August 2008
56 posts
“Record reviews are fucking terrible. Let’s be real about it. Yes, I know I’ve...”
– Jason Heller
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be...”
– Steve Jobs (via ThinkSimpleNow, annarchy, unicornology, soupsoup, klaatu)
Fika (4)/5) on Yelp.com →
This place is IKEA meets Starbucks. In a good way. Very good coffee and friendly service. I don’t have much to add over the other Yelpers except to say that Fika does have free WiFi! (Hard to find…
“But in the end, the focus of this convention will be on Barack Obama, who on...”
– Dave Barry
“The Democratic party has gathered in Denver for what will be without question...”
– Dave Barry
“What bothers me most about articles like this is the assumption that the...”
– Mark Pincus
Ditch Plains (4)/5) on Yelp.com →
Since the first time I’ve been here, Ditch Plains has improved quite a lot. The menu’s matured and it has a great feel as a neighborhood joint. The ditch dogs are excellent. Even has a nice bar…
“In life, unless you’re more gifted than Einstein, inversion will help you solve...”
– Charlie Munger
“Profanity in the workplace may be considered taboo at most companies, but a new...”
– Inc. (via Signal vs Noise, betaworks, wiesen)
We can all learn a lot from Gorgon Ramsay (and his blog)
Wanna know my VP? Check my Twitter By Barack Obama →
fakeobama:
The big news of course isn’t which white guy I’m going to pick (Evan or Joe something or other), but the method we’re letting supporters know: Before the papers report it, we’re gonna hit you up with…
Grom (1)/5) on Yelp.com →
Grom is built on deception. They let it be known in the community that they’d serve free ice cream on their first day in operation, but then they didn’t put up a sign saying it’s free. It was pure…
Yet another reason to never go to Jersey. Ever. →
(via shrimpfriedbryce)
“Matthew Moneymaker is the president of the Bigfoot Field Researchers...”
– National Geographic
When a guy named Moneymaker with a title like that accuses someone of a profiteering scam, I listen.
“I don’t really believe it is wise to set arbitrary time tables on troop...”
– Vladimir Putin (via newsgroper)
Content Is King But We Now Live In A Democracy |... →
rafer:
Rafer sez: What a great post title.
Dumbo Moving and Storage Inc (5)/5) on Yelp.com →
These guys are true professionals. We’ve used them twice to move our office within Dumbo and they’ve done a great job. They do a lot of things you might not expect from a local moving company, like…
Sweet Revenge (5)/5) on Yelp.com →
It’s hard to get a good cup of ice coffee. Most places fill the cup mostly with ice, leaving little room for the coffee. Sweet Revenge delivers with a very large cup, just enough ice to keep it cold…
“I can’t remember who told me this, but I certainly didn’t grow up...”
– Michael Bloomberg
Angel Financing Without Hellish Legal Fees →
My analysis of some possible innovations in making angel financing cheaper and easier.
rickyv:
I saw Patrick reading The Fountainhead today and so I asked him to respond to any email I write to him this week in the voice of someone who just stared reading The Fountainhead for the first time.
E-mail from me to Editorial:
Had a meeting with <BRAND> this morning and they really loved our ideas.
Great job, everybody.
E-mail back from Patrick:
I didn’t create those...
“@1WineDude, did you know that the Valdez spill wasn’t even one of the top...”
– Janet the fake community evangelist at ExxonMobil Corp on Twitter who fooled a Forrester analyst
Analyzing Wall Street’s Research →
Why ruin a perfectly good idea by citing the source? This would have been a much more effective article had Sorkin been able to have this thought himself (genuinely, not Jayson Blair-style) or analyzed it from multiple sources, rather than just publishing Quattrone thoughts.
“Heck, maybe someday TechCrunch will be on the A List and get interviewed by...”
– Michael Arrington
Show Skewers Martha Stewart, With Her Blessing →
Martha Stewart is not widely known for her sense of humor. But she is in on this particular joke. In fact, she created it, dreaming up the premise after watching reruns of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” during a sleepless night. That series, produced from 1988 to 1999, delivered sarcastic commentary about old horror movies, and had blossomed into a cable cult hit.
“All that I ask is that Georgia surrender unconditionally, declare me the ruler...”
– Vladimir Putin (via newsgroper)
“I have yet to have a bad meal there. Why is it is so damn good?”
– Gotham Gal spreading her love for The Spotted Pig
Gotham Gal
(via fred-wilson)
I like The Spotted Pig especially because they link to Fake Gordon Ramsay on their site
“Not long ago, we came up with an interesting set of facts: A billion hours ago,...”
– Roberto Goizueta, in a Coca-Cola Company annual report (via unalone)
streamrunningover: I’d love to hate corporations, but with wit like this on their side, how am I to do it?
“What I’m thinking about a lot at News Corp. is that we’re living in a world of...”
– Peter Chernin
rickyv: Chernin’s one of the best. “Infinite inventory” online is something I’ve been thinking a lot about recently as well.
Well said. Imagine if the New York Times were willing to print as many ad pages as they could sell and kept lowering the price of the ads till it just covers...
“The most important aspect for us is the team. Remember, the PayPal founders...”
– Luke Nosek
“The secret of my success is ‘No Money, No technology and No plan,’...”
– Jack Ma
“But we are shifting, too, from a culture of scarcity to one of abundance. That...”
– Jeff Jarvis (via fred-wilson)
“Don’t believe the media’s lies, we aren’t hosting any Olympics.”
– Hu Jintao (via newsgroper)
“The real world does not reward stupidity. And trying to build something...”
– 47 Hats - Stop stealing. (via somethingchanged)
Dear Body,
alexbalk:
Remember when we used to stay out drinking until all hours of the morning and still be able to turn up to work the next day with no noticeable damage?
WHY ARE YOU NO LONGER KEEPING UP YOUR END OF THE DEAL?
Perplexed, Balk
Iraqi multi-billion dollar budget surplus has... →
mustreaddaily:
While the US employs an ex-Goldman top banker as Treasury Secretary only to rack up a record-high budget deficit, the fledgling Iraqi government has managed to eek out a surplus in the billions. If that democracy thing doesn’t work for them there could be some good jobs for those Iraqi ministers on Wall Street.
Fake Barry Diller sounds off on IAC power outage →
(via caro)
“If Miss Daisy would shut the f- up, maybe I could avoid driving into ditches.”
– Morgan Freeman (via newsgroper)