August 2010
34 posts
“Senior executives, on-air personalities, producers, reporters, editors, writers...”
– Obama, Democrats got 88 percent of 2008 contributions by TV network execs, writers, reporters | Washington Examiner
Sawickipedia: Everyone’s biased and the more the individuals in the media business are honest about their biases the better.
“Check back Sept. 8 to order
NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ To-Go”
– DIRECTV: NFL SUNDAY TICKET To-Go
Landing Page design fail. No signup, no submit email for reminder - just come back on Sept. 8th. Seriously is this 1996? #FAIL
“If you are a “startup” that’s looking to launch a feature, then yes, be...”
– CalXXXis Pays Lip Service To Facebook’s “Embrace” Of Entrepreneurs
Rafer sez: @nickoneill Jason aside, this comment is completely divorced from the reality of building a company. Fast teams start with a feature and then find a business. That’s the reasonable model, particularly for younger...
“I can’t spend all of my time with my birth certificate plastered on my...”
– Obama blasts lies, disinformation - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com
Major LOL. Seriously though - Birthers NEED TO GET OVER IT. Yes they are equivalent to the folks who couldn’t let go re: Bush in FL in ‘00. But just like them, I’ll say it again: NOT WORTH WORRYING ABOUT. Spilled...
“The company shares investors and two board members, August Capital’s David...”
– Six Apart Falling Apart: Investors Push Blogging Platform And Ad Network VideoEgg Toward Merger
Sawickipedia: No comment on whether it’s true or not but the moral of the story for founders: Control is worth a lot of valuation.
“Based on this thought process, I think a rough and somewhat objective rubric can...”
– Selling Out - Anything’s Possible
Sawickipedia: There is no Patzer Problem from the Common Stockholders’ perspective. 3 year’s of future growth is likely a more then reasonable perspective IMO.
“We did this by thinking hard about the risk that we had in front of us versus...”
– Selling Out - Anything’s Possible
Sawickipedia: Great post on value of selling “early” as entrepreneur - the dilution adjusted valuation is a very, very important way of thinking about.
““If we are not here there’s a possibility of them being thrown into...”
– Children abused, killed as witches in Nigeria - CNN.com
Sawickipedia: So, so, so sad. Nothing gets me more - especially as a parent - is seeing innocent children suffer through no fault of their own.
I just sent a donation to CRARN. I hope it helps.
“Two days after the operation, the recovering mum decided she was ready to go...”
– Mother told to clean own room after caesarean - The Local
Sawickipedia: These types of stories from around the world in countries with highly centralized gov’t run/controlled medical systems seem very common. It’s not what I hope we see with our future medical system. Honestly, the US...
agarwal:
Is it possible that #attfail is worse in SF than NYC?
Not even close attfail in SF is worst in the country
“The Facebook application is by far the most important application on both the...”
– Why Apple and Facebook May Be BFFs (AAPL, GOOG)
Sawickipedia: I’m calling total bullshit on the half of usage claim. No way. Most popular app on the phone sure but that’s because facebook = email/messaging for the 16-25 set.
tedr:
“Justin Hall just checked in at Range Restaurant and wants to check you in too.”
Got my first email from FB along these lines tonight.
Please don’t anyone take this the wrong way, but fuck you Facebook, fuck you slowly with a chain saw.
Amongst friends this someone else checked you caused the normally overshare facebook generation to absolutely riel in horror. It was a stampede for...
“Recently, based on internal feedback from our team and our founders, we have...”
– » Removing the Change of Control Provision from our Seed Deals
Sawickipedia: This is great news for entrepreneurs especially if more funds follow suit. Now that being said, entrepreneurs need to understand that change of control and followon financing approvals are likely one of the most important...
“I’ll make one more prediction. The media will not end their infatuation...”
– Ray Kurzweil does not understand the brain : Pharyngula
Sawickipedia: I hadn’t reallly thought about the Singularity until I heard @Rafer ranting about its ridiculousness. After reading critiques like this one I am definitely on @Rafer and this author’s side of the fence. And...
