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“Do not focus on results,” he said. “When you focus on results, it builds anxiety. And anxiety is the kiss of death.”
—The Secret Curse of Expert Archers - NYTimes.com
July 2008
“Some say Shaquille O’Neal’s dismal free-throw record is due to a case of the yips.”
—The Secret Curse of Expert Archers - NYTimes.com
“Yes, some of this may be seen as “proprietary” information, but to my mind a company that wants to use my “proprietary” history of Web surfing needs to come clean about what it is doing with that data.”
—Peeking Into Google’s Use of Data - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
“According to a blog post on Wednesday, Google will start explaining how it customizes the search results it displays. Google uses its best guess about where you are and sometimes the history of what you searched for in an attempt to provide more relevant results.”
—Peeking Into Google’s Use of Data - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
“When you hear him talking about issues, it’s at a level so much simpler than the one he’s capable of,” Mr. Rodriguez said. “He was a lot more fun to listen to back then.”
—The Long Run - As a Professor, Obama Enthralled Students and Puzzled Faculty - Series - NYTimes.com
“There will be no belief in green industries without the belief that you can make money out of it,” reckons Eklund.”
—Green business: Scandinavia’s lateral thinkers | Business | guardian.co.uk
“The real solution is to give the customers what they want which is simple, easy, affordable, instant access to the content they want at a reasonable price. When and if the content owners do that, they will be on their way to solving the download problem.”
—A VC: You Can’t Regulate Just One Industry And Leave The Other Alone
“According to Ms. Decker, the $40 billion online advertising market has striking discontinuities. Search accounts for a smaller amount of the inventory and a relatively larger amount of the revenue generated from advertising revenue, she said, and it is possible to dramatically increase the effectiveness of online display advertising.”
—Jerry Yang Says Hes the Best Deal in Town - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
“Google is simply a better brand he conceded because “obviously the market leader always has the best brand reputation.” Advertising he said would help that.”
—Ballmer’s Catch-22 Problem With Search Ads - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
“Would it enrich him further? Yes. But perhaps it’s not about money. In “Chinatown,” the old man played by Huston was asked by Detective Jake Gittes what more he could possibly buy at his age. “The future, Mr. Gittes. The future.”
—Op-Ed Columnist - The Oil Man Cometh - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
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“Dr. Lakhani said his study of InnoCentive found that “the further the problem was from the solver’s expertise, the more likely they were to solve it,” often by applying specialized knowledge or instruments developed for another purpose.”
—If You Have a Problem, Use Innocentive to Ask Everyone - NYTimes.com
“Mr. Orszag, at a briefing with reporters, acknowledged that pinpointing the eventual cost of the package was impossible. “There is very significant uncertainty involved here,” he said.”
—Cost of Loan Bailout, if Needed, Could Be $25 Billion - NYTimes.com
“The proposed government rescue of the nation’s two mortgage finance giants will appear on the federal budget as a $25 billion cost to taxpayers, the independent Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday even though officials conceded that there was no way of really knowing what, if anything, a bailout would cost.”
—Cost of Loan Bailout, if Needed, Could Be $25 Billion - NYTimes.com
“For a fee, Mr. Paque, who lives in San Francisco, will build an organic garden in your backyard, weed it weekly and even harvest the bounty, gently placing a box of vegetables on the back porch when he leaves.”
—A Locally Grown Diet With Fuss but No Muss - NYTimes.com
