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Twitter Updates
- Argh! Maybe I'm pessimistic, but w/ latest whip count, #hcr is dead. 208 yes vs. 214 no (216 is threshold) http://dave.ly/hcrwhipcount2 about 1 day ago from Tweetie
- One of those perfect San Francisco evenings. It'll be a fantasic night for @laughingsquid's NYC send off. about 1 day ago from Tweetie
- Hah, just correlated something w/ my crappy Internet connection. Whenever the neighbor's cordless phone rings, my WiFi connection dies. #fb about 1 day ago from TweetDeck
- Saw this crazy car in the Haight today. Anyone know more about it? http://daveschumaker.net/crazy-car-in-the-haight/ about 1 day ago from TweetDeck
- As a former geologist and a resident of SF, I can get behind any band named "My First Earthquake." See: @1stquake - http://bit.ly/8SqkJx about 1 day ago from TweetDeck
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Apple’s latest creation!
Tomorrow is a big day! It’s Apple’s latest keynote / Stevenote and rumor has it that they’ll finally be debuting their revolutionary new tablet. Either that, or a new paint ball gun.
We haven’t seen this much hype prior to an Apple keynote since Macworld 2007, when Apple announced the iPhone. It’ll be exciting to see [...]
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Galco’s Soda Pop Shop
The next time I’m down in LA, I totally want to visit Galco’s Soda Pop Shop. He knows his soda!
Via Jon Ursenbach.
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Working in retail: Holiday shoppers
Now that the holiday shopping season is underway, I was recently reminded of an experience I had while working in Apple’s retail division during the holidays a number of years ago.
A customer came in and wanted demanded an iPod nano in a specific color and capacity that we didn’t offer. I told him that this [...]
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What startups are like
One of my coworkers, Sam, just tweeted about this essay on what working for startups is really like. I think it really nails what it’s like and highlights the benefits of working for one.
Some choice quotes:
Unconsciously, everyone expects a startup to be like a job, and that explains most of the surprises.
It’s surprising how much [...]
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New York City bound!
Off to New York City this week to help out with gdgt’s east coast launch party on Thursday. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to NYC (last visit was in 2007) and I’m looking forward to it. Unfortunately, there will be little time to play this time.
Weather is supposed to be good though!
And apparently, I [...]
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