February 2012
9 posts
Early Adoption
File this post under shameless bragging.
I’m not the kind of internet user that signs up for every new service on the first day, but I have made some fortuitous moves in to web services about which I will now brag:
Facebook: Launched 2/4/2004, I joined 3/7/2004 (I estimate I am within the first 20,000), now has more than 845mm users Foursquare: I am user 4821, there are now over 10mm users...
The Trials of Uber →
“I like pissing people off” -TK (via Fortune)
January 2012
15 posts
A piece on Uber on NPR, focusing on our regulatory...
Why No Responsible Democrat Should Want Newt...
robertreich:
Republicans are worried sick about Newt Gingrich’s ascendance, while Democrats are tickled pink.
Yet no responsible Democrat should be pleased at the prospect that Gingrich could get the GOP nomination. The future of America is too important to accept even a small risk of a Gingrich presidency.
The Republican worry is understandable. “The possibility of Newt Gingrich being our...
Uber
Big News: I am the new GM of Uber NYC, the New York business unit of Uber. Uber is Everyone’s Private Driver. Using the Uber iPhone or Android app (or SMS) you can request a car to your GPS location with the push of a button. In about 5 minutes a fancy black car will pick you up and take you wherever you want to go. Payment is automatic through the credit card you loaded into the app,...
Watchjoshruben:
Couldn’t have done this without help from the inordinately talented Hana El-Assad and Vincent Peone.
Why isn’t this guy on SNL yet?
New York City gets a Software Engineering High... →
(via pile)
I remember Mr. Zamansky, he is a cool dude. My freshman year there was a delay in setting up email accounts for new students and for many weeks I went to his office every day asking if they were ready yet. We finally got them in the Spring. I was MohrerJ@stuy.edu. I remember the most l33t computer nerds were all using a new search engine called Google. So much faster than altavista.
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Romney and Huntsman are related
According to Wikipedia article on Parley Parker Pratt, Sr., a Mormon leader of the mid-1800s:
Pratt practiced plural marriage and had twelve wives. One of Pratt’s great-great-grandsons is Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor and candidate for the 2008 and 2012 Republican presidential nominations.[28] One of his great-great-great-grandsons is Jon Huntsman, former Utah governor and...
December 2011
21 posts
Ben Kweller - Rock of Ages (Maoz Tzur)
Happy...
Fake Empire - The National
Going to see one of...
Lot18 Expands Wine Flash-Sale Dominance To Europe,... →
(fastcompany)
November 2011
19 posts
