April 2009
17 posts
10 lessons from a failed startup » VentureBeat →
Solid advice for entrepenuers. Especially love #2.
Real Life Twitter by Dan.
“Just got to New York City. What are good things to see and do here?”
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My First New York
In the current New York Magazine, there’s great feature called “My First New York,” which took familiar faces from the city and asked them to write about their first experiences after moving here. So, for my own record, and anybody else who’d be interested, I’m going to type out mine. Reblog and do the same! After graduating college, I moved to San Diego, along with...
We Didn't Start The Flame War
Another one from the music video factory that is Streeter’s brain. And featuring an appearance by Anna.
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Dinner Conversation from Tonight
“My friend is worried she’s going to lose her job.”
“Where does she work?”
“She works at Bank of America doing event planning.”
“Yeah. That sounds about right.”
Parks and Recreation - Negative Review Negating...
azizisbored:
I have read all the reviews for Parks and Recreation. Most have been great (LA Times, NYTimes, Hollywood Report, Boston Globe, etc.) Some reviews have criticized the show, but I’m gonna show them who’s boss. First up, The NY Daily News:
Lesley refers to that foundation hole as “The Pit,” and the phrase becomes the basic for a series of tepid jokes.
Hey jackass, maybe spellcheck...
Amir’s Online Home » When It Rains… →
The craziest thing happened to Amir a couple nights ago.
My favorite Jake and Amir in a while. For a series deriving most of its laughs from dialogue, it’s great to see so many laughs come from no words at all. Just brilliantly executed physical comedy.
Do you think when parents name their babies now, they see if the domain name is available first?
Facebook Takes a Dive: Why Social Networks Are Bad... →
While I’m not sure social networks will ever make money being ad-based, I think this guy is a bit off. He says “for a company trying to sell products or services, Facebook is mayhem in a PC.” Really? Mayhem? If I was trying to target very specific people, it seems like Facebook would be the most well-organized place to find them.
I think 2010 should be Facebook’s...
Just got off a flight and saw this email in my...
From: Amir Date: April 1, 2009 1:19:01 PM EDT To: ALL Subject: help us april fools ricky
Ricky told us writers that MTV greenlit a second season… as an april fools joke. To get him back we are starting a fake twitter account and trying to get as many followers as possible. To help us out please reblog jakes post about it:...