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Shortly after the sale my father approached the newly owned company with the then crazy idea of selling books on the newfangled thing called the Internet.
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Danny Lewin first happened upon the crazy idea of building a smarter Internet in 1996, just after he arrived at MIT.
The MTV show Jackass, which aired from 2000 to 2002, popularized the idea of doing crazy, self-injuring stunts and pranks and taping them for entertainment.
Of course, accidentally publishing an entire website dedicated to the idea seems a bit crazy for something that wasn't even being pitched -- what kind of designer has that much free time?
Meanwhile, Bernie Ecclestone, who masterminded Formula One's global expansion, has labelled the idea to take the Premier League abroad as "crazy".
But ubiquitous silicon and broadband have suddenly made such second-by-second tinkering with demand possible, and the idea of upgrading the century-old electric grid to make it more efficient isn't so crazy anymore.
This is why Vern Raburn's crazy idea to build a jet for the masses is so thrilling to watch.
He dropped the idea and his original partners--they "thought I was crazy" anyway, he says.
Not only did businesses revolt, politicians from within the Conservative Party including the mayor began to turn on him and his "crazy" idea.
Go big or go home: There are opportunities to make money by building businesses that marginally improve on existing products or services, but the real thrill sets in when the decision is made to go after an enormous idea that seems slightly crazy.
Other quick notes: the screen has pretty dismal viewing angles and it's crazy glossy, the trackpad is textured (which we love), and we have no idea why Sony can't bother to at least properly align all the stickers on this thing -- it looks a bit of a mess.
The idea of reading gossip about John Hamm while watching a new episode of a great show like Mad Men might seem crazy, but the truth is that both my wife and I have our laptops open during almost every other show.
"I have this idea for a project I'm doing in the desert, and it's going to show you how crazy I am, " he says, launching into a description of Lee Grant's house in the movie, specifically the "kind of amazing" Indian print and bamboo bedroom in which Warren Beatty, the house-call hairdresser, sleeps with Carrie Fisher, who plays Grant's teenage daughter.
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