Never, “for the sake of peace and quiet,” deny your own experience or convictions —Dag Hammarskjold
Author Archives: paulschreiber
The case against MBAs
Have friends who wants to go to business school? Please save their souls (and their livers): An infographic detailing the cost of an MBA. The Economist: Think twice The return on investment on an MBA has gone the way of Greek public debt. Business Insider: 40 Years Of Data Show The MBA Effectively Does Nothing …
Iraq vet takes down robber
I enjoy a good story about a foiled robbery as much as anyone, and Zach Thome’s takedown is no exception: A 38-year-old who attempted to rob a Grand Rapids party good store was grabbed with lightning speed and floored by a heroic Iraq vet who happened to be the in store, a local Fox affiliate …
Why internet-based voting is a bad idea
iMessage and T-Mobile Monthly4G prepaid
I have a factory unlocked iPhone 4. It was running iOS 5.0.1 and has a T-Mobile SIM in it. Voice, text, data and MMS all work as expected. This morning, I was unable to activate iMessage. Several times, it got stuck “waiting for activation.” Eventually, it displayed an “Activation Failed” message. I tried removing my …
The Story of Keep Calm and Carry On
Ontario 2011 Election results, consolidated
If you don’t want to download and parse 107 pages of Elections Ontario data, I’ve gathered it for you:
The Tar Sands are a mess
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Stop the Keystone XL pipeline
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Elite browser detection
The College of Law of England and Wales is using shitty software from Blackboard. 1. It’s performing browser detection. Don’t do that. 2. It’s doing it wrong. The web has come a long way in six years.