anguslong

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by anguslong 15y ago
At least one startup's doing just fine vs. Blackboard. Instructure Canvas just closed series B, is CEO'd by former Mozy founder and is LMS of choice for a growing number of schools (and soon to be @ Auburn if twitter's to be believed). The
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Queueing MongoDB using... MongoDB(blog.boxedice.com)
2 points by anguslong 15y ago|0 comments
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by anguslong 16y ago
tl;dr Contractor develops psyops backend for the cloud. Creates fake persona pool. Uses anonymizer/chameleon for IP obfuscation, vmware/virtualbox instances for each persona, enables deploying to vps around the world. Uses system to age pe
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by anguslong 16y ago
Amazon is sending me a copy. I hope it's as helpful as the classic "If You Want to Write" by Brenda Euland -- which was written in 1938, but has aged very-very well. Originally found this book via Guy Kawasaki on his list of great books fo
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by anguslong 16y ago
Joe Ades -- passed away last year after many years selling on the streets of NYC. He was profiled a few times, but this article sheds more light on his life and business: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/magazine/27ades-t.html One heckuv
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by anguslong 16y ago
Looking forward to following behind the scenes on this. Saw the initial tweets about WPEngine and mighty interested in the 'lessons learned' re: using social for first block of customers. From the comments: SmartBear's measuring initial
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by anguslong 16y ago
Mark Bittman, food writer at NYT strikes a balance between food hyperbole and science that appeals to me. (e.g. full appreciation of health, weight, environment, pleasure trade-offs) His personal goal of "vegan until 6" is an example. Vegg
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by anguslong 16y ago
Good post. Another way to put it? "Hitched to Someone Else's Dream" http://www.inc.com/magazine/20080901/hitched-to-someone-else... "I got sucked into his enterprise -- our livelihood now depended on it -- and though I had little input
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by anguslong 16y ago
Ok, Colbert (and smart MSFT product-placers) - I'll bite. Today is officially "Bing for a Day" here. I just set my Chrome default engine to Bing for the first time. Should be fun -- wondering if I'll miss the Goog in the next 24 hours.
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by anguslong 16y ago
"gets engineers to prioritize stuff" Yes. And jives with Kayak.com founder's Big Red Phone tactic: "About a year ago, I bought a red telephone with a really loud ringer for the office. Whenever a customer calls the help number on our websi
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by anguslong 16y ago
Another way of saying same. If employees are in your future, focus on revenue per employee (RPE). Napkin math: sub-$100k RPE and your wee company is nominally profitable after salaries, fixed & variable costs. Greater than $100k per e
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by anguslong 16y ago
Room for profit is the key. Comments from local folks in-the-know seem to say this has been investigated here in the ATX, and there isn't room for profit. Alas, your garage idea might be the next step. (maybe a mobile geek-hut in the ga
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Co-Working: Please Build This Space... (roblong.posterous.com)
20 points by anguslong 16y ago|14 comments
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by anguslong 16y ago
Just celebrated my 1-year anniversary here in Austin, Texas. Took 8 years to convince wife to make the move. Been fantastic so far. Article is right-on in many regards: Business/startup/tech climate is strong. (btw: norm is mucho less of
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by anguslong 16y ago
Wow -- kudos to the team. Per twitter, looks like Redis on the backend? Pubsub? Also, that is one heck-of-a demo video. Any production notes and/or team that created the vid? Really gorgeous work.
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by anguslong 17y ago
Regarding #1 -- "educational capacity to train the people needed". One of the additional benefits to source article's proposal: There's a large, highly trained base of Navy 'nukes' who are in the fleet now or out in the world. Many of the
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by anguslong 17y ago
Here goes... Seattle is a fantastic town, water everywhere, gorgeous vistas and when the weather cooperates (August) there's no better place (I've found) in the entie-ree world. That said, I just moved my teensy company from Seattle to Aust
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by anguslong 17y ago
Article says 5500 average per year fall into current estate tax. Estates taxed at 45% beyond the $3.5 million threshold (2009). 2010, tax is 15% of all assets without further action by Congress (or retroactive action). In 2011, 55% tax bey
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by anguslong 17y ago
Article was interesting. Finding Readability... fantastic. Thanks, callahad.
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by anguslong 17y ago
Without hearing both sides of the story, an instructional video came to mind: Chris Rock's: How not to get your a$$ kicked by police http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0mtxXEGE8 Hope this situation gets worked out amicably though.
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by anguslong 17y ago
Confirmed on my MyTouch (worst phone name evar - though very happy with the beast). App works fantastic in practice in my tests, though choked on one case tonight. Had kids in car, drove by movie theater -- no showtimes/reader board visibl
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by anguslong 17y ago
Longevity, yes: 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' a popular children's book has sold 29 million copies, and according to Newsweek, does $50 million in licensing deals a year. (yes, year) http://www.newsweek.com/id/189230
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by anguslong 17y ago
Postful is one I've used in the past. Does have API: http://www.postful.com/help/integration And, PostalMethods is one I've been meaning to try -- again with API: http://www.postalmethods.com/
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by anguslong 17y ago
I've had success with the approach of Jon Kabat-Zinn -- see his talk @ Google: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc ... his book, Full Catastrophe Living is a good read as well.
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by anguslong 17y ago
Here in Austin, TX -- anything is possible. Keen engineering, Waterloo Labs!
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by anguslong 17y ago
"...if your life revolves around Google Web applications, the Android OS is probably the best phone on the market." This is true in my case -- MyTouch (awful name) is the bee's knees. Google Voice and Apps for Domains makes MyTouch an effi
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by anguslong 17y ago
+1 for Felix Dennis & How to Get Rich. Holds a permanent place of honor on my bed-stand. He shares his steps and missteps on his way to becoming a self-made bill-eee-on-air. Owes much of his success to negotiation. Fun read.
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by anguslong 17y ago
+1 on this comment -- I'm the market for this site (kids, 3 and 5 yrs) didn't understand how the site helped me on first view. That paragraph would've made a difference.
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by anguslong 17y ago
Mayhaps or not... via twitter @aetiology (epidemiologist) -- seasonal + H1N1 vaccine: good or bad? New study contradicts unpublished Canadian data: http://bit.ly/6FP2g (sounds like both are preliminary)...
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by anguslong 17y ago
Thanks mucho for this and taking the time to re-add. The "Offers" section gave me three ideas for an upcoming launch. Good stuff.

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