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Music I Like This Week
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Tons of Stubs, But No Posts
I’ve been writing a lot of starts to posts these past two weeks – but nothing that feels fit to publish (yet). Here’s a teaser of some of the topcis I’ve been mulling over, I’d be curious to hear which of these (if any) interest you: Startup Stuff No One Continue Reading
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Objectivism: Simple Tactics to Get Started with Online Activism
Today we heard an excellent talk from Yaron Brook about the importance of defending capitalism, and he ended his speech with a rousing call to action for the audience. “I’m willing to put it all on the line, are you?” People stood and clapped, but I left the room wondering Continue Reading
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Tips for Asking Good Questions After a Lecture at OCON
One great aspect of Objectivist Conferences is the opportunity to ask questions of the intellectuals presenting their ideas, immediately following their talks. Coming up with a thoughtful question can add depth to the topic, and help express misunderstandings that might be shared by a lot of the attendees listening. However, Continue Reading
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What the Heck is This #OCON Thing?
I’m going to be tweeting a bunch about something with the hashtag #OCON, and I know a lot of people are going to ask me what it is. #OCON stands for Objectivist Summer Conference, and this year’s event is taking place at Red Rock Resort & Casino, about 30 minutes Continue Reading
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How I Built a Multi-User Door Buzzer for Our Apartment
Full disclosure: a lot of people have talked about this idea, this is just my implementation of it for our apartment. Â You can check out Buzzeromatic.com if you want someone else to administer yours or post to Elance/oDesk/HackerNews/Twitter to get someone to build it for you. Â Look for something cool Continue Reading
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Returning From a Week on the Road
I’m onboard my return flight from D.C. with Kevin and so happy to be coming home to San Francisco. I’ve basically been on the road for two weeks, last week I was in Seattle for the Seattle 2.0 awards and then I made a quick flight back to SF Friday Continue Reading
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Watching App Demos at TechCrunch Disrupt
I’m here in New York for the TechCrunch Disrupt hackathon, which is wrapping up the demos and announcing the winners of a 28 hour hack session that began yesterday and spanned into the early morning hours today. Hacks Using the Twilio API Adam and I arrived early yesterday to set Continue Reading
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iPad in the Wild: Shopping at Ikea
Today I went to Ikea to get new furniture for our loft, and I brought my iPhone and iPad. Â The iPhone battery was at 20% when we walked in, despite sitting on the charger the entire car ride from SOMA to Emeryville. Fortunately, my iPad was a little more up Continue Reading
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My Thoughts on LBS… Almost 3 Years Ago
Someone asked about how I got into all of this marketing and PR stuff, and it began with this unauthorized interview with Mashable about the launch of the Whrrl iPhone app in the summer of 2007. So funny… how LBS was the hot topic then, and it is again now Continue Reading