Archive for 'Miscellaneous'
Don’t Hate On the Mint Acquisition! (You Can’t Buy Great People)
Posted on 19. Sep, 2009 by Fred.
Jason Fried over at 37signals is pissed about the Intuit acquisition of Mint.com. In a rather incisive entry on the Signal Vs. Noise blog, he details why he is upset about the acquisition. Jason is clearly very passionate about innovating in one’s given industry. He’s got his crosshairs set on the old [...]
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If You Can’t Spot The Sucker at The Table…
Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by Fred.
The 1998 film “Rounders” starring Matt Damon as a poker player in the cutthroat underground New York poker scene was thrilling and compelling to watch. Not only because it had a good storyline, but also because there were some very interesting points made about human nature. At one point, Matt tells us during [...]
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IE6 (A.K.A. The Internet’s Ex-6irlfriend)
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Fred.
I’ve got to hand it to Microsoft – when they set out to make a mark, they don’t use disappearing ink. Moreover, like the name of an ex-girlfriend from the (now regrettable) past, the characters “IE6″ sit emblazoned upon the figurative bicep of the Internet in jailhouse-blue ink. To add to that constant [...]
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3 First Blog Posts – A fun look back
Posted on 13. May, 2009 by Fred.
Writing that all important, barely read first blog post is likely to give a writer a headache. It may be the most difficult post to write in your blogging career. For me this is no exception.
So, here are three first blog posts from some blogs that I read on a regular basis.
