throwaway8899 | 11 years ago | on: Entrepreneur Fortune Cookie
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throwaway8899 | 11 years ago | on: The economics of the podcast boom
Well, Odeo was an audio/podcasting startup.
The founders of Odeo shut it down and then started Twitter.
Same founders and investors, but different vehicles.
throwaway8899 | 11 years ago | on: Alan Turing's notes found being used as roof insulation at Bletchley Park
Something to think about ...
Alan Turing wasn't a national security risk because he was gay, but he actually was a risk because he was that good.
Anybody who could break rotor ciphers circa WW2 was very valuable indeed.
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