May 2008
“Two years ago, Lilia Garcia and her husband, Jesus, bought their dream house in...”
– Lose Homes, Pay More Tax - NYTimes.com Should there really be $500,000+ houses in “Linden, CA”? (via wiesen)
Lesson #3,272: Don't make things sound worse than...
A friend of mine e-mailed to ask if I was OK because of my earlier post about listening to your gut. Things are actually pretty damn good here at blip. I kicked myself for not listening to my gut, but the impact really wasn’t that severe at all.
Like anyone, I sometimes get down on myself when I feel like I fucked up — no matter what the impact. There’s probably a lesson in...
Obama is an Adult →
wiesen:
lindsaycampbell: “During a fund-raiser in Denver, Obama —a former constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago Law School — was asked what he hoped to accomplish during his first 100 days in office. “I would call my attorney general in and review every single executive order issued by George Bush and overturn those laws or executive decisions that I feel violate the...
Lesson #3,271: Trust Yourself
Update: A friend points out that this post makes things sound bad. Nah. I didn’t trust my gut, and feel shitty about it, but it’s not a big deal. The world isn’t ending, and I’ve moved on and so has everything and everyone else. Things are fine, and in fact going well.
I’ve made the same mistake twice in the course of just a few weeks. I’ve been running a...
Newsflash: Compensation #1 Reason for Employee... →
boutofcontext:
The raging capitalists at Salary.com boldly declared “compensation is the number one reason for job turnover,” following their most recent survey. The top turn-over causes read like a who’s who of our Wednesday staff meetings:
inadequate compensation lack of career development/advancement insufficient recognition boredom
The report cites a third of workers as wanting a...
“Advertising is a tax for having an unremarkable product.”
– Robert Stephens (via jackieheartsb)
DSP, May 29 @ 7:30 edition →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
“We need to make books cool again. If you go home with somebody and they don’t...”
– John Waters (via verbadjectivenoun) (via britticisms)
“I’m dissatisfied with every record the Beatles ever fucking made. There...”
– John Lennon, Playboy Interview, 1980
“With the disappearance of advantaged label competencies such as superior...”
– Ian Rogers to Guy Hands (via chetgulland)
Storm chasing iReporters snap twisters, document... →
Is this Web feature really a good idea? Some dude is going to get the idea to twister chase from this thing and then sue CNN for convincing him it was a good idea. Where are Turner’s famous lawyers?
Child resistant in Chinatown →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
DSP, half face edition →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
Alli says “You’re so vain… all these pictures of you.”
On Stats →
There’s been a lot of discussion over the last few days about how video sites count viewership. This is an extremely important and constructive conversation to have. In general, blip is one of the…
On statistics
I posted this comment in reply to this post on Silicon Alley Insider:
I believe that TubeMogul has corrected their research about blip counting embeds. Their CEO e-mailed me today to apologize for their error. In terms of restrictions by IP address, I understand AOL Survivor’s comments. We’re probably undercounting to some degree because we do restrict view counting based on IPs.
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Did Humans Colonize the World by Boat? →
courtneyc: Our new understanding of climate and sea-level change sheds light on something that has long puzzled archaeologists: How did modern humans colonize the far reaches of the globe so quickly after their exodus from Africa? If Erlandson and his colleagues are right, it was a series of sea voyages and river crossings that brought our ancestors to alien lands, launching the greatest...
New Show Player being released today →
We’re releasing a new version of the blip.tv Show Player that includes massively upgraded advertising support. It’s got support for new advertising networks, more intelligence in determining what…
European Court agrees to hear chimp's plea for... →
“The low cost of starting a startup means the average good bet is a riskier one,...”
– Why There Aren’t More Googles
DSP, Hong Kong edition →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
This t-shirt made the trip from Hong Kong. Apparently when spoken “Delay No More” sounds like a pretty nasty Cantonese insult.
Bull Riding →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
Post Video 2.0 meetup debauchery.
Bull Riding →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
Post Video 2.0 meetup debauchery.
Yankee Stadium →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
I had the great.. err… pleasure… to watch the Orioles clobber the Yankees 12-2. This is the view from the Billy Martin Suite at the House that Ruth…
Waiting for the train →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
101 Tips For Living
superamit:
davemorin: caro: My favorites selected from Carney’s fabulous list. In bold are the amazing ones. johncarney: * Business casual was invented to prevent younger people from dressing better than their bosses. Rebel and wear and a suit or jeans. * When a friend calls after a drunken night, never say, “You were so funny.” * Avoid staying out past midnight three nights in a row. ...
For people obsessed with usability...
user experience designers really don’t spend a lot of time making their blogs or papers readable or easily digestable.
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
– Peter Drucker (via hydeordie)
“But they believe that the ferocious fight Mrs Clinton has put up has helped them...”
– US elections: Barack Obama juggernaut ‘will crush John McCain’ - Telegraph
DSP, blue steel edition →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
I’m not sure that this is really proper Blue Steel, but it’s maybe a good first try.
“I have found that an important ingredient is to set realistic expectations about...”
– Radio Silence - Continuations
“It was alarming to me how foreign it felt to sit in front of a computer that...”
– Paul Graham: Disconnecting Distraction (via marco)
Daily self portrait, zany edition →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
Alli says that my DSPs are getting boring. So scary face today, blue steel tomorrow.
My girlfriend
is one of the 23 people you tweet in heaven according to Gawker.
Note to self: never go to see a kids movie on a Saturday afternoon.
DSP, weekend Starbucks edition →
Mike Hudack posted a photo:
I can’t quite figure out how to get online here using AT&T — thankfully the tmobile SSID is still operating. Not sure how much longer that’ll last.
“You can dominate an existing online application market. Differentiate by...”
– User Interface Design - Tips, Observations, Insights, Experiences and Resources for Web Entrepreneurs