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Packed Capitol foyer as Gov. Hickenlooper announces special...

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:27:14 -0600

Packed Capitol foyer as Gov. Hickenlooper announces special legislative session to redo #civilunions bill. #coleg (Taken with instagram)

Denver, after the rain. (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:42:05 -0600

Denver, after the rain. (Taken with instagram)

I can finally join the cool kids club now that @instagram is on...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:05:42 -0600

I can finally join the cool kids club now that @instagram is on Android. In honor of today’s Denver snow: (Taken with instagram)

In New Office Designs, Room to Roam and to Think

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:32:03 -0600

In New Office Designs, Room to Roam and to Think:

I would love to work in an open office space like this one day:

These are the main [design] concepts: Buzz — conversational noise and commotion — is good. Private offices and expressions of hierarchy are of debatable value. Less space per worker may be inevitable for cost-effectiveness, but it can enhance the working environment, not degrade it. Daylight, lots of it, is indispensable. Chance encounters yield creative energy. And mobility is essential.

It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately...

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:37:07 -0600

It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It’s not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right, your perceived failure can be a catalyst for profound re-invention.

Fantastic commencement speech by Conan O’Brien. Fast-forward to the 17-minute mark for the good stuff.

Are email disclaimers necessary?

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:03:25 -0600

Are email disclaimers necessary?:

From The Economist:

Company lawyers often insist on them because they see others using them. As with Latin vocabulary and judges’ robes, once something has become a legal habit it has a tendency to stick. Might they at least remind people to behave sensibly? Michael Overly, a lawyer for Foley & Lardner in Los Angeles, thinks not: the proliferation of predictable yada-yada at the bottom of messages means that people have long since stopped paying any attention to it.

What I Learned In Joplin

Fri, 27 May 2011 14:50:50 -0600

Must read from NYT’s Brian Stelter’s tumblr, thedeadline:

I’m going to write this in a stream of consciousness, the same way I experienced Joplin.

It was my first time covering — more accurately, trying to cover — a disaster. The National desk knows I am a weather geek, so I came close to covering the tornadoes in North Carolina in April, and then the tornadoes in Alabama earlier this month. But the timing wasn’t right.

This time, it was. I was awake at 2 a.m. for a 6 a.m. ET flight to Chicago on Monday morning, just 12 hours after the tornado struck in Joplin. While in the air, I wondered if I should volunteer to go there. When I landed, I looked at the departure board and saw that a flight was leaving for Kansas City in 45 minutes. On a whim, I walk-ran to the gate and asked if I could buy a standby ticket. The agent said yes.

Two calls to New York later, I booked the 8 a.m. CT flight. I told the National desk that I’d be in Joplin at noon local time. I had no maps, no instructions, no boots. I had a notebook but no pen.

What I learned: always carry extra pens.

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Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel discuss what the Internet is on...

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:37:25 -0700

Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel discuss what the Internet is on NBC’s Today Show in January 1994. I imagine this is similar to conversations people had about “electricity” before it became.

"Is there anything good to be said about the partisan mindset? On an individual level, no. It..."

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:07:07 -0700

“Is there anything good to be said about the partisan mindset? On an individual level, no. It corrupts the intellect and poisons the wells of human sympathy. Honor belongs to the people who resist partisanship’s pull, instead of rowing with it.”

- Ross Douthat, “The Partisan Mind,” New York Times, Nov. 29, 2010.

I don’t usually read Ross Douthat’s columns, but he makes an excellent point about how absurd and inconsistent partisan politics can be.

"Every election, regardless of who wins and who loses, is a reminder that in our democracy, power..."

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:12:07 -0600

““Every election, regardless of who wins and who loses, is a reminder that in our democracy, power rests not with those of us in elected office, but with the people we have the privilege to serve.””

- - President Obama, 11/3/2010

Politics sucks, more often than not. But what’s awesome about elections in our country is not that people vote — it’s that our government accepts the result and continues forward. Midterm elections are the best reminder of that.

Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert - “Everybody’s...

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:00:00 -0600

Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert - “Everybody’s Talking ‘Bout Sully”

I don’t know how I missed this, but this is amazing.

Michael Bennet for U.S. Senate: “Get Out the Vote...

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:58:49 -0600

Michael Bennet for U.S. Senate: “Get Out the Vote Today” (via BennetForColorado)

Oh, great.

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:12:30 -0600

NYTimes: Sunnis in Iraq Allied With U.S. Quitting to Rejoin Rebels http://nyti.ms/a75dgJ

Frank Chi: The Social Network is About Social Upheaval. Forget Everything Else.

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:32:15 -0600

Frank Chi: The Social Network is About Social Upheaval. Forget Everything Else.:

Agree with frankchi on how “The Social Network” is the “zeitgeist of our generation”:

Crossposted on The Huffington Post

There is a wide backlash from new media professionals about The Social Network. Jose Antonio Vargas says that the movie shows how much Hollywood doesn’t understand Silicon Valley. Jeff Jarvis thinks it vilifies nerds and is the new “anti-geek movie.”…

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Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:17:32 -0600

Joe Biden: The Salesman - The Atlantic

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:35:26 -0600

Joe Biden: The Salesman - The Atlantic:

Great profile on VP Joe Biden that lists all the reasons why he’s awesome.

Three Faces of the New China [NYT]

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:41:06 -0600

Three Faces of the New China [NYT]:

A senior administration official who often deals with the Chinese leadership said: “As they begin to manage their many constituencies, their politics is looking more like ours.”

"Traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice” can be as readily offended by the..."

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:26:55 -0600

““Traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice” can be as readily offended by the perpetuation of ancient forms that are no longer justified as by the adoption of new procedures that are inconsistent with the basic values of our constitutional heritage.”

- Justice Marshall wrote that in 1977 about “personal jurisdiction” issues, but his words could probably be applied to many situations.

theatlantic: newsweek: Today in great political ads: Denver...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:25:23 -0600

theatlantic:

newsweek:

Today in great political ads: Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, the Democratic nominee for gov, who somehow manages to spend 30 seconds of film time in the shower without being sensual or pathetic. Additional shout-out to Pamela Gorman, the AZ state legislator who got her message across with an impressive arsenal of firearms and puns. We’re jilting our old favorite, the porn-style-lit Ben Quayle classic (yup, that’s Dan’s boy) in favor of her. Enjoy!

Somebody in the Hickenlooper’s communications office must be getting one hell of a raise.

teamcoco is on tumbler!: As you can see, we still have a bit of...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:21:12 -0600

teamcoco is on tumbler!:

As you can see, we still have a bit of work to do…