January 2011
16 posts
Facebook: all your innovation are belong to us.
Look at Facebook. They have ripped off Twitter, Foursquare, Quora, and many more small innovative startups.
Via AVC
The first display ad I've ever wanted to click on.
Served to me today on Amazon.
New Miranda July.
[…] In fact July admitted that she dreaded mounting a second feature […].
After a debut like Me and You and Everyone We Know, it wouldn’t make you a cynic to say that there was nowhere to go but down. But if New York is even close with its review, The Future sounds like a hell of a follow-up.
“I believe Larry really only needs to succeed at one: re-establish clarity of...”
– my partner, Albert Wenger
Rooting for Larry and the Internet - Continuations
(via fred-wilson)
This is why we can't have nice things. #shamocracy
The new Republican leaders in the House have received millions of dollars in contributions from banks, health insurers and other major business interests, which are pressing for broad reversals of Democratic policies that affect corporations, according to disclosure records and interviews.
Via WaPo
The quotation marks should be around "journalism."
Why can’t all “tech” journalism be like this? A single article on the topic, three paragraphs, all fact, properly sourced, no opinion, little speculation, no quotes from useless analysts. Reading something this spare and straightforward makes you realize how shitty TC, Mashable, SAI, and rest are.
Via kottke.org
Now that's convenience.
Shortly after 6, he headed back out for more predawn errands, including a visit to a Super Wal-Mart to buy ammunition and a black backpack-style diaper bag.
Via NYT
Good for you, good for you.
For Katz, who already owned a Remington 870 shotgun and a Wesson .38 caliber snub-nosed revolver she sometimes carries around town, buying the Glock was a natural progression.
Via WaPo
Why hasn't anyone called out Steve Jobs on Kindle?
When I first started my Tumblr, I had meant to write about Steve Jobs’ comments on whether or not people read anymore. Check out the intro to this story from Read Write Web, about two years ago now:
When Amazon introduced their e-book reader, the Kindle, Steve Jobs made a strong proclamation regarding the book industry that received a lot of attention: “It doesn’t matter how...
Only in Rego Park...
damngoodcoffee:
Why bother shoveling snow when you can just put down a rug?