“Startup is just a group of people and technologies arranged around the founders that represent the currently shortest way to change the behavior of others. It is the founders passion, and in that it’s similar to works of art – you can’t help yourself but make it work.” – igzebedze
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Know Where Your Towel Is
Perhaps like me, your high school years were some of your most trying. Perhaps like me, your parent’s divorce only compounded the instability and uncertainty of growing up. In the midst of this, I was introduced to The Fountainhead. As a teenager watching the world of my childhood crumble The Fountainhead promised stability. Stability based …
“I was hoping you’d do something more courageous.”
“I was hoping you’d do something more courageous.” – Dave Winer Spend a few moments and contemplate that statement relative to how you spent your day today. Let’s be more courageous tomorrow.
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Ockham’s Thrist
Should people who exercise seek to proactively replace fluids lost, or can they rely on thirst to guide them during and after physical activity? And when they rehydrate, do they need all the salts, sugars, and other ingredients dumped into sports drinks, or is water fine? The correct answers are: best to rely on thirst, …
Bizzyness
“There is no one kind of being busy. I don’t necessarily want to be busy. I don’t feel like I need to prove anything by being busy. I even know that I’m more productive and creative when I’m *not* busy.” – Rex Hammock
Open Loop #3 – Kubb Fever
Beer: unknown Why we crazy about the Kubb? 2012 USA National Kubb Championship Kubbchucks v Tad Kubbler Game 1 Kubb and Koffee, Tuesday Friendlies US Kubb Nationals, what was it like How did the “big show” work Our games, eternity… Sunday – the finals Planet Kubb Notation & Planet Kubb Scoresheet
table for two
“Think about how you’d feel if a guy sat down at your lunch table one afternoon when you were interviewing an applicant for a vice-president’s position and tried to sell the two of you a car, and wouldn’t go away.” – @Man. I don’t read Doc as much as I used to. Which means that …
Alt View
“What if we eventually realize that, like the alt weeklies, these are things we do because they should be done, because it’s fun, to make our little community a better place … not because they’re going to be great businesses.” – Derek Powazek
“Nearly all the text is rubbish, but no-one now knows which parts are true.”
“This ‘Kubb’ entry was rescued from Wikipedia on 25th September 2006, in its most extreme and most untrue state. The article was subject to a sustained assault over a five-month period by contributors who were reacting against the censorious approach of one Wikipedia official. Gradually they changed the text, added fictitious names and events, and …
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