January 2010
December 2009
“Even today with the heightened security in North America, they will check your...”
– The ‘Israelification’ of airports: High security, little bother
fuck yeah buskers →
you should follow
“The more I do with and around social data, the less interested I seem to become...”
– Kevin Marshall, co-founder Wow.ly, Twitter 2.0: API Rate Change Could Lead to a World of New Apps & Features (via factoryjoe)
WatchDemonstration of OnLive
“You don’t want to be Tesla. He was one of the greatest inventors,
but it’s a...”
– Google’s Larry Page
from the list of quotes gathered by Paul Graham
(via fascinated)
This is true, but it is a shame Edison is praised so much, considering how much of other people’s work is credited to him. The opposite is true of Tesla - who invested radio while credit goes to Marconi.
“When Evan was at Pyra Labs they ran out of money. He laid off the team (actually...”
– Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up. | JonBischke.com (via hiten)
Lots of interesting stories and links, beyond just Ev’s.
In the words of team Galaxy Quest: “Never give up! Never surrender!”
(via aaronwhite)
Fuck that. Blogger was doing well as far as product & users. Feel free to quit if...
The solution to pollution
Higher variable speeds would mean more accidents. So everyone wins. If you don’t like the increased risks to the driver, add a mandate that the cars are automated, and push the envelope even further. msg:
the like button wasn’t enough for this idea <3
siminoff:
I was watching a show on HD Theater tonight called Future Car. One of the concepts companies that they were showing was a...
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“Bret, Jemaine and James (co-creator/director) said “we’ve noticed the less we...”
– December 10th | Flight of the Conchords
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Watchthedailywhat:
Movie Trailer of the Day: Official trailer for Christian Frei’s upcoming documentary, Space Tourists.
Synopsis:
In his most recent work, Christian Frei turns to an age-old dream of man: to leave our planet as a normal person and travel into outer space. For 20 million dollars, the American Anousheh Ansari was able to fulfill this childhood dream. This documentary follows her...
TechStars Shoots North To Seattle →
davemorin:
Cool to see TechStars setting up shop in Seattle.
What do folks think of YC’s idea that startup funding isn’t regional?
““You should assign points for each of the boxes.”
“Points for what?”
“Points...”
– Rands In Repose: Gaming the System (via benjaminstein)
“Points for Points. We’re human.”
FTFY
Zynga & Facebook & DST. Conflict of Interest,...
aaronwhite:
Last night news broke of Zynga scoring a huge new investment of $180 million more dollars… from the same Russian Venture firm, DST, that invested $200 million dollars in Facebook earlier this year.
Conflict of interest, anyone?
It’s one thing when two companies grow a shared market & community, but it’s another thing when when they are becoming bonded at the hip to the expense...
