I suggest reading Letters from a Stoic.
> "It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
$130k is big money by the standards of many people in the United States...
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> "It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
$130k is big money by the standards of many people in the United States...
I'm not easy on computers. I travel a lot and this think has put up with very poor treatment. I can't think of a better computer for me. After this one dies I'll definitely buy another Mac (not thinking about which one because I'm expecting this to last at least another year). I hope I'm not disappointed because this computer exceeded my expectations for a laptop.
He invited me and my project partners to his house, gave us a tour of his TV production kitchen, let us film a segment for our video, and signed a copy of his book for or teacher.
Needless to say we got an A+ but more importantly we got to spend time with an incredibly intelligent and empathetic master. Forever grateful that he took the time to meet with us silly but curious kids.
I went on a first date with someone who turned out to become a close longtime friend. I worked with my cofounder for 8-hour blocks at a time wired on Turkish coffee (he preferred the mint tea) as we built our first product (DNA Nutrition) and raised our first angel money.
It's an amazing coincidence that my cofounder and I found ourselves in Algiers for what was the first time in many months just 2 days before they shut the doors for good.
Happy to see this make the front page. This closure stings.
If you only know about him as the guy who does Disney/Pixar music you're really missing out.
Right. Anything can be accessed so quickly a home screen should be more contextual than static app icons.
The song is based around the Italian Hall Disaster - a tragedy that occurred on December 24, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan. 73 men, women, and children, mostly striking mine workers and their families, were crushed to death in a stampede when someone falsely shouted "fire" at a crowded Christmas party.
I suggest reading the entire lyrics... http://www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Nineteen_Thirteen_Massacr...
...or listening to the song... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz7oguguIZE
...but here's the second half which describes the scenario:
The copper boss' thugs stuck their heads in the door, One of them yelled and he screamed, "there's a fire," A lady she hollered, "there's no such a thing. Keep on with your party, there's no such thing."
A few people rushed and it was only a few, "It's just the thugs and the scabs fooling you," A man grabbed his daughter and carried her down, But the thugs held the door and he could not get out.
And then others followed, a hundred or more, But most everybody remained on the floor, The gun thugs they laughed at their murderous joke, While the children were smothered on the stairs by the door.
Such a terrible sight I never did see, We carried our children back up to their tree, The scabs outside still laughed at their spree, And the children that died there were seventy-three.
The piano played a slow funeral tune, And the town was lit up by a cold Christmas moon, The parents they cried and the miners they moaned, "See what your greed for money has done."
People should be able to not worry about basic needs and be able to focus on enriching their lives and, by doing so, the world around them.
I encourage people to check out the entry for the Civilian Conservation Corps (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps) - few people realize how important programs like this can be.
Source: I owned a 25 foot sailboat.
Ira Glass (This American Life) has vocal fry and they discuss the gender bias here: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/545/i...
Much of the interior of the US could be described as civilized...
Half of the people reading tune out very quickly around this point.
Most people want something that solves 80% of their problems with 20% reduction in headaches.
May have an additional room opening in July as well for a similar price.
I'd also like to host as many smart/driven folks as possible via couchsurfing.
I have a room in my house in the Sunset opening next month. $900. It's month-to-month rent. Looking to house a founder/hacker/designer/etc currently struggling with SF rent (or someone who wants to move to SF but didn't think they could afford to live in SF)
My email is in my bio.
BUT even if they did, this is why investing in acquisitions makes sense. Theoretically everyone could stop using Facebook itself but it wouldn't matter as long as FB owned the platforms where everyone had migrated.
This is why acquisitions happen and why buying Instagram when FB did may go down as one of the best buys. Missing Snapchat may be one of the biggest misses.
Is that bad or surprising?
Companies are very much dependent on timing, opportunity, seeing things as they are vs where they should go, and moving things in that direction.
Example: Android — hardware companies didn't want Microsoft to dominate desktop AND mobile OS — huge opportunity for someone to act on this market reluctance to accept MS.
Once the timing is gone, so is much of the opportunity.
Here are some bulleted observations (more details at the link below)
- When I got started I was almost always overdressed.
- Couch to 5K works — but perhaps it’s not for everyone.
- Transitioning from beach to pavement was helpful.
- Heart rate is super important.
http://daily.weisser.io/post/anecdotes-from-a-reformed-fanbo...
EDIT: if you're in the bay area and average 9.5-10 minute miles on 3-5 mile runs I'd love to run with you (I'm new here). Add me on Strava https://www.strava.com/athletes/7583883 or email me.
But it's also the fact that while it's easy to get started, the value and dependence on Slack increases rapidly by your team's investment in using it.
Slack takes no time at all to do an initial team setup so you can just get started and as mentioned nothing needs to be learned to dive right in. Users are rewarded for discovering new things and further rewarded by cool points for sharing the tricks and secrets they uncover with others.
The ability to search and find a file or a key part of a conversation that happened a year ago faster than you could an email. This feature only gets better the more your conversations happen in Slack — you'll never lose anything again.
In terms of features, many of the best customizations involve apps working with Slackbot and Zapier. Setting up these custom features takes time and tweaking to get them exactly perfect — switching costs you won't want to deal with a year from now once they've become part of your routine.
Wow.
> First of all, literally every social app in the world is designed to help people make friends.
Really?
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I just signed up. I just moved to SF. All of my friends have money and live in the Mission, I live in the Sunset. I'd love to meet people in my neighborhood.
I will use Krewe. Will I like it? That I don't know, but I'm certainly excited to see how it plays out.
I love finding interesting ways to meet new people - locally or halfway around the world (currently trying Plane, a social icebreaker app I discovered on PH - they have no website but here's the App Store shortlink: bit.ly/planeapp)
I rarely comment on people's apps positively or negatively but this comment, while perhaps intended to be helpful, rubbed me the wrong way. Perhaps it's the arrogant tone (my interpretation).
Where's the ability to track what you've listened to so far?
The truth is some of the most legendary venues are far from downtown.
Two quick examples: Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse and Giddy Ups.