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this goes deep into the interior mentality of the engineer, which is very truth-oriented. When you’re dealing with machines or anything that you build, it either works or it doesn’t, no matter how good of a salesman you are. So engineers not only don’t care about the surface appearance, but they view attempts to kind of be fake on the surface as fundamentally dishonest.

Marc Andreessen on why @dens wears sneakers in business events

Marc Andreessen on the Dot-Com ‘Bubble’ - NYTimes.com

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thesmithian:


For decades, we have neglected the foundation of our economy while other  countries have invested in state-of-the-art water, energy and  transportation infrastructure. Our manufacturing base has migrated  abroad; our innovation edge may soon follow. If we don’t find a way to  build a sound foundation for growth, the American dream will survive  only in our heads and history books.

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art: Bixby Bridge, Big Sur, CA

thesmithian:

For decades, we have neglected the foundation of our economy while other countries have invested in state-of-the-art water, energy and transportation infrastructure. Our manufacturing base has migrated abroad; our innovation edge may soon follow. If we don’t find a way to build a sound foundation for growth, the American dream will survive only in our heads and history books.

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art: Bixby Bridge, Big Sur, CA

washingtonpoststyle:

Washington, in time lapse, by Drew Geraci.

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