October 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
First, let me say that the lupus walk is Saturday and I’m about halfway to my goal. If you feel so inclined, please donate to the cause, which is important to me personally, and probably to someone you know. Lupus is really not uncommon.
I also wanted to talk a little bit about philanthropic giving. [...]
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September 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments
In a couple of weeks, I’ll be getting up on a Saturday morning to participate in the Lupus Walk. I participated last year as well, but I didn’t do any fund raising, which kind of defeats the purpose.
My brother in law has lupus as does one of my coworkers, and
it’s a really, really crappy disease [...]
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Anil Dash puts the career of Bill Gates in a wonderful context:
Bill Gates has pulled off one of the greatest hacks in technology and business history, by turning Microsoft’s success into a force for social responsibility. Imagine imposing a tax on every corporation in the developed world, collecting $100 per white-collar worker per [...]
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