February 2008
16 posts
DataPortability.org - Share and remix data using... →
I really like the possibility of having portable data across the plethora of web apps, particularly social ones.
Feb 29th
Rainydayz Remixes
Okay, so anybody that knows me knows that I go through musical cycles. My current kick is the Rainydayz Remixes by Amplive. It’s totally awesome. I’ve pretty much had it on a loop in iTunes for the past couple of days. :-)
Feb 28th
SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. →
highly recommended dedicated hosting company.
Feb 28th
“The whole ‘but does Rails scale?’ discussion sounds like a bunch of...”
– Friends for Sale Architecture - A 300 Million Page View/Month Facebook RoR App
Feb 27th
overheard conversations @ work
It’s always interesting to me to overhear conversations/discussions/arguments among co-workers. Somehow, it seems to make me anxious, particularly if it leans towards the arugment side. I guess it comes from hearing people not communicate well… Oh, and, most conversations at work seem to digress into arguments anyway. It’s painful.
Feb 27th
Insight into my current internal state
“This leads us to the last and probably most powerful reason people get regular jobs: it’s the default thing to do. Defaults are enormously powerful, precisely because they operate without any conscious choice.” Paul Graham: http://paulgraham.com/notnot.html  I’m totally living this post at the moment. Struggling with my desires to not have a day job. Desires to start my...
Feb 26th
“The thing that really sucks about having a regular job is the expectation that...”
– Why to Not Not Start a Startup
Feb 26th
The Power of Git: git-stash →
Feb 25th
Jive Talks: XMPP (a.k.a. Jabber) is the future for... →
Using XMPP could get around the polling issue of modern HTTP services. Very exciting possibility.
Feb 22nd
Do not learn Ruby →
a pretty accurate description of what happens when you start learning Ruby… :-)
Feb 21st
just discovered and am enjoying hacker news: http://news.ycombinator.com/news
Feb 20th
it's coming - semaje.com
semaje a new but old way of communicating. online. what did you say? stay tuned…
Feb 20th
defmacro - Functional Programming For The Rest of... →
great description of some functional programming concepts
Feb 20th
“Ideas for startups are worth something, certainly, but the trouble is,...”
– How to Start a Startup
Feb 20th
i can haz tumblet. :-)
Feb 19th
“A reporter once asked David Beckham if there were any language problems at Real...”
– Why to Not Not Start a Startup
Feb 19th