“ Like most people, I have lived an entire lifetime conforming to schedules. They exist like the Greek gods: you didn’t ask for them but they are there, there is no negotiating with them, and prolonged association means you are likely to get your dignity violated by a bovine. ”

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Some parents in the Barrie, Ont., area say their children are showing a host of symptoms, ranging from headaches to dizziness and nausea and even racing heart rates.

They believe the Wi-Fi setup in their kids' elementary schools may be the problem.

The parents complain they can't get the Simcoe County school board or anyone else to take their concerns seriously, even though the children's symptoms all disappear on weekends when they aren't in school. (sic!)

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"I'm not saying it's because of the Wi-Fi because we don't know yet, but I've pretty much eliminated every other possible source."

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“ Hacker culture often seems kind of irresponsible. That's why people proposing to destroy it use phrases like 'adult supervision.' That was the phrase they used at Yahoo. But there are worse things than seeming irresponsible. Losing, for example. ”

“ By 1998, Yahoo was the beneficiary of a de facto pyramid scheme. Investors were excited about the Internet. One reason they were excited was Yahoo's revenue growth. So they invested in new Internet startups. The startups then used the money to buy ads on Yahoo to get traffic. Which caused yet more revenue growth for Yahoo, and further convinced investors the Internet was worth investing in.

When I realized this one day, sitting in my cubicle, I jumped up like Archimedes in his bathtub, except instead of 'Eureka!' I was shouting 'Sell!'

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Anything that has 'Enterprise' in its name is so incredibly boring that the people who use it had to shove the name of the Star Trek ship into its title just to keep themselves awake.

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“ Jede Nacht kommen Kinder und Jugendliche zu uns in die Klinik in die Notaufnahme, die sich umbringen wollten. 50 bis 60 sind es im Monat - vor 20 Jahren hatten wir drei, vier Fälle im Monat. ”

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Exciting as it may be, however, the entrepreneurial life is far from easy. Stress is a regular part of the day. Money is tight. There are frequent emotional highs and lows, and the desire to succeed can become all-consuming. Underlying all of this is the knowledge that failure is the most likely outcome.

Yet, no matter how tough things get, I wake up every morning with renewed hope and excitement for what lies ahead. The fact that I am working on my passion gives meaning to even the most mundane tasks.

My future is perhaps more uncertain than it ever has been. I may end up wealthy, or I may earn barely enough to support myself. But the realization that I face a high likelihood of failure is not enough to send me back to the corporate cubicle.

Maybe I value my time more than my net worth. Maybe my fear of boredom outweighs my fear of failure. Or, maybe I have an irrational belief that I will succeed against all odds. Whatever it is, I find the risk of entrepreneurship to be not only worthwhile but also necessary for fulfillment. Work is no longer work. It is life, and a good one.

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“ When people say "X is a gift, you were lucky to be born with it", they're probably trying to give themselves an excuse to not put in the effort needed to get good at that thing. ”

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“ Nowadays, it might be accurate to say that screen real estate is worth more than actual real estate. ”

“ LEAK: Cover-up of murder of civilians and journalists through US forces in Iraq. Video online at: http://collateralmurder.com/ ”

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“ Google Apps now have 50 million users. Only 1 million of these are paying users.

The cheaper and easier Google Apps are to use, the more of a problem they'll be for Microsoft over the long haul. And the widespread adoption suggests that they're quite convenient and easy to use...

So don't take the puny size of Google's App business and the fact that big companies aren't seriously considering Apps as an alternative as a sign that Microsoft is safe. Microsoft isn't safe. Microsoft is very exposed. ”