December 2011
33 posts
“Am I going to give up listening to music and going out and seeing it? Am I going...”
– David Carr: A Media Omnivore Discusses His Diet : NPR
“And who benefits from that first day pop? Only the best customers of the banks...”
– A VC: Some Thoughts On The IPO Market For Web Companies
Too true. I wonder what would happen to pricing if the underwriters put some restrictions on the initial shares. This is common, for example, in speculative real estate development, for similar reasons.
“A strange thing happened Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill. As Rep. Stenny Hoyer...”
– Boehner’s office cuts off C-SPAN cameras as GOP takes verbal beating | The Raw Story (via wreckandsalvage)
AYFKM????
“it found that some HTC smartphones using Android violated only two claims of one...”
– Android Faces Setback in iPhone Battle - WSJ.com
Are you fucking kidding me? Court protection for features that should be best practices?
Dorkulate With Steve: Angeleno-to-English... →
seanbonner:
spiegelman:
“I’ll be there in 5.” — It will take me 10 minutes to get there, then another 5 to 10 to find parking, plus I’m not leaving for 5 minutes.
“I’m in traffic.” — I haven’t left yet.
“I’m around the corner.” — I’m in traffic.
“It’ll take me 20 minutes to get there.” — (irregular)…
This is true. I hate it, but it’s true. In fact this might be the one single thing I...
Matt Galligan: A Speculative List of Jay-Z's 99... →
mattgalligan:
Photo by NRK P3
This post is pure gold.
Sometimes ‘forced’ by Beyonce to “Facetime” via iPad with in-laws; finds this excruciating; almost impossible to maintain any semblance of enthusiasm while doing so.
On Steve Jobs’ bad side when he passed away.
Worries about posture…
“Be honest. Be happy. We all die eventually.”
– Book: I Was Blind But Now I See
Joichi Ito - Innovating by the Seat of Our Pants -... →
(via Instapaper)
“The compass has replaced the map, and “rough consensus and running code” has...”
– Joichi Ito - Innovating by the Seat of Our Pants - NYTimes.com
House Style
inky:
Wikipedia on The New Yorker’s house style:
When referring to other publications that include locations in their names, it uses italics only for the “non-location” portion of the name, such as the Los Angeles Times or the Chicago Tribune.
I’ve decided to try this out, so I’m italicising only the non-location portion of the New Yorker.
reëblogged.
“Close the equity gap, and hiring will get a lot easier.”
– Why You Can’t Hire « Startup Boy
I Work For The Internet →
“Two high level Congressional staffers who have been instrumental in creating or...”
– Masnick
No one is wondering anymore.
(via brycedotvc)
“12. All truth passes through three stages: In the first stage it’s ridiculed, in...”
– 12 absolutely incredible lessons for entrepreneurs from Bill Gross [LeWeb] | memeburn
“Science adjusts its views based on what’s observed, faith is the denial of...”
– Tim Minchin (via replaceface)
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
– Benjamin Franklin (via rahmin)
