“Groovy Mother…” :: Entries for week beginning August 1, 2010

Entries for week beginning August 1, 2010

➠ August 7, 2010

Scaling startups

Lots of great points to think about when building a tech startup. Not enough founders consider company culture early enough.

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Current status: Pushing the Boundaries of Excellence in the Field of Falling Asleep In Front of the TV.

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Posted to Twitter at 5:08 p.m.

“Google’s affection for our canine friends is an integral facet of our corporate culture. We like cats, but we’re a dog company.”

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Posted to Twitter at 5:06 p.m.

Slide into Google

kho’s excellent piece on the Google acquisition of Slide. For the most part, I’m keeping my big mouth shut for fear of saying something I shouldn’t, so I’ll just link to this and say: “Hurrah!”

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Filed under : google : kho : slide inc

➠ August 6, 2010

This week has been pretty amazing, but I’m still majorly bummed by Youk getting season-ending thumb surgery. #redsox #yoooooooooooouk

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Posted to Twitter at 5:06 p.m.

OH: “* [new branch] drunk-commits -> drunk-commits”

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Posted to Twitter at 4:10 p.m.

Current status

Breaking open the Crystal Head Vodka at 10.35am

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Filed under : booze : crystal head vodka : slide inc : vodka

Current status http://flic.kr/p/8q4bF9

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Posted to Twitter at 9:46 a.m.

All friends who’ve heard me rant about how I could never see myself working for GOOG can feel free to point and laugh… Now!

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Posted to Twitter at 8:52 a.m.

Hearty thanks to everyone who sent congratulations at a time when I was legally prohibited from replying to say thank you!

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Posted to Twitter at 8:45 a.m.

Current status: Noogler. http://rdbgb.us/sloog http://rdbgb.us/sloog2

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Posted to Twitter at 8:41 a.m.

➠ August 5, 2010

FOR THE NEXT HOUR I WILL BE STUDYING THIS: http://bit.ly/cnPvdF (via @debcha)

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Posted to Twitter at 3:26 p.m.

Youk out for the season? http://rdbgb.us/ZiL #redsox #dayruined

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Posted to Twitter at 12:32 p.m.

Regretting commenting on @fountaingoats’s FB wall post re: expressing dogs’ anal glands. YOU CAN STOP NOTIFYING ME OF REPLIES NOW PLEASE FB!

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Posted to Twitter at 12:15 p.m.

Achievement Unlocked 2

More fab meta silliness. ProTip: Don’t launch this if there’s anywhere you need to be in the next 30 minutes!

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Filed under : achievement unlocked : meta : meta meta : video games

The Proposition 8 Ruling (in simple language)

“If the current ruling survives [the Supreme Court], same-sex marriage will essentially become legal in every state. There was nothing to limit this holding to Prop. 8.”

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Filed under : equality : gay marriage : politics : prop 8 : usa

➠ August 4, 2010

AMAZING ON SO MANY LEVELS: http://bit.ly/bBW5kv

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Posted to Twitter at 1:45 p.m.

Topic of Cancer

Christopher Hitchens on discovering he had cancer.

The kind of writing that makes me glad Hitchens exists. I only agree with him about a third of the time, but goddamn he makes me want to do words better.

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Filed under : cancer : christopher hitchens

My Spotify “starred” playlist is a fairly terrifying glimpse into my musical id. http://rdbgb.us/TS7 http://bit.ly/bV7lmq

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Posted to Twitter at 11:24 a.m.

Breakfast: Krispy Kreme donut & a can of Red Bull. Current status: BOINGY-BOINGY-BOINGY

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Posted to Twitter at 11 a.m.