 Kauffman Foundation study found that the great majority of entrepreneurs come from middle-class backgrounds, with less than 1 percent of all entrepreneurs coming from very rich or very poor backgrounds." - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ from Bookmarklet

I'm not referencing the zero-sum mentality per se, just that there have always been two sides—the haves and the have-nots—whose short-term interests have long been at odds. I'm not saying that this is necessarily a permanent state, and, yes, cooperation does seem to be an evolutionary adaptive strategy that has allowed the human species to thrive, but I also think it's perilous to... more... - Victor Ganata

"we are not redditors" - harper

And here I was afraid Obama wouldn't get a mandate! - Andrew C (✓) from Android

What does "even more centrist" even mean?!? - Victor Ganata

Ideological Centrism: Moderation in all things? ["Pass me another beer... we're no way NEAR getting half-way through that case!"] - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

"But, honestly, it's time to get real about things. Honestly, it's time for someone to "politicize" this storm for what it is. Based on what the various candidates actually have told the people whose votes they are soliciting, over the past 48 hours, it has been far better for the nation that Barack Obama and Joseph Biden are running the executive branch than it would have been had those jobs been held by Willard Romney and Paul Ryan." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

like those hippies have been saying for some 45 years now, there's inevitable consequences with this society...l Did you see the mea culpa on NYT dot earth blog, journo reflects on bias, contacts, reputation... - daveeza

"Gore Vidal, the recently demised American writer, once famously quipped that the US economic system is "free enterprise for the poor and socialism for the rich". Since the outbreak of the global financial crisis in 2008, not only has the US lived up to Vidal's caricature but the whole of the rich capitalist world has become more "American". The poor are increasingly exposed to market forces, with tougher conditions on the diminishing state protection they get, while the rich have unprecedented levels of protection from the state, with virtually no strings attached." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"The poor are told that their states are bankrupt because their previous governments splashed out on welfare payments for them. They - especially if they happen to be from the "lazy" eurozone periphery countries - are lectured that they have to pay for the "good times" they had with "other people's money" by working harder at lower wages and by accepting lower levels of welfare... more... - Andrew C (✓)

All of these announcements still make me want a Surface - DAMMIT, MR. NOODLE

https://plus.google.com/1031571... - Piaw Na

Nexus 7s for all! - Louis Gray

"longtime fans told reporters they simply could not accept a daily metropolitan newspaper still thriving in the media landscape of 2012." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

Hmm. - Mike Nencetti from iPhone

Not sure where it came from. Possibly Jack Kornfield. Heard it quoted in a song. - Paul Buchheit

i might be some one u might want to talk to - James O'brien

"The key fact to realize is that passions aren't fixed -- they're flexible and alive. They grow and change in connection with our abilities and accomplishments. For a useful insight into this, check out this piece by Cal Newport, a Georgetown professor and author of the new book, So Good They Can't Ignore You, who devastatingly debunks the Myth of FYP. His argument is based on two basic truths:" - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"To be clear: this is not to say you shouldn't do what you love. You absolutely should. But you should do so with the right expectations. As Newport points out: don't follow your passion. Let your passion follow you, by cultivating it through hard work." - Andrew C (✓)

"Why buy the only apartments connected by a slide if you don't like the slide? Why not buy any other apartment? It's like acquiring the Mona Lisa and scrubbing off the paint so you can use it as a blank canvas. And don't even give us that "charity" garbage. Those kids don't need yet another slide -- what they need is an example that proves that if you work hard enough and/or are really good at poker, you could one day turn your home into a playground. They need that dream. Daniel Gieschen, you are a monster." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

The fact that the two most famous POTUSes associated with California were Reagan and Nixon make me think we should never elect anyone from California ever again. - Victor Ganata

While I do think Pete Wilson, Gray Davis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger did a lot of things to help ruin California, I primarily blame the legislature and the voters. I think the fact that there's such a low bar for voter-approved propositions to get passed combined with supermajority requirements for Assembly and Senate bills makes sure we have a lot of really crappy laws on the books. - Victor Ganata

"Weirdly, there seems to be an expectation that presidential races should be closer, and that if one doesn't come down to the wire in an exciting photo finish, we've all missed out somehow." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"The mere fact that Mitt Romney is even within striking distance of winning this election is an incredible testament to two things: [...] and b) the power of our propaganda machine, which has conditioned the entire population to accept the idea that the American population, ideologically speaking, is naturally split down the middle, whereas the real fault lines are a lot closer to the 99-1 ratio the Occupy movement has been talking about since last year." - Andrew C (✓)

"To me the biggest reason the split isn't bigger is the news media, which wants a close race mainly for selfish commercial reasons - it's better theater and sells more ads. Most people in the news business have been conditioned to believe that national elections should be close. This conditioning leads to all sorts of problems and journalistic mischief, like a tendency of pundits to... more... - Andrew C (✓)

"If you bought yourself an iPhone 5, and are looking for a cheap, third-party lightning adapter to save a couple of bucks, you might want to hold off. There's an authenticator chip in the official adapters, and third-party adapters probably won't work without it." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

At nearly $700 per share, Apple can't be wrong...? [ETA: I bet it hits $750 by Thanksgiving.] - Julian

Hah, that's a pretty effective way of keeping track I guess. =) - ronin from Bookmarklet

And why not make them sit in numerical order? - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

:) - Eivind

:D - Kelli H.

"Fujifilm is shuttering a large part of its cinema business by March 2013. While it'll continue to produce stills film (for the time being, at least) and archival material similar to Kodak's Asset Protection film, moves are under way to redirect its focus toward digital tools [...]" - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"Perhaps. But what if these assumptions are simply wrong? What if Millennials' aversion to car-buying isn't a temporary side effect of the recession, but part of a permanent generational shift in tastes and spending habits? " - Andrew C (✓)

It strikes me that Japan is seeing a big downturn in car purchases too, and they've already had their lost decade (and change). - Andrew C (✓)

"For example, we've already helped several attention-starved narcissists meet up with cold-hearted monsters who withhold affection."" - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

National average price drop since 2006 is 35%. - Tinfoil 2.0

This is true for many places, for certain. Either way, we aren't painting a very rosy picture for the average Joe at all. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

"Tom and Ray Magliozzi, hosts of National Public Radio's popular "Car Talk" program, plan to retire in September after decades of dispensing automotive repair and driving advice laced with a side of wicked humor." - Tudor Bosman from Bookmarklet

:( - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone