July 2010
10 posts
Cell 13 and The Thinking Machine.
To whoever finds this, I am writing this on toilet paper from a dungeon that I’m guessing is located in Google’s nether regions. The sign on the door says “Cell 13”. All I’ve had to eat the past few days were a couple of bamboo shoots and leaves accompanied by a lovingly handwritten note inscribed, “Who’s the master baiter now, Lobster Boy?”...
Pandas and Lobsters: Why Google Cannot Build...
After researching what pandas do all day, I was struck by how panda-like we are when we use the Internet.Roaming a massive world wide web of forests, most of our time is spent searching for delicious bamboo and consuming it. 40 times a day we’ll poop something out — an email, a text message, a status update, maybe even a blog post — and then go back to searching-and-consuming....
What do pandas do all day?
Pandas are a mystery of nature. If whales are the answer, then pandas are the question. What is a giant panda a/k/a “panda”?A panda is someone who eats, shoots, and leaves. Aren’t pandas inefficient, piebald buffoons who are an evolutionary dead end? Yes. That is why there are fewer than 3000 (1600?) in the world. Then how are pandas not extinct yet?Pandas are beloved, because...
Whales are the answer.
Whales are the answer to the Internet’s big questions.Who does Facebook hate? Whales. Who does Twitter love? Whales. Who knows the best new apps of 2010? Whales. Who sang “Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe”? Whale. What is the biggest animal on planet earth? Blue whales. Who are the victims of eco-terrorism? Whales. What has stilts and kicks ass? Whales. What flies over...
How to run effective startup Board meetings.
These are my thoughts on running a Board meeting for an early-stage startup: No surprises! That means: Send out agenda and materials (days) in advance.* Talk with every Board member (days) before the Board meeting. Focus on the strategic, not tactical operations. Keep the Board meeting focused on the agenda you set. Focus on discussions, not monologues. Talk with every Board member (days) after...
The ride does not require an explanation. Just...
~The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure while always arriving. Saves on introductions and good-byes. The ride does not require an explanation. Just occupants.~ [Waking Life] (thanks Anja!) Posted via email from …ifindkarma… | Comment »
Jai guru deva om...
Glory be the universe… Breathe deeply… Posted via email from …ifindkarma… | Comment »
It's not going to stop till you wise up.
Lessons are repeated until they are learned. It’s not going to stop till you wise up. Posted via email from …ifindkarma… | Comment »
Simplify.
Slow down. Imagine doing less. Make time for loved ones. Practice patience. Learn to gently say no. Increase your quiet time. Follow your heart. Yield to life, yield to peace, yield to joy… (…author unknown…and always remember to be kind…) Posted via email from …ifindkarma… | Comment »
"iPhone 4 sucks as a phone. Evo is a great phone."...
When Steve Jobs says “it’s just a phone” and AT&T still sucks (“the best engineering out of Cupertino won’t change that”), what is a poor consumer to do? Oh, right, buy a phone that works instead. Like the 4G Evo from Sprint. Memo to consumers: iPhone 4 is NOT 4G. Evo is 4G. What’s the difference? The speed and quality of the Internet connection. Do...
