July 2008
5 posts
I just called to tell you your phone service sucks
I don’t get complaining about Twitter on Twitter. Clearly Twitter has defined a new Internet communication channel because even while throwing a tantrum about how bad it is, nobody can seem to live without it. Doesn’t anybody remember ICQ in the bad old days? It was constantly broken. Hasn’t anyone ever used IRC? It still is. Yes, Twitter is having trouble scaling still. ...
The Hackateers →
So one of the few talks I was able to attend at HOPE was the premiere of The Hackateers, a new web show from old skool hacker John Threat. It was at once hilarious, interesting and somewhat painful — you’ll have to watch it to understand. I enjoyed the interview with Mark Abene, even if the interviewers were more caricatures than characters. Afterward we were regaled with stories of...
Crazy ideas in the works
Here’s a list of crazy projects that I have tumbling around in my head:
Web 2.0 point-of-sale software
The secret of WalMart’s success is its point of sale and inventory software. Nothing ever sits on the shelves for long, so they don’t get stuck with overpriced inventory.
The point of sale software you and I can get our hands on is notoriously bad. The world needs a web...
Time after Time
drew:
Time is something I’ve learned to value deeply.
My time, but more importantly other peoples time. I have always appreciated peoples time but in the past few years I’ve really really come to honor it and treasure it.
Be it a friend, co-worker, colleague, or someone cool on the phone helping me fix my Mac.
Time is important. There isn’t a lot of it. In a day, in a week, in a month,...
