March 2010
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Happy Hour Last Friday...
Girl: "Yeah, I'm pretty much a blue collar worker."
Me: "Umm...you said you work at a law firm..."
Girl: "Well yeah, but I mean I'm poor."
Me: "Yeah, that's not quite correct."
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February 2010
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Episode 8 of the AshokaTECH Podcast: Interview...
On this week’s episode of the AshokaTECH Podcast, host Alex Budak interviews Ben Rattray, the founder of Change.org.
Founded in 2005, Change.org seeks to be the central platform informing and empowering movements for social change around the most important issues of our time. From homelessness to genocide, health care to human trafficking, global warming, and more, Change.org leverages...
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"How Millennial Are You?" Quiz →
The Pew Center released a report today that is the most comprehensive look at my generation — the Millennials — ever produced. The findings reconfirm the confidence I have in my generation to do great things: especially notable is the extent to which we value doing good for others over becoming wealthy/famous, and our ubiquitous use of technology.
You should also check out their...
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Thought of the Day
Figure skating would be the worst sport ever to listen to on the radio.
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Wandering Educators: Photography Interview →
Thanks so much to Wandering Educators for interviewing me for their travel site! They’re so supportive of travelers throughout the world, and it was my pleasure to speak with them about travel photography and share some photos. You can check out the whole article here.
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Episode 7 of the AshokaTECH Podcast
“It’s critical to identify the best, most high-impact and sustainable ideas…throughout the world.” — Julia Novy-Hildesley, Executive Director, Lemelson Foundation In advance of the Tech 4 Society event convening in Hyderabad, India later this week, AshokaTECH Podcast host Alex Budak interviews Julia Novy-Hildesley, executive director of the Lemelson Foundation. As a...
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Snowball Fight, 2PM Saturday Dupont Circle
For those of you in the DC Area, enjoying (surviving?) the snowpocalypse, a huge snowball fight is being organized for Dupont Circle, Saturday at 2PM. Everyone has to choose a side — Dupont North or Dupont South — and then the snowballs will fly. For the record, I am siding with the North because: 1) It’s the Dupont metro exit I take most often;
2) I live north of Dupont
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“What you’re seeing in the industry’s reaction to the iPad is nothing...”
– Frasier Speir’s take on the iPad backlash, with which I completely agree. On the subject of the iPad, check out Jon Gruber’s thoughts, including a good analogy comparing it to the automobile’s shift to the automatic transmission.
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