September 2008
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“But will entrepreneurs, the lifeblood of the Valley, still come if the...”
– Peter Thiel - The view from the Valley - Sep. 30, 2008
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The Late Greats - Wilco
I found this blog while...
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I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan
I needed to hear...
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My top artists of the week aren't my top artists...
Each Sunday, and thanks to JoeLaz, my top artists from last week on last.fm are automatically posted to this tumblelog.
But there is one problem and it’s not the fault of JoeLaz’s script which is purely intended to capture and present data from Last.fm. And it does that very well and presents it beautifully.
The thing is that I’m listening to a lot of music outside of the stuff...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-28) →
The Kooks
Rhett Miller
Foo Fighters
Bad Religion
Coldplay
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“You like to pretend like the war started in 2007 — you talk about the surge. The...”
– Candidates Clash on the Economy and Iraq in the Debate - New York Times
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Waitin for a Superman - The Flaming Lips
This...
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Thoughts about last nights debate
I went to bed thinking about the debate last night. Here’s what I thought:
(disclosure: i’m a democrat and voting for Obama)
1. At times Obama looked out of sorts and unsettled. He said the words “McCain is right” way too many times. His closing remarks seemed weak. He looked tired.
2. McCain on the other hand came out fighting. He was fast and loose with the facts but...
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“We have a number, $700 billion, that is just barfed up. It is jammed down our...”
– my friend Howard Lindzon
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Seven Nation Army - Kate Nash
Kate Nash does some...
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Election 2008 - powered by Twitter
For anyone using Twitter and Twitter Search these days it’s hard not to notice the activity around events.
Whether it’s during the G1 announcement, playoff games, the WWDC or political events like the RNC or DNC.
Those events trigger a heavy use of Twitter.
Last night the team at Twitter launched a special page at election.twitter.com. The idea is to display trending topics about...
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iPhone apps I would buy
I’m using a ton of iphone apps.
But rather than list all of my favorites, I thought I’d jot down the apps that don’t exist and are much needed. I would pay for any of these
-Email search app. please god, someone do this.
-dial number from calender app
-Task Manager app that wirelessly syncs with the web. I tried all the ones that exist in the app store and they aren’t...
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fred-wilson:
The Gambler - Mike Doughty
The...
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Thinking about Android
I am excited about the G1. And I’m really happy for my friends Andy Rubin and Rich Miner who were the founders of Android which Google acquired several years ago. Andy and I worked together at WebTV. It’s been a long road and a lot of work and sweat for those guys.
After reading a bunch of the reviews last night, here are my quick thoughts about Android:
1. Android is the right long...
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“For years now, they’ve told us that we can’t afford—that the government...”
– Sen. Bernie Sanders on Democracy Now! (via glueslabs) (via toldorknown) (via tedr) (via rafer)
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How Many Friends - The Who
This song is a bit...
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Another Way To Die - Jack White & Alicia...
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Read this if you want a tumbleroll
Blogrolls are fairly common these days. They show the readers of your blog who you read or respect.
I am always flattered and grateful when I happen to see my name on someones blogroll.
My favorite part about Tumblr besides the simplicity is the social element. It’s not just a publishing platform for me. Its a vibrant community and I’m meeting and making great friends in this...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-21) →
The White Stripes
Conor Oberst
Nikka Costa
Vivek Shraya
Jack Johnson
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Should a computer science degree require learning...
When I learned C in college I wondered many times if I was really going to need that skill later in life. I felt the same way when I was taught assembly, fortran, cobol and pascal.
By the end of senior year, I had much more fun & interest building things with HyperCard and SuperCard than anything else.
In recent years, I’ve heard more and more people suggest that learning C should not...
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“the nice thing about doing email that is three days old is much of it is...”
– Fred via Twitter.
There are so many gems on Twitter these days. This is a great one by my friend Fred.
I try like mad to stay on top of my email. but its just out of control. i know it is for everyone. we need a better messenging system. more on that later.
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via fredseibert via kathleenlovesmusic:
She...
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Tennessee Border - The White Stripes
This song is...
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When the president talks to god - Conor Oberst
I...
“I’m waiting for the day when labels deliver something that the public couldn’t...”
– Lefsetz Letter
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Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
Loved this...
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Thinking about the future of cable & telcos
Cable companies have been doing a lot of things over the past 10 years as they made the switch to digital to make sure that they don’t become a “dumb pipe”. Thats a phrase you will hear over and over again if you have spent any time talking to any MSOs.
The telcos have been investing big time as well and want to make sure they also don’t become a “dumb pipe”....
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My two new favorite iphone apps
I’m writing this post using a new iPhone app called Tumble. It’s free and you can get it now. So far I really like it a lot. You can’t browse the Dashboard but you can post using any data type and you can upload photos from the iPhone camera roll.
I’m also using a brilliant new iPhone app called Summizer. It’s a 3rd party app that is essentially Twitter Search. I...
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California Sun - The Replacements
Heading to SF...
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WatchHi Daddy by james. age 2.
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After the Gold Rush - Thom Yorke
Neil Young tunes...
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Mo' News
I’m very excited to announce that Mo Koyfman has officially joined the team at Spark Capital. Mo brings a wealth of experience from his various roles at IAC and we love his endless energy and thoughtfulness. And he’s also a lot of fun (we made a mean badminton team at our summer party).
Mo will be based in Boston but helping us with our growing number of investments in NYC and...
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“What is it they hate? Guiliani and Palin both made it pretty clear: community...”
– Douglas Rushkoff (via fred-wilson)
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Thinking about the browser
FireFox has been my default browser for a long time. Fellow Mac users can remember just how bad life was when we had to use IE for the Mac. It’s was like we were second class web citizens and basically a complete after thought when it came to the web.
Then we got Safari which brought speed and a great look & feel.
Yet FF remained my default browser all this time.
When Google launched...
“So, Firefox needs to add functionality that makes the surfing experience better...”
– Seth Godin
I’ve been thinking a lot about what the browser could look like in 5 years. I’ll write up my thoughts later tonight or tomorrow.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-14) →
The Kooks
Ben Kweller
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Radiohead
Arcade Fire
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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3g iPhone is no longer in beta
Even though I’ve been happy with my 3g iphone it often feels like we’ve been beta testers since it came out. Apps crashed, flakey 3g connectivity, unusable address book search & frequently a sluggish keyboard. We’ve all been dealing with it.
But a day into the latest 2.1 release and I don’t feel like i’ve got a beta phone anymore.
This thing now works as it...
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Jump - Aztec Camera
My second AC song of the...
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WatchObama says Yes We Can.
McCain has a different message.
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“Sarah Palin does not believe in evolution. I take this as a metaphor. In her...”
– Eve Ensler: Drill, Drill, Drill