An anonymous New Yorker tells the world how much money she makes and what she spends it on. And how much of it she saves.
Here, she takes a poll on what makes one feel poor.
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Vinod Khosla on entrepreneurs
An entrepreneur is someone who dares to dream the dreams and is
foolish enough to try to make those dreams come true.
Deciding what you don’t know, and whose opinion to trust on what
topic may be the most important decision an entrepreneur makes.
Innovative bottom up methods will solve problems that now seem
intractable- from energy to poverty to disease. Science and technology ,
powered by the fuel of entrepreneurial energy, are the largest multipliers
of resources we have to solve our many social problems.
The right way to build a company is to experiment in lots of small ways,
so that you have plenty of room to make mistakes and change strategies
More at http://www.khoslaventures.com
Kids play creators in video games
Kids learn by playing, and video games are transforming the way kids play. It’s possible they’ll see the world as a place for creation, not consumption.
More games now include features that let players invent some aspect of their virtual world, from characters to cars. And more games entice players to become creative partners in world building, letting them mod its overall look and feel. The online communities that form around these imaginative activities are some of the most vibrant on the Web. For these players, games are not just entertainment but a vehicle for self-expression.
From the article By Will Wright, guest editor of this month’s Wired magazine.