December 2011
“The BBC’s response:
Including Sweetie as one for the annual headline...”
– Furor over BBC adding panda to female ‘Faces of the Year’
“Three women on the list are only there because they were alleged victims of...”
– The BBC’s Women Of The Year Include A Princess And A Panda, But No CEOs
“It’s almost 2012, but you wouldn’t know it from the BBC’s bafflingly retro new...”
– The BBC’s Women Of The Year Include A Princess And A Panda, But No CEOs
“Una de las mayores pruebas de mediocridad es no saber reconocer la superioridad de los demás.” Jean-Baptiste Say #JuevesFilosófico
“…each time a Facebook interaction replaces a richer form of communication...”
– Facebook Is Making Us Miserable - Daniel Gulati - Harvard Business Review
“…the issue with this constant “tabbing” between real-life...”
– Facebook Is Making Us Miserable - Daniel Gulati - Harvard Business Review
“…users have a strong bias toward sharing positive milestones and avoid...”
– Facebook Is Making Us Miserable - Daniel Gulati - Harvard Business Review
“n writing Passion & Purpose, I monitored and observed how Facebook was...”
– Facebook Is Making Us Miserable - Daniel Gulati - Harvard Business Review
“One female student spoke of being told of glowing opportunities at the outset,...”
– Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist
“Over all subjects, a PhD commands only a 3% premium over a master’s degree.”
– Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist
“PhD courses are so specialised that university careers offices struggle to...”
– Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist
“Foreign students tend to tolerate poorer working conditions, and the supply of...”
– Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist
“In Canada 80% of postdocs earn $38,600 or less per year before tax—the average...”
– Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist
“Using PhD students to do much of the undergraduate teaching cuts the number of...”
– Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist
“Between 1998 and 2006 the number of doctorates handed out in all OECD countries...”
– Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist
“There is an oversupply of PhDs. Although a doctorate is designed as training for...”
– Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist
“The requirements to complete one vary enormously between countries, universities...”
– Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist
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“Y donde tu alma y la mía, / como una sola estrechadas, / se adormirán embriagadas / de amor y melancolía.” #SábadoPoético
“…desde Sócrates la pregunta y la respuesta han sido un recurso innegable...”
– Dime qué estás leyendo…Y te diré lo que tienes que decir | El Economista
“according to a recent study, women are starting to view sexual harassment as...”
– This Woman May Have Worked For The Worst Company Ever
”[…] creo que si encontrara la verdad, no podría pensarla. Sería impronunciable mentalmente.” #LecturaDeNoche
“Shareholders, directors, and business leaders should review the arguments...”
– The Political Case Against Out-Sized Executive Pay - Ben W. Heineman, Jr. - Harvard Business Review
“The economic case for slowing the dramatic escalation in executive pay is that...”
– The Political Case Against Out-Sized Executive Pay - Ben W. Heineman, Jr. - Harvard Business Review
“…the business case for “companies to tackle the growing pay...”
– The Political Case Against Out-Sized Executive Pay - Ben W. Heineman, Jr. - Harvard Business Review
“Most of you are young and feel the need to work, and feel powerless against...”
– What is a picture worth? | The End Starts Here
“In the early 1950′s, LIFE Magazine decided that the pictures that were shot for...”
– What is a picture worth? | The End Starts Here
“If I have my camera app open, it can’t take a picture or set a timer...”
– Siri Is Apple’s Broken Promise
“Carol Burris, named the 2010 Educator of the Year by the School Administrators...”
– When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
“I can’t escape the conclusion that decisions about the [state test] in...”
– When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
“La lección más delicada fue para el propio equipo peñista. La sobre reacción...”
– El “lunes negro” de Peña Nieto | Proceso
“Por cierto, la asesora de Peña Nieto en redes sociales es Alejandra Lagunes Soto...”
– Peña Nieto en su jugo | Proceso
“[A] natural selection process is already happening organically in U.S....”
– China’s Short-Sighted Move to Eliminate Less Lucrative College Majors - Education - GOOD
“…thinking of college as just a glorified trade school is a short-sighted...”
– China’s Short-Sighted Move to Eliminate Less Lucrative College Majors - Education - GOOD
clientsfromhell:
Client: Do you do lemonade?
Me: Do we do… lemonade?
Client: Yes, I was told you do that here.
Me: I’m sorry, this is a graphics and print shop.
Client: I know that. I’m not an idiot.
Me: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to -
Client: Look If you can’t lemonade these papers for me then I’ll go somewhere else!
Me: Do you mean… laminate?
“Jeff Neal, a spokesman for Harvard—where students from the U.K. make up the...”
– Why Growing Numbers of British Students Are Attending College in the U.S. - Education - GOOD
“Tuition in the U.K. is at an all-time high of $14,000. That’s still a...”
– Why Growing Numbers of British Students Are Attending College in the U.S. - Education - GOOD
“…creatives can be narrow-minded, too: studies on “architectural...”
– This column will change your life: design thinking | Life and style | The Guardian
“…a household earning $60,000 a year eats the most fast food, and one...”
– Fast Food’s Dirty Little Secret: It’s the Middle Class Buying Burgers - Jane Black - Life - The Atlantic
“Los especialistas, […], coincidieron en que los mayas nunca vaticinaron un...”
– Mayas no sugirieron fin catastrófico del mundo - El Universal - Cultura
“…Siri does know what rape is. Sure, it’s proof that it knows that the...”
– Why Siri Can’t Find Abortion Clinics & How It’s Not An Apple Conspiracy
“Siri doesn’t have answers to anything itself. It’s what we call a “meta search...”
– Why Siri Can’t Find Abortion Clinics & How It’s Not An Apple Conspiracy
“Apple is learning for the first time what it’s like to run a search engine....”
– Why Siri Can’t Find Abortion Clinics & How It’s Not An Apple Conspiracy
“Clarkson told the Times that a BBC producer had given the green light to his...”
– BBC backs Jeremy Clarkson as complaints hit 21,000 | Media | The Guardian
“On top of his £1million salary, [Clarkson] earns up to £850,000 a year from BBC...”
– David Cameron shrugs off Jeremy Clarkson’s vile comments about shooting strikers as a bit “silly” - mirror.co.uk