About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
The reason America has so many illegal immigrants is the same reason America (and any other country) has immigration. Same reason young Americans flee the Dakotas. Those places suck. Building a fence between the US and Mexico won’t make Mexico suck less (or NoDak) – illegal workers sending money to their home country just might. …
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I’d been looking forward to watching Murderball for a while now. I couldn’t wait and listened to Michael Geohegan’s Reel Review. Murderball is great for one reason – it’s a really cool sport. As a sports movie, it feels more like the skateboard/snowboard/bicycle-stunt team self-promotional videos I grew up with. With the best parts being …
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This post means my new 17″ MacBook Pro is up and running. The keyboard is just a hair stiffer than the PowerBook, and feels a little more tacky. Perfect. It’s fast. Boot time is easily cut in half.
Yesterday, I came across the DoubleShot Coffee Order Widget. DoubleShot Coffee, the same Tulsa, OK folks on the receiving end of a trademark infringement claim by Starbucks, just made one giant leap for ecommerce. Simplicity and Persistence. After setting up credit card information on the widget’s backside, select one of their 18 coffees from the …
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Addiction Gang Part IV pulls the Gillmor Gang out of a lull and really digs into the media transition we’re going through. I too am optimistic about revenue generation models developing out of this that are far more interesting and sustainable than what we have today. We just gotta get there. Come on folks, we …
A quick conversation with Robert Metcalf from FlySpy.com on the need to find better airfare and the power of TechCrunch.com as a PR channel (same way Ryan talks about Digg). Drop a message on the First Crack voicemail line: 612-284-4148 Listen to Robert Metcalf and FlySpy.com to Find Better Airfare [12 min]
We had dinner with the Familia Doodledee this weekend, first time in the new place. Quite enjoyable. Quite comfortable. Good people. Congrats.
Jen shares her family Slush recipe (get out the cheap Brandy) while we share some memories about our old house. The place my Grandparents lived in for 40 years, my mom for a good chunk of that, Jen and I for 2, and Cooper for his first 6 months. We cover the good, the bad, …
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White Rock Coffee in the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul (arguably the best coffee shop in Twin Cities) is running one of the coolest specials I’ve heard of since TextDrive‘s Mixed Grill / 3 Martini Lunch Hosting Plans – $99 gets you their travel mug + refills for the rest of 2006.
Eric Larson from the Ericast.com digs into my ID3 Mag article on podcast listener metrics. He brings up some good points (it’s a platform-specific solution) and talks about some ways to extend it. Listen here: Ericast 62 – “Tracking Your Attention” mp3