July 2010
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Tony Robbins asks why we do what we do (at TED.com) (funny improv interaction with Al Gore starting at 5:15) Bottom line: What are you going to focus on? Right now, you have to decide what you’re going to focus on. In this second, consciously or unconsciously. The minute you decide to focus on something you’ve got to give it a meaning, and whatever that meaning is produces...
Jul 27th
June 2010
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Jun 18th
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Clay Shirky talks about “Cognitive Surplus” at the Web 2.0 conference, April 23, 2008. “We’re looking for the mouse”
Jun 6th
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“If you have the money and you’re looking for what’ll stick,...”
– Mario Valente on small business owners vs entrepreneurs/entrepreneurship
Jun 6th
May 2010
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May 22nd
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May 9th
April 2010
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
March 2010
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“Shut up and ship!”
– Jeremy Zawodny in Shut Up and Ship!
Mar 30th
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“Forty-five years goes by pretty fast.”
– Morgan Freeman in the The Bucket List (2007) (with Jack Nicholson)
Mar 23rd
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“Ninguém é perfeito, mas podemos escolher os defeitos com os quais queremos viver”
– Susy
Mar 22nd
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Mar 12th
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To sell innovations, we need an anchor and a twist. (via @fredfigueiredo)
Mar 1st
February 2010
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“the amount of time an organization spends discussing an issue is inversely...”
– Everything Is Media: Law of triviality
Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 18th
January 2010
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“nano, mini, micro, pequenas e médias empresas”
– Gato Fedorento in “Esmiuça os Sufrágios” definem as NMMPME
Jan 27th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 4th
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Vodafone Update app for iPhone
A while back, Widgetlabs (makers of Vodafone’s Update app for iPhone) was kind enough to ask about my complaints regarding the Vodafone Update app. Having setup version 2.0 of the app to connect to my Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, here’s a quick list of my main impressions, in no particular order: Problems Poor timeline management, with several issues: ...
Jan 4th
December 2009
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Dec 15th
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Dec 9th
Dec 9th
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Dec 7th
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“The Bikini Concept: by giving away 90% of the concept, and keeping 10%, the...”
– by Sean
Dec 7th
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“There’s no speed limit! — Kimo’s high expectations set a new pace...”
– Derek Sivers
Dec 7th
November 2009
5 posts
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“It’s very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better.”
– Johnathan Ive (via Pedro Custodio)
Nov 21st
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“Just because it is not your fault does not mean it is not your problem.”
– ?
Nov 21st
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Nov 16th
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Nov 7th
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“… if you can’t explain your mission in the form, “We help $TYPE_OF_PERSON be...”
– Kathy Sierra (via Joel on Software)
Nov 2nd
October 2009
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“Engineers apply the principles of science and mathematics to develop economical...”
– US Bureau of Labor’s definition of the role of an engineer
Oct 10th
September 2009
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“Rails is magical and sexy, it’s the Ferrari of web frameworks, it’s...”
– Christopher Roach, in I Hate Magic: Why Django Rocks!
Sep 17th
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“If I’d asked my customers what they wanted, they’d have said ‘a faster horse.’”
– Henry Ford
Sep 3rd
August 2009
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“You alone have control over your time.”
– NaturalContradiction
Aug 28th
July 2009
5 posts
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“Good software ain’t cheap and cheap software ain’t good.”
– Bob MacNeal’s comment
Jul 17th
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“Always ask yourself “is this the best you can do?”.”
– ?
Jul 14th
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“It is playfully instructive to note that the word ‘reactive’ and the word...”
– John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the USA (via Kevin Keithley @ kevintren’s posterous, who believes the “c” stands for Communication.)
Jul 13th
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Jul 12th
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Kary Mullis’ next-gen cure for killer infections | Video on TED.com Drug-resistant bacteria kills, even in top hospitals. But now tough infections like staph and anthrax may be in for a surprise. Nobel-winning chemist Kary Mullis, who watched a friend die when powerful antibiotics failed, unveils a radical new cure that shows extraordinary promise.
Jul 9th
June 2009
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“Que perfeito coração no meu peito bateria, meu amor na tua mão, nessa mão...”
– Alexandre O’Neill
Jun 27th
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“Ideas without implementation are merely fantasies”
– Hugo Ferreira
Jun 9th
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Jun 2nd
May 2009
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“Listening to Sting on my ipod watching the world go by – literally”
– Mike Massimino (@Astro_Mike), from the earth orbit
May 19th
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mosquito s. m.     Entom. Insecto díptero de que há várias espécies. melga  s. f.     1. Espécie de mosquito.     2. Ictiol. Peixe pequeno da feição da raia.
May 11th
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May 10th
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May 6th
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May 6th
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The Pencil Metaphor →
… regarding the adoption of innovation
May 6th