May 2013
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“Teach yourself just enough of the grammar and the logic of computer languages to...”
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Time save pro-tip: Changing your Mac OS X default...
Assuming you aren’t using a fancy screenshot tool, changing the default location for screenshots is easy:
Open up Terminal¹
Type: defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Dropbox/Screenshots
Type: killall SystemUIServer
Now all of your screenshots will be in a Dropbox folder called Screenshots. Feel free to replace that with whatever folder name you want.
Now you’ll have...
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“Throwing is hard. In order to deliver a baseball to a batter, a pitcher has to...”
– High Throw from Randall Munroe’s What If
At this point, if I had to choose between XKCD and What If, I’d go with What If. It’s really a terrific blog.
A couple of recent gems:
Longest Sunset
Twitter
FedEx Bandwidth
April 2013
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“The last time Apple sold debt was in 1996, when the Internet was in its infancy...”
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Ron Conway, Tech Investor, Turns Focus to Hometown →
Ron Conway has in two short years become one of San Francisco’s power brokers, using his wealth and contacts to pursue his vision of the city.
If by two “two short years”, you mean 15 years investing and 40 years working in Silicon Valley, then, yeah, he’s suddenly become a power broker.
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“Oh my God,” you will say. “It was amazing. We ate at the most incredible local...”
– Memo to The New York Times: What Actually Happens During “36 Hours in…” a Foreign Country by Juli Weiner
I would buy a coffee table book of these—to sit next to my other coffee table book.
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“The only thing that matters when picking a job is fast growth—if you’re...”
– Sheryl Sandberg on the best career advice she’s ever received
March 2013
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AngelList tag of the day: "bridging online and... →
Lots of interesting startups on here.
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“Everyone said, ‘That is a terrible idea,’” Spiegel remembers. “Not only is...”
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“I was skeptical about this idea (as I was about Airbnb) till I saw how YC alumni...”
– Paul Graham on FlightCar
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“Jessica grabbed me at the YC din last night and told me excitedly that she had...”
– Paul Graham on Instacart
February 2013
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“So maybe Google should do something I always wish Apple would do: open a coffee...”
– MG’s clever idea for the rumored forthcoming Google stores.
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January 2013
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My year in cities, 2012
Shamelessly stealing this post format from Jason Kottke, but I traveled a lot in 2012. I slept at least one night in all of the following places:
Boston, MA*
Avon, CO
Bethel, ME
Washington, D.C.*
Randolph, NH
New York, NY*
Tiburon, CA*
Yosemite National Park, CA
Bethesda, MD
Columbus, OH
Chillicothe OH*
Brattleboro, VT
Warren, NH*
Chicago, IL
Peaks Island, ME
East Falmouth, MA*
...
November 2012
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Excited about hardware
I’ve been really excited about hardware recently—from big (rockets) to small (smart watches). Here’s a laundry list of companies that I’ve been following:
Nest
Fitbit
Withings
Formlabs (creators of FORM 1 3D printer)
Lockitron
Oculus (creators of the Oculus Rift virtual reality system)
Spark Devices (creators of Spark Wi-Fi lighbulb)
Lumawake
OUYA (creators of the OUYA...
August 2012
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I graduated from college in May 2010. I started working in August 2010 and so did a bunch of my college classmates. Recently, a few of them left their initial post-college jobs and started companies:
Eric Stromberg — Oyster
Zach Perret — Plaid
Fred Ehrsam — Radius
Andy Pickens — Jamplify
Exciting times ahead for these guys.
July 2012
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June 2012
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“And [Bloomberg’s] ego certainly relishes the chatter. Years ago, while on...”
May 2012
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“Maps - Apple acquired Placebase in July 2009. I am guessing Apple signed...”
– Yours truly, 7 months ago.
Today’s Techmeme.
March 2012
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Facebook Investor DST Seeks $1 Billion for New... →
The title here is a bit misleading: yes, DST invested in Facebook in May 2009 at a relatively low, $10 billion valuation. But they were still after the 2007 investments by Li Ka-shing and Microsoft, as well as the Series A and B rounds in 2005 and 2006. And then there was “Facebook investor” Elevation Partners, who invested in Facebook with the break-even money from the Palm-HP sale.
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February 2012
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January 2012
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December 2011
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The Unintended Effects of Driverless Cars →
This was good; so-so Hacker News discussion.
A couple of thoughts:
The current commuter rings of major metro areas will double in size as people will trade longer but 100% productive commutes for cheaper real estate.
An increased need for parking in major cities. I like the idea of sending the car home, but there is a certain practicality in having your car readily available nearby. Maybe...
October 2011
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On @photomatt's "What's Next for Apple"
Matt Mullenweg wrote a great post on what he expects from Apple in the near future. I had been meaning to write a similar post, but he beat me to it, so, I figured I would just piggyback on his post and add my two cents to each of his points.
Maps - Apple acquired Placebase in July 2009. I am guessing Apple signed something like a 5-year contract with Google for maps in 2007 and/or hasn’t...
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September 2011
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“Show me something real, I say. Look at Amazon. Everyone knows they’re building a...”
– John Gruber
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“Romero and Wickett operate CouponDJ.com from six computers in their dormitory...”
August 2011
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MG made a good point last night about Apple and its awkward use of iTunes account emails to connect people for iMessage and FaceTime.
Apple should scrap Ping and launch an Apple iTunes/device-centric social network. Use mutual Twitter follows to ramp it up. It would makes iMessage, FaceTime, and even photo sharing (and tagging) via iPhoto easy to use. Incorporate Spotify-like sharing for music,...
July 2011
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“The Virgin Atlantic lounge in Heathrow Airport has its own hot tub, massage...”
– David Chang 