September 2009
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) →
Modest Mouse (48)
Black Eyed Peas (36)
Interpol (31)
Daft Punk (23)
Fischerspooner (19)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
August 2009
“By inverting this list, we can get a portrait of the “normal” world....”
– What Kate Saw in Silicon Valley
Watchjoelaz:
Glenn Beck Beats, by wreckandsalvage
Solid beats
Facebook vs. Twitter: Round two with URL... →
WatchGrum - Heartbeats on Vimeo (via @hailpixel)
The quickest path to $50m in revenue? Build fun.
nabeel:
The Wall Street Journal has a good piece, based on Christian Chabot’s blog post, about how long it takes to build a technology empire.
Turns out it takes an average of eight years to hit $50m in revenue, which is about the point when you can start thinking about things like going public. And this is for the top 100 largest software companies, so we’re talking about the biggest winners...
Here is an Easy Way to Get on My Blacklist
kortina:
From my inbox:
Someone once told me that there is some sort of “club” where iPhone app developers meet every once in a while…? Do you know of such a thing in NYC? Or any other place/network where I could potentially find developers?
Response:
Yes, I heard they work for 2 cans of Mountain Dew / hr and are trying to find Wall Street folks with no technical knowledge and ideas for the...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
Black Eyed Peas (60)
It & My Computer (21)
Boards of Canada (16)
Daft Punk (7)
Timbaland (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Besides missing good investments, the emphasis on the partner pitch leads VCs to...”
– cdixon.org / Pitching the VC partnership
Sounds a lot like politicians: good at getting elected.
Hackable Business Development
jonsteinberg:
People on the business side of internet software, constantly bemoan their inability to code. I’ve been guilty at times of the frequent refrain, “My kingdom for the ability to code.” However, I’ve found over the past year that the emergence of APIs coupled with eLance (or oDesk or one of the other contractor platforms) have made this expression of exasperation largely hot air.
...
“The Northern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has put...”
– ACLU chapter flags Facebook app privacy | The Social - CNET News
Rafer sez: Per yesterday’s post on Facebook and Apple’s developer management problems, developers need vetting not individual apps.
(via rafer)
“Our service is plain and simple; our fee structure is reasonable.
For...”
– Eternal Earth-Bound Pets USA
This site claims they are athiest and though they do not believe in the rapture, if such an event does happen and you expect to be called upon, they will come to your home and care for your pet for 10 years for $110. (via tedr)
“When the lion is dead, the jackals become brave enough to howl.”
– happyroach, in Goodbye, Teddy. Never heard that phrase before, but wow. It’ll be jackals I’m thinking of every time some famous stranger dies and Twitter instantly devolves into open mic night for D-minus corpse-fucking gags. Because that, my friends, is some sad, sorry shit. (via merlin)
Watchcute kid, playing violin
