An Arab Spring For IT

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Editor’s note: Alan S. Cohen is Vice President of Marketing at Nicira . A 20-year IT veteran, Alan has held executive positions at Cisco, Airespace, Tahoe Networks, IBM, US WEST, Coopers & Lybrand, and the Department of Energy.

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Algorithms/Data vs. Analysts/Reports: Fight!

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Quick, what’s the second most traded commodity in the world, after oil? Sorry, no: it’s not coffee .

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Sh#t VCs Say: “Have You Ever Tried Kiteboarding?”

Following in the tradition of “ Shit Silicon Valley Says ” and other Shit ______ Says memes, August Capital’s David Hornick has made “ Shit VCs Say. ” There are some gems in here, including: “Is an 11 good on Klout?” “What if we put that in the cloud?” “Have you ever tried Kiteboarding?” “That is literally the worst Four Seasons in the world.” Add your own below, maybe we can get David to make another video.

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This Lady Just Predicted the Future—Or at Least the Weather—with Asparagus [Video]

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Jemima Packington was born with the gift of foresight. Unfortunately, that future-vision is only legible by reading the positions of thrown asparagus

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Ethereal Insect Photographs Will Cure Your Phobia of Bugs [Image Cache]

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Malaysian photographer Lee Peiling created images so fantastic, it feels like you're peering into another world. A world populated with helpful praying mantises and ants ready to lend a helping hand

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I Use Wikipedia More Than Makeup

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I just donated $40 to Wikipedia, because I promised myself I would every time I poked fun at its holiday donation drive and then just never got around to it. Did you know that you could actually donate during the off-season (Via the covert  “Donate to Wikipedia” link at the far left of each individual entry page)? I didn’t, before I asked Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales whether it was possible to donate in the off-season.

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The World Now Buys More Smartphones than Computers [Factoid]

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In 2011, manufacturers shipped 487.7 million smartphones and only 414.6 million computers—that's desktops, laptops and tablets. Combined . We'd heard prophecy of this day, and now it may have arrived.

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Geeking Out With the Disney Dream, Part 3: The Animator’s Palate Restaurant

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I had heard SO MUCH about the Animator's Palette restaurant on Disney Cruises. Boy was I in for a surprise on the Disney Dream! Photo: Patricia Vollmer Last summer, before my husband and I had booked our cruise, I had received some recent gouge on taking Disney cruises from a couple of Air Force family friends. One of the families’ favorite parts of the cruise was their dinner experience at the Animator’s Palate restaurant.

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How To Make The Geekiest Chandelier In The World [Design]

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The problem with most light fittings is that they're only about style: they're the preserve of hipsters and interior designers. If you want something a little more geeky, why not make your own test tube chandelier?

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How Marc Andreessen makes Silicon Valley magic

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Marc Andreessen There’s no question that Andreessen Horowitz , the venture capital firm headed up by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, has become a major force since it was founded back in 2009. The young VC firm has funded some of the best and brightest companies in the tech industry: Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, Groupon, Airbnb, Box, Fab.com and Pinterest, to name just a few. And this is just the beginning — Andreessen Horowitz just announced it has raised $1.5 billion  in fresh funding to invest in even more startups

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