September 2009
31 posts
“Advertising teaches its own lessons. For starters, everyone hates advertising....”
– “Writing Wednesdays” #2: The Most Important Writing Lesson I Ever Learned
With one hand caught in the cookie jar trying to keep Google Voice off the iPhone, AT&T shot a public letter to the FCC this weekend urging them to apply net-neutrality rules to Google Voice service — essentially implying that Google ought to be treated as a voice carrier just like AT&T. From the letter:
“The Commission cannot, through inaction or otherwise, give Google a...
WatchI went to Europe for 30 days with my best/worst friends. Here are some things that happened.
PRESS RELEASE: 37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100... →
Jason Fried poking fun at some of the ridiculous/arbitrary tech valuations of late. Sometimes I think silicon valley needs a little bit more fun poked at it. From the post:
37signals is now a $100 billion dollar company, according to a group of investors who have agreed to purchase 0.000000001% of the company in exchange for $1. Founder Jason Fried informed his employees about the new deal at...
“Zawinski didn’t do many unit tests. They “sound great in principle. Given a...”
– The Duct Tape Programmer - Joel on Software
“The best way to graduate from beginner is to get in way over your head. Nothing...”
– 37 Signals
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“Social media draw on three sources of power: Light work of the many. Hard work...”
– Xerox PARC (via gregnews)
“What about iTunes? Doesn’t that show people will pay for content? Well, not...”
– Paul Graham - Post-Medium Publishing
Certainly some content is worth paying for but I really like Paul’s point here - there is a difference between a “tax” and “selling people stuff”. As a result, I’ve been thinking about this all day long.
(via bijan) (via artistspaid)
“What’s perhaps even more amazing about this opportunity is that we made it to...”
– Mint.com CEO Aaron Patzer. Smart. They just sold for $170 million.
Watchtime lapse I shot of clouds rolling over SF earlier tonight.
“The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.”
– Edwin Schlossberg (via brit)
The Two Greatest Purchases Ever Made →
Alex Bogusky describes the best two purchases of his life. Made me smile.
I got a haircut today at the same place I got all my childhood haircuts until I was sixteen or so. As I was leaving, without skipping a beat, the barber asked “don’t you want a lollipop?”
I did.
“The new investors will buy approximately 65% of Skype, with eBay continuing to...”
– Josh Silverman on eBay’s sale of Skype today. eBay has been a huge burden on Skype for some time now, excited to see what comes next now that they’re back on their own.
