Matthew Rosenberg

Today’s Office

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:25:07 -0400

Today’s Office

Misfit Entrepreneurs

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:34:32 -0400

To embrace the misfit in oneself is to be vulnerable. It is to forsake the easy acceptance that comes with fitting in and to instead be fortified by a kind of love, really. A love of life, a love of wonder, and, ultimately, a sustaining love for oneself. Far from egoism, that love for oneself is a measure of one’s love for others, for humanity. And it is only from love that great ideas can be born.

This kind of love cannot be taught in business school. It has to be felt. It has to be given sanctuary away from the noise and relentless assault of information. And then it has to be nurtured. It must be embraced, in the light of day, for all to see, for people to ridicule, to criticize, to laugh at. And the entrepreneur has to be willing to feel the pain of that ridicule and suffer the risk of the dream being stolen, or crushed by the meanness of this world. But the misfit doesn’t worry about that. The misfit has a higher calling: to bring the unmanifest into being, no matter who is saying what.

"There is a calculated risk in everything. There has been a calculated risk in every stage of..."

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:19:00 -0400

“There is a calculated risk in everything. There has been a calculated risk in every stage of American development. The nation was built by men who took risks - pioneers who were not afraid of the wilderness, business men who were not afraid of failure, scientists who were not afraid of the truth, thinkers who were not afraid of progress, dreamers who were not afraid of action.”

- Brooks Atkinson

"Hate traps us by binding us too tightly to our adversary."

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:46:40 -0400

“Hate traps us by binding us too tightly to our adversary.”

- Milan Kundera

Not gonna lie - nerding the fuck out. [via Engadget]

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:20:15 -0400

Not gonna lie - nerding the fuck out.

[via Engadget]

Awesome!? jesskantor: LISSIE COVERS KID CUDI “PURSUIT OF...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:49:47 -0400

Awesome!?

jesskantor:

LISSIE COVERS KID CUDI “PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS” « ..:: RJW COLLECTIVE ::.. - Always find the dopest shit from my peeps at work.

"Some material things make my life more enjoyable; many, however, would not. I like having an..."

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:35:56 -0400

“Some material things make my life more enjoyable; many, however, would not. I like having an expensive private plane, but owning a half-dozen homes would be a burden. Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends. My wealth has come from a combination of living in America, some lucky genes, and compound interest. Both my children and I won what I call the ovarian lottery. (For starters, the odds against my 1930 birth taking place in the U.S. were at least 30 to 1. My being male and white also removed huge obstacles that a majority of Americans then faced.) My luck was accentuated by my living in a market system that sometimes produces distorted results, though overall it serves our country well.”

- Warren Buffet - My Giving Pledge [PDF]

"It’s hard to imagine a more fundamental and ubiquitous aspect of life on the Earth than gravity,..."

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:47:00 -0400

“It’s hard to imagine a more fundamental and ubiquitous aspect of life on the Earth than gravity, from the moment you first took a step and fell on your diapered bottom to the slow terminal sagging of flesh and dreams.”

- A Scientist Takes On Gravity - New York Times

Little depressing no?

It’s so hot that the streets are melting…

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:28:07 -0400

It’s so hot that the streets are melting…

Photo

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:55:02 -0400

These pictures are insane. [Via The Big Picture & dbreunig]

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:07:39 -0400

These pictures are insane.

[Via The Big Picture & dbreunig]

Old Subway Signs [via mrhathaway]

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:56:25 -0400

Old Subway Signs [via mrhathaway]

"The deeper you go the higher you fly The higher you fly the deeper you go So come on come on"

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:51:08 -0400

“The deeper you go the higher you fly
The higher you fly the deeper you go
So come on come on”

- The Beatles - Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey [The White Album]

"Two years ago, Mike Sorrentino was a struggling fitness model–slash–stripper living in Staten..."

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:03:51 -0400

“Two years ago, Mike Sorrentino was a struggling fitness model–slash–stripper living in Staten Island.”

- The Situation With The Situation [via NY Mag]

"Ronco Rotisserie Syndrome - Users setting up your app then forgetting about it (i.e. set it and..."

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:28:00 -0400

“Ronco Rotisserie Syndrome - Users setting up your app then forgetting about it (i.e. set it and forget it.)”

- Andy

Photo

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:00:33 -0400

How Justin Bieber Caught a Contagious Syphilis Rumor

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:18:53 -0400

How Justin Bieber Caught a Contagious Syphilis Rumor:

Around midnight, 4chan’s Google Trend bombers pushed ”Justin Bieber Syphilis” to the top of Google Trends’ “Hot Searches” list. They did with this message, posted in 4chan’sinfamous /b/ comment board:

Go to Google and search ‘Justin Bieber Syphilis’. Let’s get this to be No. 1 searched phrase on Google Trends. Use an autoclicker or macro if possible and get others involved. Unlike a death rumor, this will be hard for him to disprove.

Obviously, Justin Bieber doesn’t have syphilis. But if you trend it, they will come. When “Justin Bieber Syphilis” made it to #1, the blogosphere began to buzz. The logic went something like this: If it’s trending, people must be curious about it. Thus, a rumor exists. Thus, I should take the phrase “Justin Bieber Syphilis,” put a question mark at the end, and turn it into a blog post.

"Most movies what you see in the theaters from Hollywood right now like Ironman,Prince of..."

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:38:54 -0400

“Most movies what you see in the theaters from Hollywood right now like Ironman,Prince of Persia,Clash of the Titans,Avatar,Transformers part 1,2,3 and 4 were filmed 11 years ago in 1998/1999/ 2000.I got kidnapped in Hollywood in 1999 and after this something happened and these movies were removed/ stolen.It caused a situation between 1999 and today that evolved into a scandal like Watergate.To give this some credibility;When you watch the movie Jennifer’s Body there isn’t 1 girl that’s Megan Fox but there are 6 different girls who are all 1 Megan Fox in this movie.That’s because Megan Fox isn’t 1 person but they are 23 different models and actresses who are all 1 Megan Fox.Just watch the movie because some girls don’t look like each other at all.”

- E-mail sent to “reporter Jay Hernandes”

Cart Parade on 5th Ave - people pulled these massive carts to...

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:12:33 -0400

Cart Parade on 5th Ave - people pulled these massive carts to connect with their hearts (or something like that.)

Kids labeled 'generation next' before they grow up

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:56:37 -0400

Kids labeled 'generation next' before they grow up:

They aren’t even out of grade school. But already, people are trying to name the youngest up-and-coming generation, and figure out who they might be and how they might be different from their predecessors.

At a loss for something more original, many call them Generation Z, because they follow Generations X and Y.

They’ve also been referred to as Generation Net or “iGen,” since they’ve never known a world without the Internet.

That’s the one point most everyone can agree on — that they are the tech-savviest generation of all time, so much so that even toddlers can maneuver their way through YouTube and some first-graders are able to put together a PowerPoint presentation for class.

But beyond that, who are they, really?