March 2011
29 posts
“The two-device solution Simple but bold:
Only use your computer for work. Real...”
– Seth’s Blog: Are you making something?
Anyone tried this? (via Jules)
“ABR: Always be recruiting
In the entire time I was an entrepreneur I think I...”
– Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude over Aptitude)
“Mason envisions all kinds of establishments using the service. A spa might send...”
– Are Four Words Worth $25 Billion for Groupon? - BusinessWeek
Priceline for local. Smart.
Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC: What... →
jayparkinsonmd:
Upon finishing my second residency at Hopkins in Baltimore in September of 2007, I moved back to Williamsburg to start a new kind of practice:
Patients would visit my website
See my Google calendar
Choose a time and input their symptoms
My iphone would alert me
I would make a house call…
A great post about how Jay got started. I have so much respect for this dude.
“A text message pops up on Shelly’s phone. It was our local contact, Joe. The...”
– Scott Adams Blog: Vacation 03/14/2011
Natalie Portman, Oscar Winner, Was Also a... →
(swoon)
(via Instapaper)
“A mathematician is a machine for turning black coffee into theorems.”
– Paul Erdos
“Love this: The simple problem is that most people are getting too many...”
– Ben Brooks: The Very Difficult Problem of Notifications
Great overview of the problems facing any notification system, and I love this suggestion at the end: regardless of how you want notifications to be delivered, reducing the quantity is probably a good idea.
I’ve never received a push...
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“osascript -e ‘tell application “System Events” to sleep’”
– Because sometimes you are far too lazy to get up and put your other Mac to sleep using your hands.
Career Move: Hype Machine to SCHED*
gtmcknight:
As of this month I have made the transition from working on Hype Machine to working on SCHED* full time.
It’s been an exciting and scary decision for me to arrive at. A decision like no other I’ve made because I absolutely love working on The Hype Machine, with a team that is passionate about this little revolution born from Anthony’s dorm room. In the past year I’ve tried...
Quora: Why is Barnes and Noble performing well as...
This is a question that many of us at Borders asked ourselves frequently and I think the answer is not a simple one. As someone who has given this a tremendous amount of thought and was Director of Merchandise Planning & Analysis for many years, I’ve outlined my assessment below:
Failure to adequately address the internet sales channel and the subsequent ebook market. Specifically, the...
