March 2009
February 2009
I want to meet @superfem
“Religion is a bureaucracy between man and God.”
– Bill Maher (via soupsoup)
It’s been a hell of a week. I’m ready for some sleep.
“I’m not going to stand here and accuse the Russians of having deliberately...”
– Russia bomber neared Canada before Obama visit | Reuters
“People who are members of online social networks are not so much “networking” as...”
– A recent piece in the Economist.
More on Dunbar’s number that describes the upper limit of one’s intimate social group. I wonder, then, what happens if you max out your Dunbar number but are constantly meeting new people? Is every marginal addition (a new friend) a marginal loss as well (replaces...
Trading
I sold my AAPL and YHOO a while ago for about 20% worth of short-term gains.
Just bought me some MSFT and TWC. Windows 7 is going to put a new bounce in MSFT’s step, and the competition with Verizon is causing TWC to seriously step up their game.
That new game will cause TWC to release innovative new products that will directly drive topline even as they bleed subs to Verizon. I think...
“U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is sending strong signals that President Obama...”
– U.S. to yield marijuana jurisdiction to states
“People’s reputations are made in the bad times more than the good times.”
– Jason Calacanis (via entrepreneurwisdom)
everythingismedia:
Videogg’s Troy Young writes about what’s next in display advertising. What a great post! You even get a bonus deck, agency-style.
I agree with most of what Troy says, I would add this:
We’re very, very far from have reached anything significant in terms of efficiency, even after 10 years. It’s not a joke, in 2009 even geotargeting is still a big problem. I covered this in a...
One Thing You Don't Need To Be An Entrepreneur: A... →
Totally agreed. I say this as a venture-backed high school dropout.
WatchVideo from Paintball War I. Paintball War II coming soon.
“I wasn’t thinking about markets or fortunes. I was making better shoes a foot at...”
– Bill Bowerman Co-Founder of Nike
I think all business should be like this. Solve a problem, focus on quality and innovation and surround yourself with good people.
(via jamesnord)
rafer:
Me, “We’re a vendor, not a ‘partner.’ Because my angel investors make money on their investment even if I don’t hire a dozen super-aggressive sales people and attempt to glom my customers’ margins. When a startup with a $100M venture capital valuation walks in here, they are executing against a business plan to become worth a billion dollars. Where do you think that a lot of that value is...
This time Gail nails →
peterfeld:
Collins manages not to devolve into oppressive whimsy until very close to the end. Can’t argue about any of this - her version of Krugman’s “party of Beavis and Butthead”:
We will pass over Jindal’s delivery, which sounded a little like a junior high schooler’s entry into the Chamber of Commerce “I Speak for Fiscal Restraint” contest. The content was the thing: a message to the...
pepsi - Yahoo! Search Results →
Check out the Pepsi ad at the top.
perl.com: Perl, the first postmodern computer... →
Or else she'll cut you.
katiebakes:
mikehudack:
“Aerosmith has reportedly earned more from Guitar Hero : Aerosmith than from any single album in the band’s history”
— Why the Music Industry Hates Guitar Hero (via aaroneous)
Before you start taking this at face value, read what Maura wrote!
“Aerosmith has reportedly earned more from Guitar Hero : Aerosmith than from...”
– Why the Music Industry Hates Guitar Hero (via aaroneous)
peterwknox:
Where do you guys play paintball round these parts? I used to play all the time.
In Long Island.
“To put this in Oscar movie terms, President Obama won best picture. Governor...”
– Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (another ex-client of mine!), via Politico (via peterfeld)
Paintball
bliptv:
Tumblr and I’m In Like With You have accepted the challenge. It looks like Gawker, Rocketboom, Aviary and Hype Machine are also in.
This is going to be a battle royale.
Remote-controlled planes could spy on British... →
Welcome to the dystopian future, etc.
Tax on (legal) marijuana would net California $13... →
(via spiegelman)
Japan Exports Plummet 45.7% →
mattlehrer:
This is such a huge number, I don’t think I understand it.
It’s staggering.
“Deals fall through. One of the most useful skills we learned from Viaweb was not...”
– Paul Graham (via entrepreneurwisdom)
“Let me be very clear about our company: where others might step back from their...”
– Rupert Murdoch
DRUDGE REPORT: MURDOCH WARNS NATIONS WILL BE REDEFINED 2009®
“The state of Washington sent out $1 checks to the 250,000 food stamp recipients...”
– Washington sends $1 food stamp checks to 250,000 - Washington State | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news
Cheating in this way discourages future entitlements from being well-structured. If I were in HHA I would refuse to recognize these 250mm people as food stamp recipients.
“It’s a corollary of Gresham’s law that bad investment drives out good. Suppose...”
– Fractals of Change: A VC Says No to VC bailout (via fred-wilson)
