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the problem with the spitzer example is that Spitzer KNEW he was going to get caught ... some might see Spitzers actions as an "escape" for a man who wanted out, and had no way out from the track of success, except a moral failure.

c'mon now, he was the attorney general, do you seriously think he didn't know he was going to get caught?

wumion Aardvark Social Search Service Arrives

i got oodles of invites to hand out ... just reply to this post with your e-mail or @reply davidadewumi on twitter and will send you one

Please leave --

first name e-mail three interests/specialties

thanks!

wumion Aardvark Social Search Service Arrives

we were notified of this recently and are/have addressing/ed the issue

wumion Kindle 2: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device

with Audible in its repository, Amazon could easily offer customers the chance to pay extra, say $10 to $20, to buy a book in all three formats (print, audio, digital) and save you the hassle of re-buying a book in audio or for the Kindle that you already own or want to purchase in print-format.

wumion Please Review My Web App: A Nigerian Craigslist

what about those of us who are both, heh

wumion Xobni Closes $7 Million Series B Financing

congrats matt and adam (and the entire team)! excited to see what you guys do in 09

wumion Lawrence Lessig: The made-up dramas of the Wall Street Journal

real transparency in journalism would be, below the title of the WSJ article, an update (a la tech blog like TechCrunch or VentureBeat) and link to Lessig's commentary.

wumion Ask YC: A tough problem - how do I pick African children for a tech scholarship?

Africa is a big place. What country/city? (it might be the difference between saying a large school in the Americas vs. a large school of 1500 in Chicago)

wumion Let's End Adolescence

we've traded focus & specialization for broad generalized learning in the hopes of producing 'well rounded' individuals (at least officially). While great in theory, in practice it fattens the coffers of our nation's largest (private) universities & secondary education systems.

i.e. apprenticeship v. general education

fact: public universities will increase tuition when the number of students graduating with degrees in <4 years increases.

wumion "Healthy lifestyle.."

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/09/inactivity-and...

overweight predicts inactivity but inactivity does not predict overweight. With the usual caveat that these are just associations, this is not consistent with the idea that inactivity causes overweight. It is consistent with the idea that overweight causes inactivity, or they are both caused by something else.

overweight is largely caused by diet composition. If that's the case, then changing diet composition is obviously going to be a more effective treatment than exercise, which doesn't address the root cause of the problem. This idea is supported by numerous diet intervention trials.

challenge your assumptions. I did.

wumion Change.gov

Seeing as JG is part of Obama's tech team, it probably does. He's part of the crew behind launchbox digital.

wumion Don MacAskill: Now is the time to build

"Our philosophy is to not let anyone amazing get away, even if we don’t technically have an open position for you."

Reminds me of NFL teams who draft the best player available, regardless of position/needs on the team.

wumion Half of US Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos

when I had bronchitis, my doctor told me "I can give you antibiotics and it will go away in three weeks. You can go without antibiotics and it will still go away in three weeks. What do you want to do?"

I declined.

wumion Be Kind to the Color Blind

I laughed

wumion Why Talent Is Overrated

desire trumps ability

wumion PhD Comics: Academic Salaries

To be fair, with the skyrocketing cost of tuition, so increases the value of a full-tuition (and room & board) scholarship. While the athletes 'don't earn a red cent,' it is fair to say that they get compensated in many other ways, one of which is free tuition (for the best athletes).

At a major sports school, athletes get tons of perks - from scheduling classes early, private tutoring available in any subject if needed, room & board, clothing & athletic gear, personal medical trainers & Doctors, etc.

Of course, it is in the athletic department/University's interest to take very good care of their players -- both for the ability to bring in new talent, and also for the continued exceptional performance of the players on the field.

All that being said, there are many sports out of the typical 29 at a D-I University, that are not profitable and not generating significant revenue. Typically, from all the empirical data I've seen, that would be every sport except for Football & Basketball.

So there is a bit of 'wealth distribution' as players in sports that aren't significant money-makers still have access to full-tuition scholarships.

wumion ‘Get in Shape’ #7: Strength & Flexibility - Don’t shirk your core muscles.

Peter,

Out of curiosity, what kind of biking?

Bikers (myself including when I was riding pretty religiously) are notorious for getting great workouts, but never hitting the core muscles (something about being hunched over, I guess, doesn't improve core muscles. :) )

While I'm not why your Lats are feeling it (honestly that sounds more like a bike fit issue) -- perhaps you've been doing a lot of climbing and pull hard?

Anyways, try the 8min ab workout or some variation. Easy way to pack in core fairly quickly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWjTnBmCHTY

wumion How do I get in shape? Excercise Hack for Entrepreneurs

I'll ignore your "endurance athletes have health problems" phrase. Not sure how you are defining an "endurance event" nor sure if there's any empirical data to back that up.

The idea of the post, is not for those, such as yourself apparently, who are already in shape. Rather, it was written for those who are in different stages of trying to get into shape.

You're essentially arguing that quality of workout is more important than the quantity. I agree, but I think most people, including yourself probably block out a certain quantity of time -- by 35 minutes I suspect you mean the actual minutes you are working out. Great, but perhaps for others there are certain steps involved -- commute, warm-up, cool-down, stretch, et. al

wumion How do I get in shape? Excercise Hack for Entrepreneurs

Couple comments to clear things up:

1. Weightlifting

I said "...have a good strength training program. You don’t need a gym membership — but it’s easier to use weights than gravity, especially with core muscles.

I made a comment about lifting weights being a "cop out." A cop out, only in the sense that it is not a complete work out. I probably could have phrased this better.

I bench 300 lbs (max), squat 400, and deadlift 500 -- lifting weight has been a key part of my strength training program -- problem is, strength training is more than just lifting weights.

For example, instead of doing squats/leg press , or lunges, try running the steepest hill you can find 10x at full-sprint --30-60 seconds.

2. 90 min/ day

This comment was meant to suggest block 90 minutes out of your schedule to work out. Not work out for 90 minutes. If you drive/ride/walk/run to the gym, that takes time. If you stretch, that takes time. If you need to make a protein shake after you workout, that takes time.

3. Get in Shape

The overarching idea hear is simple: physical fitness, however you define it, is important. I wrote this post to share my own challenges in getting back in shape, and to encourage those who aren't currently in shape to try it out.

Really, regardless of whether you want to lift, run, bike, swim, et. al, the idea is to pick something and do it-- make a decision to get in shape, and go do that activity.

The decision is more important than the specifics, at least in the beginning.

wumion How do I get in shape? Excercise Hack for Entrepreneurs

KKR - the idea here is to get in shape, not maintain a reasonable level of fitness.

While certainly 1/2 hour 2x/week is better than no work outs at all, it's not the quickest way to get in shape.

That being said, I do advocate start slowly -- I started just 3 days/week.

wumion How do I get in shape? Excercise Hack for Entrepreneurs

I have, but oddly enough not to track workouts, but just nutrition. Quick & easy way to keep track of calories consumed, proteins, carbs, etc.