Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located near the site of Jamestown, the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America, founded on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is perhaps most famous for the story of Pocahontas, who lived in the surrounding forest. The following […]
The Value of Curation
More than 300,000 book titles are published each year in the United States alone. About a trillion gigabytes of digital data are generated every year. Over 25 million hours of new video is uploaded to Youtube each year. There are about 1,200 coffee roasters and over 3,000 breweries in the United States alone. There are over […]
The Magic of Thinking Small
Having big earth-shattering goals is important. These are the towering “meaning of life” goals. They drive us and give us a reason to wake up each day. The reason most people don’t pursue the big goals is that they appear too daunting. They are intimidating. They are simply too big to start. Pursuing the big […]
Stock Weakness Finder
Most stock market software finds stock picks for you based on the strengths of the stock. However, many times you already have stocks picked out, but are unsure of which one to purchase. Software that highlights the weaknesses of individual stocks would be helpful. For example, suppose you are trying to choose between purchasing Apple […]
Bargain Prices for Hall of Fame Autographs
In the baseball card business, big money often goes to unproven prospects simply because of their seemingly boundless potential. However, collectors often overlook the players who have already proven their worth over a long career and have already entered the Hall of Fame. These are players who will never be forgotten by baseball. They have […]
Ideas: Crowd-sourced Historical Timeline
I have always been fascinated by history, and one of the best tools I’ve found for understanding history is the timeline. Timelines give you a chronology, concretely placing specific events before others to establish a cause-and-effect relationship. There should be a “master timeline” on the Internet, sort of like how Wikipedia has become a “master […]