Weekend Linkfest

From the Archives: David Foster Wallace - “All That” (New Yorker, December 14, 2009)

Measuring the Moat - Part 1 | Safal Niveshak http://www.safalniveshak.com/measuring-the-moat-part1/ …
In 2005, Tony Menendez blew the whistle on Halliburton’s accounting practices. The fight cost him 9 years of his life http://di.gg/1OfF83w
The end of GE Capital is a victory of making stuff over making markets http://s.hbr.org/1GjZJiF
Why G.E. Ditched Finance [H/T Abnormal Returns] (LINK)
5 Great Ideas For The Future Of Flying (And One Really Terrible One)
You Have $8 Billion. You Want To Do As Much Good As Possible. What Do You Do?
Wormholes Untangle A Black Hole Paradox
How Washington Derailed Amtrak
Twelve Rude Revelations About Sex
The Remarkable Rise and Fall of McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson
A Day in the Life of Melinda Gates [H/T VIW] (LINK)
Latticework of Mental Models: Occam’s Razor [H/T VIW] (LINK)
Phil DeMuth's Daily Journal Annual Meeting Notes, Part 4 (LINK)
Elon Musk’s Ex-Wife on What It Takes to Be a Mogul (LINK)
Profile of Dave Asprey, the Bulletproof coffee guy [H/T Abnormal Returns] (LINK)
Amazon Reveals Just How Huge the Cloud Is for Its Business (LINK)
The Art of Butchery

The People’s Republic of Cruiseland

Profiles: Born Red

Profiles: The Shape of Things to Come
College rejection letter
Ballad of a pencil junkie

Linkefest

Science’s big scandal http://aldai.ly/1xEI3uN
Twelve Rude Revelations About Sex http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201212/twelve-rude-revelations-about-sex … via @Instapaper
Malcolm Gladwell at TIBCO NOW 2014: The Right Attitude - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIfdIJR309c&spfreload=10 …
Killing Cancer, part one - Videos - CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/killing-cancer-part-
The Order of Things - The New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/02/14/the-order-of-things …
On coffee - Java Man - gladwell - newyorker http://gladwell.com/java-man/
Getting In - gladwell on admissions http://gladwell.com/getting-in/
Fondation Louis Vuitton: rich man's toy or serious cultural player? http://on.ft.com/1F6Gfbl
Bill Gates: The next outbreak? We’re not ready http://on.ted.com/g0rAi #TED http://on.ted.com/g0rAi
An Interview With Michael Lewis http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/04/02/an-interview-with-michael-lewis.aspx …
How to Use a Squat Toilet - Features - World Hum http://www.worldhum.com/features/how-to/use_a_squat_toilet_20060923/ …
Dumb Kids’ Class — The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2012/06/dumb-kids-class/308981/ …
Holawhat? Meet The Alt-Management System Invented By A Programmer And Used By Zappos | Fast Company | http://www.fastcompany.com/3044352/the-secrets-of-holacracy …
Episode #37: Star Wars Episode XI: Charlie Chaplin | You Must Remember This | Infinite Guest http://www.infiniteguest.org/remember-this/2015/03/star-wars-episode-xi-charlie-chaplin/ …
How to Disagree - paul graham http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html

Linkfest

Etsy's IPO Is a Direct Challenge to Wall Street's Beliefs - Bloomberg Business http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-02/etsy-s-ipo-is-a-direct-challenge-to-wall-street-s-beliefs …
Slumber Party! Inside The Unlikely Mattress Startup Boom http://www.buzzfeed.com/iknowkayleen/slumber-party … via @instapaper
On being Childless - The Answer Is Never : Longreads Blog http://blog.longreads.com/2015/04/02/the-answer-is-never/ …
Is the Ebola crisis actually an example of Africa’s progress? @HansRosling explores: http://b-gat.es/1IRLT4S
Charlie Munger Daily Journal 2015 Meeting [FULL NOTES] http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/04/charlie-munger-daily-journal-2015-meeting-notes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&format=pdf …
Why podcasting is not something your business can afford to ignore http://bit.ly/1A9ZHFL @larrykim
13 Investors Share Their Biggest Mistakes and What They Did To Fix it http://endlessriseinvestor.com/biggestmistakesinvestorsmake/ …
Frank Martin's 2014 Annual Letter (LINK)
A Dozen Things Taught by Warren Buffett in his 50th Anniversary Letter that will Benefit Ordinary Investors (LINK)
"60 Minutes" found that Lumber Liquidators' Chinese-made laminate flooring contains amounts of toxic formaldehyde that may not meet health and safety standards (LINK)
Link to: Warren Buffett's 2014 Letter to Shareholders

The Convergence of Casual and Fine | Danny Meyer | TEDxManhattan

Linkfest

Michael lewis - Charlie Rose | http://charlierose.com http://charlierose.com/watch/60536394
Paul Tudor Jones - TED Talk PTJ - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vesdt5vDIek …
Apple's Tim Cook leads different - Fortune http://fortune.com/2015/03/26/tim-cook/ …
Inside Jeremy Lin's life after Linsanity and the New York Knicks http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12561636/inside-jeremy-lin-life-linsanity-new-york-knicks …
How to Be a Better Spouse - Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-be-a-better-spouse/ …
At Kodak, Clinging to a Future Beyond Film - http://NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/business/at-kodak-clinging-to-a-future-beyond-film.html …
This Very Expensive Bull Is Fueling America’s Prime Steak Boom - Bloomberg Business http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-23/this-very-expensive-bull-is-fueling-america-s-prime-steak …
Watching Charlie Rose: Remembering Don Keough; Leon Wieseltier on @CharlieRose: http://hulu.com/w/nebu
The Firstadopter Column — Why the smart money is betting on WWE http://firstadopter.tumblr.com/post/113780912269/why-the-smart-money-is-betting-on-wwe …
Kevin Spacey : House of cards Episode - Charlie Rose | http://charlierose.com http://charlierose.com/watch/60528922
Lunch with the FT: Sang-Hyun Song - http://FT.com http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/e9fc4382-c89f-11e4-8617-00144feab7de.html#axzz3UTv68ZlP …
Peanuts for infants: To prevent food allergies, give infants all the food. http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2015/03/peanuts_for_infants_to_prevent_food_allergies_give_infants_all_the_food.2.html#lf_comment=280696787 …
Benihana battle http://fortune.com/2015/03/04/battle-over-benihana/ …
The Twisted History of Your Favorite Board Game : Longreads Blog http://blog.longreads.com/2015/03/12/the-twisted-history-of-your-favorite-board-game/ …
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner's Career Path - Bloomberg Business http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-05/hasbro-ceo-brian-goldner-s-career-path …
Watching Charlie Rose: Tony Robbins on @CharlieRose: http://hulu.com/w/n8qg
Must-see video: Sex, luxury and the $10,000 Apple Watch - Fortune http://fortune.com/2015/03/12/must-see-video-sex-luxury-and-the-10000-apple-watch/ …
Google Ventures' Bill Maris Investing in Idea of Living to 500 - Bloomberg Business http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-09/google-ventures-bill-maris-investing-in-idea-of-living-to-500 …
After nearly 7 years as CFO, I will be retiring from Google to spend more time… https://plus.google.com/+PatrickPichette/posts/8Khr5LnKtub …

Gladwell on TIBCO [video]