May 2013
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Stowe Boyd: No, We Should Not Protest The Yahoo... →
emergentfutures:
Paul Higgins : Good points Stowe although I am less optimistic than you sound about Yahoo and what it can do. I am also a little sad to think that the only alternative for Tumblr is to be bought out by a big player, whoever that may be. I do recognise that someone needs to pay the piper and dislike the reactions of people who want a great free service but do not recognise...
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Privacy Policy - Moves gets it right →
This is done well. Simple and easy to read, roughly one page. They aren’t selling my data. Good to know.
Mark's Daily Apple - 5 meals this week →
If you have considered going paleo but struggle in the kitchen or (like me) just figuring out new ways to eat the right foods this article is pretty solid. 5 meals, 35 minutes (probably means 70 for me) and all planned out.
April 2013
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Is It Primal? – Soda Water, Listerine, Tamarind,... →
Mark Sisson, marksdailyapple.com
It’s time for another edition of “Is It Primal?” Judging from the endless stream of questions I receive regarding the suitability of certain foods and ingredients, I’m not sure I’ll ever run out of things to scrutinize. As always, though, know tha…
Whew… glad sparkling water and soda water are still on my “nice” list.
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my WOD for Apr 24, 2013.
I completed “my WOD for Apr 24, 2013.”.
Apr 24, 2013
For Time: 8:05
50 DUs
5x
6 push press 95/135#
16 kb swings 35/53#
Decision time here for Bellevue light-rail design →
seattletimes.com
After years of debate about Sound Transit’s light-rail line in Bellevue, the City Council and the Sound Transit board will decide this week which options — some of them still controversial — to take to final design.
Anyone want odds on Bellevue getting light rail right?
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3 Ways Great Leaders Make Every Day Count →
Love the tip about scheduling. Need an app for that.
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Zucchini Waffle Sandwiches →
This look good
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Teeth Grown from Gum Cells May Make Dentures... →
Hope this one pans out before I need it
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Google Fiber Coming To Austin →
parislemon:
Stacey Higginbotham for GigaOm:
And that’s one of the biggest repercussions of Google’s fiber roll outs. The more people who can pay $70 for gigabit service (or get 5 Mbps for free), the more pressure this puts on the existing providers to upgrade their networks and cut anticonsumer crap like data caps. But that’s exactly why more cities need these networks.
Google is very good...
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tnooz: Cruise lines sailing away from ... →
twitter.com
Cruise lines sailing away from Twitter http://dlvr.it/38YSnW
One possible explanation is that cruise lines have a slightly older demographic and therefore less use for Twitter. Worth pulling the numbers if possible to compare.
March 2013
33 posts
No More Wild West For Bring Your Own Devices –... →
Hm… I don’t see people giving up their devices any time soon.
What's so wrong with gentrification? →
Lots of information in this article but one thing stands out: gentrification is bad. I don’t understand that. Take an old ratty area and turn it into something different. How is that bad?
Yes, people and cultures move around. We are economic nomads after all. So why all the angst about gentrification?
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New Legislation Seeks To Rein In Overdraft Fees →
I’m all in favor of limiting what is clearly gouging. But make it simple, eg put the fee proportional to the amount of the overdraft. Or I dont know, maybe make it the true cost to the bank rather than a revenue generator.
High Scalability - High Scalability - Iron.io... →
After reading this I think it’s time I dug in and learned a new, non C# language. My options were:
Objective C: pretty obvious, learn to code on iOS and make millions of dollars writing apps.
Ruby on Rails: also obvious, write world-class web services and make millions of dollars.
After reading this article I thought hm, maybe I should learn Go. I can still write web services on...
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Jawbone Launches Up For Android, Plans... →
Hard to believe Nike is passing on all the Android users. Prioritizing iOS first, sure. But missing half the market only makes sense if you have something else up your sleeve.
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Microsoft tempts Windows developers with $100 cash... →
This is a bad move on so many fronts. First if the app store(s) are doing so well why do they need fluffing? Second this will certainly not bring out the quality apps.
How many dev shops out there with great iOS or Android apps were thinking “hey, if only we had $100 to spend on a dev we’d put that in the Windows app store”? The answer of course is none. If there was money to be made they would...
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If I was a digital guru at Thomas Cook… →
Truly fun article… what would you do with a leading travel site?
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The 6 People You Need in Your Corner →
Been a while since I’ve shared this but worth re-reading as I build a new team
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Expedia quietly starts testing new website designs... →
Looks an awful lot like a Bing homepage. Good luck Expedia, that didnt do much for your Bellevue neighbor.
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“Reader was made for absurdly ambitious readers. It’s designed for people like...”
– I miss you already, Google Reader. (via davidpierce)
Exactly. I miss Google Reader. But not enough that I’d pay for it so I guess closing it makes sense.
Five Best Google Reader Alternatives →
By Alan Henry, Mar 17, 2013 8:00 AM, lifehacker.com
hive five Five Best Google Reader Alternatives We’re all seriously bummed about Google Reader shutting down, but it’s not the end of the world, and there are a number of great news reading apps and services out there stepping up to…
Sad to see Google Reader closing down. Sadder to see there isn’t a great...
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“Windows 8 has failed to ebb the receding tide.”
– Rick Sherland of Nomura Holdings, cited by Ian King and Dina Bass in Microsoft’s Surface Tablet Is Said to Fall Short of Predictions
There is no going back for PC sales, and for the decreasing number of users that require a ‘real’ PC there are other solutions that are significantly better than... 