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How America Lost Track of Ben Franklin’s Definition of Success [H/T @AlexRubalcava] (LINK) [Related book: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin]

According to Franklin, what mattered in business was humility, restraint, and discipline. But today’s Type-A MBAs would find him qualified for little more than a career in middle management.

FRMO Corp. - Fiscal 2015 Letter to Shareholders [H/T ValueWalk] (LINK)

The IPhone Company: Apple's financial dependence on the smartphone is increasing (LINK)

John Malone’s Return to The US Cable Industry (LINK)

Some Thoughts on Coal Companies and Railroads (LINK)

Aswath Damodaran: The Fed, Interest Rates and Stock Prices: Fighting the Fear Factor (LINK)

Brain Pickings on Freeman Dyson's Dreams of Earth and Sky (LINK)

Richard Dawkins’ final interview with Christopher Hitchens [H/T The Browser] (LINK)

The 2011 Christmas issue of the New Statesman was guest edited by Richard Dawkins. This is his interview with Christopher Hitchens from that issue. It was to be Hitchens' final interview; he died as it was published. A sensation at the time, it is now available to read online for the first time.

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Arlington Value Capital 2015 Annual Letter (LINK) John Malone: ‘Cable Cowboy’ Faces the Test in Rounding Up the Right Mix of Assets [H/T @Kevin_Holloway] (LINK) Related book: Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable BusinessLatticework...

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Google’s New Phone Service Bridges Cell and Wi-Fi Gaps (LINK) [It might be interesting to read this post from Benedict Evans last year first: Railways and WhatsApp.] David Ogilvy’s 1982 Memo “How to Write” Offers 10 Pieces of Timeless...

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Jim Grant's Three Part Interview With The Epoch Times (LINK) Peter Thiel Op-Ed: Competition Is for Losers (LINK) Related book: Zero to OneWoman of 24 found to have no cerebellum in her brain [H/T James] (LINK) An important book worth checking...

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Aswath Damodaran - The Education Business: A Road Map for Disruption (LINK) Related mini-book (PDF): Hire Education: Mastery, Modularization, and the Workforce RevolutionRelated book: Disrupting ClassAndrew Smithers: The contested ties between asset...

- Richard Dawkins On The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Links to videos: Richard Dawkins Extended Interview Pt. 1 Richard Dawkins Extended Interview Pt. 2 Richard Dawkins Extended Interview Pt. 3 ...

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