March 2011
3000 Posts!
Wow - that’s a bit of a milestone. I’ve managed to post 3000 random things on here in the last couple of years. I was hoping to put some profound message on here about changing the world or something, but I’m in the middle (hopefully getting towards the end) of what can only be described as a bit of an epic week, and I’m exhausted. Brain power is distinctly lacking.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-27) →
The Streets (31)
Noah and the Whale (12)
The Strokes (10)
Arcade Fire (5)
Lily Allen (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Time, effort and fear →
are all valid hurdles to making something difficult to achieve. But not really a reason to say you can’t.
“What about companies with reportedly very little revenue and very high...”
– Bubble Trouble? I don’t think so - Ben’s Blog
Best App Store Review Ever →
It.s 7.15 am on a Sunday morning
and I’ve been in the office for more than an hour. I really need a life.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-20) →
The Streets (62)
Adele (17)
Noah and the Whale (6)
Ellie Goulding (6)
James Blake (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
bijan:
Arctic Monkeys - Riot Van
acoustic and...
I Quit Anniversary
I’ve quit smoking for 2 whole years now. Never thought I’d say that, but it makes me realize if I put my mind to something I can achieve a lot. I should remember that more. Self congratulatory pat on the back moment over - normal service will now resume.
Heartbreaking pictures of Japan from The Big... →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-13) →
Adele (39)
James Blake (10)
Ellie Goulding (2)
The Strokes (2)
Laura Marling;The Dharohar Project;Mumford & Sons (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
jacks:
From: Biz Stone
Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Subject: Chat with Biz Stone
To: jack
4:36 PM me: how about this for a short code: twttr (89887)
4:37 PM Biz: sounds good does it mean something?
oh sorry
twttr
nice! me: yeah,
just no vowels
4:38 PM Biz: the domain is available too me: oh, nice.
5 years since twitter was formed and Jack is letting us in on how it started out.
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Lunchtime dreams
fred-wilson:
Last Night (strokes cover) - Adele
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clientsfromhell:
Client: “Excellent work, we love what you’ve done with the site! Actually, would it be too much trouble to send me the original?”
Me: “The original?”
Client: “You know, the site on paper, before you scanned it in.”
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Benefits of wearing a bright green shirt at a...
Being spotted in the crowd behind Jack Dangermond dancing. (of course, I was the one not dancing and checking my phone….)
Watchlcnonsociety:
AOL Daybreak, my daily “morning” show for AOL.com ended rather unceremoniously last Tuesday with AOL deciding not to pick the show up for the remainder of the year. That’s show business, I guess, but it’s always disappointing to work so hard to create something only to have it come to an end so abruptly. This was our last episode and, rather fittingly, AOL decided not to run it on...
“Now, you may be wondering how we plan to spend all that money. First of all, of...”
– Stack Overflow becomes Stack Exchange and gets some new money and investors (details here), but doesn’t lose the humor.