“Worse Than Greece
Most likely we will see a combination of all three...”
– U.S. Is Bankrupt and We Don’t Even Know: Laurence Kotlikoff - Bloomberg
Sawickipedia: Hear Hear
“•Pay. The average federal salary has grown 33% faster than inflation since 2000....”
– Federal workers earning double their private counterparts - USATODAY.com
Sawickipedia: Holy crap - 37% vs 9%. Ouch.
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Does that include pensions and other non-cash benefits?
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@Caterpillarcowboy - yes fully loaded
“•Pay. The average federal salary has grown 33% faster than inflation since 2000....”
– Federal workers earning double their private counterparts - USATODAY.com
Sawickipedia: Holy crap - 37% vs 9%. Ouch.
“This study, which will need to be duplicated, seems to indicate if you have an...”
– Study shows testing for Alzheimer’s is accurate – Paging Dr. Gupta - CNN.com Blogs
Sawickipedia: Absolutely I would want to know whether I was destined to have full blown Alzheimer’s Disease. Given the costs and reality of caring for AD - the longer one has to plan for one’s...
“Ultimately, as a new-media producer, you will be on the right side of the...”
– The convergence will come. It’s not here yet, though. Thoughts on this?
The article on MediaPost that’s being quoted
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Lest we not forget: the Innovator’s Dilemma is one of timing. Traditional media believes everything is fine and dandy. And that is the Innovator’s...
“Landless and illiterate, drowned by debt, Mr. Bhuria and his ailing children...”
– With Many Still Starving, India Rethinks Its Safety Net - NYTimes.com
Sawickipedia: Wow. Stunned. More poverty then Africa’s 26 poorest nations? I know when I think of Africa vs India - I definitely see one doing much better then the other. Clearly challenges exist still in India.
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“House Minority Leader John Boehner on Sunday said he’s open to talks on...”
– FOXNews.com - Boehner: End to Birthright Citizenship ‘Worth Considering’
Sawickipedia: Arghhhhhhh. Arghhhhhhh. Please someone smack some sense into the R’s leadership. What a bullshit idea. STOP.IT.
Jesus H Christ on Popsicle Stick. Immigration is something we need to...
How to Become Unemployed in 7 Easy Steps - CBS... →
Funny :)
“Taxpayers, whose payments are also helping to restock Colorado’s pension fund,...”
– Your Money - The Coming Class War Over Public Pensions - NYTimes.com
Sawickipedia: First, 3.5% annual increase regardless of inflation? WTF!
My goodness our politicians negotiated gawdawful contracts. These same pension benefits killed the auto industry and old-school big steel (new school...
“There’s a class war coming to the world of government pensions. The haves are...”
– Your Money - The Coming Class War Over Public Pensions - NYTimes.com
Sawickipedia: Much like the pension for private enterprise is dead and replaced with defined contribution plans (ie. 401k’s), public employees will soon face the same reality. It’s not a matter of if but when. And...
“A lot of the links on web pages are nothing but noise, per XKCD’s university...”
– Scott Rafer’s Blog : Reason to Not Not Do a Startup: The Idea
Sawickipedia: I LOVE the NeverClicked idea. Interesting brain stormed use case for jquery. Love it. Oh to what Lookery should have been ;)
““Latrines are fascinating,” Gates said. The way he said it was in a bit of a...”
– Bill Gates’ Mind Is In The Gutter. Literally.
Sawickipedia: I love the practical way that Gates looks at solving the developing world’s problems. His focus on personal hygiene - water quality, apparently toilet quality - could have huge impacts on the quality of live of billions. Awesome -...
“7. Alternatives to spending $200,000 per kid so they can waste four years of...”
– Seven Reasons Not to Send Your Kids to College - DailyFinance
Sawickipedia: Looking at the cost of college and its potential return is important. Assuming its an automatic requirement or best bet isn’t necessarily a good thing.
Did my $60K Duke education (graduated in 3 yrs at $20k/yr) pay...