August 2009
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Everything Karen O touches is gold. Thanks for...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) →
Jay-Z (26)
Dr. Dog (21)
The Dodos (19)
Donavon Frankenreiter (14)
Eels (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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RAILS RUMBLE: 11 New Apps We Love →
mashable:
Last weekend, a group of entrepreneurs and programmers got together for Rails Rumble. The goal? To build the best web app possible in only 48 hours based on the Ruby on Rails…
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When They Fight, They Fight by The Generationals
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My comment on @Bijan's blog: "Writing down your...
I’ve been really fortunate in my life so far (at 26), as I’ve always managed to spend a month or more at home with my parents in the summertime. It’s not a vacation, we’re all working, but it gives us the chance to reconnect beyond the usual weekly phone call, and it’s in this time that the idiosyncrasies, the anecdotes, the minutia of their lives appear… and it...
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Record-setting shark caught in Massachusetts Bay -... →
So awesome…
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WatchHoly f! This is really incredible when you think about all the elements involved - the wave dynamics, the wind direction/speed, the board, and most importantly the surfer. Just amazing.
And Ryan is right on with this prediction…
ryangraves:
Doing this trick is similar to running a sub 4 minute mile…nobody could do it for the longest time, but now that someone has done it, I’m sure...
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WatchMy usual lunchtime entertainment…
jakeandamir:
Game Show Host
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Wow… This song is great.
britticisms:
New...
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“The whole entrepreneurial thing is that you kind of jump off a cliff and...”
– Reid Hoffman, as quoted by Jeff Bussgang in his new book, The VC Playbook (via fred-wilson)
Ha… exactly how it feels sometimes, but there are also those moments - new customers, first revenues - that make you feel like you’re flying.
I wish Safari and FireFox would mate so I could have a fast browser with an Awesome Bar. call it SafariFox?
I like it. RT @mvbprintmaker: @reecepacheco Safoxy
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The Proposal - interesting bold probably crazy...
Really interesting proposal. Cut through the BS. I think Ayn Rand would agree…
ryangraves:
*I don’t agree or disagree with the idea stated below, I share it because it’s worth thinking about, but not to persuade or dissuade you one way or the other. I would however enjoy your thoughts in the comments.
The Proposal
When a company falls on difficult times, one of the things that seems...
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Breaking down Hurricane Bill's excellent run of... →
Hell yeah, Right Coast.
I finally finished reading ‘Good to Great.’ awesome book for entrepreneurs, or anyone looking to build success.
gotta love word of mouth at work for you: RT @HomeField: St. John’s University Men’s Soccer just got the HomeField advantage!
RT @tmarman: Seahawks sign Edge, “a move akin to Nickelback signing Scott Stapp to be a backup singer. In other words, this is a nightmare.”
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
Cat Power (17)
M. Ward (6)
Rogue Wave (4)
Minus the Bear (3)
Bon Iver (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Hurricane Bill surf report: Dont Believe the Hype.
f***. once again, i missed out. RT @ceonyc: And there it goes….. @ shakeshack II sells out. http://atshakeshacktwo.eventbrite.com/
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#songsincode →
@spinosa will love this.
yvynyl:
friggin’ awesome twitter meme!
for example: .clowns{float:left;}.jokers{float:right};#me_you{position:fixed;margin:0 auto;width:100%}
(@zeldman)
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WatchA classic (already).
jakeandamir:
On the Phone
I heart my engineer. RT: @spinosa “another thing i like, the entire editor we just discussed can be summed up in 4 bullet points.”
holy crap the @overtimemedia team is dominating right now. we’ve got some epic ideas in development. so proud of this team.
heavy strategy discussion with @JoeYevoli and @nromeo about potential video archiving on @HomeField.
another reason I’m getting EU citizenship RT @Techmeme: EU invests 18M euros in future ultra high-speed mobile internet http://bit.ly/s0S7G
Meant to RT yesterday: @fredwilson: The Ideal First Round Term Sheet http://bit.ly/OC8mn
testing out @HomeField on @google Chrome for Mac.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) →
Minus the Bear (35)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (12)
Phoenix (8)
The Whitest Boy Alive (7)
Curtis Mayfield (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
RT: @FutureMrsJoeYevoli Just thinking about how you love to be the little spoon. P.S. - like my new name?
finished 12hr bar shift today. just drank 5HR Energy for 3.5hr drive to NYC now to argue SaaS pricing w/ @joeyevoli & @Patrickohearn 2morrow
WatchHaving lived in LA, I can definitely say it’s a weird place, but it has its moments. This is a decent showing…
jenrobinson:
Maybe this is old, but Angelinos, this is wonderful. Truly. LA has a strange kind of beauty that you often have to look hard (or contextualize hard) to find. It’s not readily evident. But when you find it, the revelation that Los Angeles - a city often written...
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fred-wilson posted a quote from my comment on his blog about “Sports and Cards Analogies.” I love how active he is on his blog and in the comments. Pretty cool.
fred-wilson:
“No battle plan survives contact with the enemy”
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comment on my blog post yesterday from Reece Pacheco
Sports and Cards Analogies
re: my earlier tweet location. i was on a bike, in West Falmouth - not the middle of the ocean. although… http://bit.ly/2yiCmI
http://twitpic.com/dwxri awesome view at pit stop on a 15mi ride http://bit.ly/4JNRp
i really wish i still had my drumset.
At 600 calories, my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches aren’t a snack, they’re a meal, and that’s just how I like ‘em. #peanutbutter
Asian comedy… wow RT @animalllc: hot hot hot hot that’s very hot. that’s very hot. http://bit.ly/1EfJE
working on a proposal for a @HomeField panel at the ECAC convention. suggestions welcome for organizing panels/discussions.
lots of passionate debate b/w @JoeYevoli @patrickohearn and me in the last 24hrs. i love it! passionate co-workers are a must at a startup.