Heard George Soros talking about his new book on NPR this morning.

Quoted: "The idea was that regulators always make mistakes, state interference in the markets just messes things up," Soros says. "And that was a false idea .... Regulators are human and bound to make mistakes, but markets are also human and they are also bound to make mistakes. Instead of markets always being right, they're actually always groping at trying to find out what the facts are. But they never get it right."

One more blog post.

Quoted: His How to figure out what do do chapter is a great refresher. He reminds us the best project managers are multidisciplinary and able to synthesize business, customer, and technology viewpoints:

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Quoted: Michael Pollan visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, "In Defense of Food." This talk took place on March 4, 2008, as part of t...

You can download the book for free.

Quoted: Dive Into Python is a Python book for experienced programmers. You can buy a printed copy, read it online, or download it in a variety of formats. It is also available in multiple languages.

Quoted: Amazon.com: Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask: Tom Kolb: Books

I agree. Microsoft's desire/need to sustain Windows and Office has kept it from fully embracing the power of the Internet.

Quoted: Blodgett is exactly right. As he argues, Microsoft is so focused on sustaining its massively successful core products – Windows and Office – that its approach to the Internet is inherently shackled. It has never fully embraced the dynamic power of the Internet to unleash transformative new business models. Instead, it has used the Internet in a sustaining fashion to supplement its core properties (Internet-based help for Microsoft Word, anyone?), while clinging to web 1.0 platforms like Hotmail.

Interesting distinction.

Quoted: True entrepreneurs make the transition from working for someone else to working on their own much differently. Entrepreneurs invent businesses that work without them. Technicians create businesses that work because of them.

Recommended on Seattle Tech Startups.

Quoted: Amazon.com: High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for Front-End Engineers: Books: Steve Souders by Steve Souders

Watching this guy on PBS. He is making sense. The problem, in my opinion, is the reform he suggests is likely a Pandora's box.

Quoted: Levinson's brief text (180 pages, excluding the helpful appendicies), goes beyond the popular depiction to point up those provisions among the six Articles and twenty-seven Amendments whose democratic pedigree are in serious doubt. The Electoral College is probably the best known and most egregious of these. Others, perhaps less glaring, but no less questionable, include distribution of the Senate, life tenure for Supreme Court justices, excessive presidential power, and a half-dozen other dubious provisions. You may agree with some, disagree with others, but all merit second thoughts in light of decades of practical experience.