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“New York, New York” moments and getting one shoe on

If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere. It’s up to you - New York, New York. -Frank Sinatra This is a rumination on those tiny binary crossroad moments where it could go either way and the mechanics of what happens in those split-second daily junctures where (as yoda would say), you either “do or [...] (translate)

Thoughts from a first-time marathon runner

Okay, half marathon, but it makes a better title ;-) I completed the PF Chang’s Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon two days ago and wanted to post some random thoughts. Having participated in this event from two angles now (twice as a band playing on the sidelines and once as a runner) I have [...] (translate)

Proposal for Phoenix bloggers

Submit your blog to Erica Lucci’s “Read Phoenix” site if you haven’t already. And then add this badge to the side bar of your blog: Simply copy that image and host it yourself or paste this code on your site: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/readphoenix"><img id="ReadPhx" src="http://www.scrollinondubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ReadPhxBadge.png" alt="Read stories from other Phoenix bloggers" /></a> It links to a single feed [...] (translate)

Twitter stole my mojo

Curious if anyone else has experienced this effect: Twitter has almost completely supplanted my drive to make thoughtful, in-depth blog posts. Its low-friction, sound bite, instant gratification-ness style for interaction satisfies enough of what the lengthier public writing used to provide to where it’s now become the path of least resistance for meeting that [...] (translate)

Introspective Hacking

So this is a different kind of hacking and not introspection in the programming sense but here’s a riff that’s been stuck in my head the past few days: For lack of a better name I’ll call this song “Introspect.” To me it’s about pondering the past year and the feeling of hopefulness for what’s [...] (translate)

How to run a JumpBox on VirtualBox

Long story short: it’s possible. Not officially supported, but possible. Here’s the blog post that lists the caveats to watch for and here’s a hi-def screencast that shows the setup process from start to finish: This is significant because right now the main options for deploying JumpBoxes on Intel Macs are two commercial [...] (translate)

Photo radar in Arizona is out of hand

In the next six minutes $1k in revenue will be generated from photo radar cameras in AZ. And another $1k six minutes after that. Now picture the for-profit entity that just snapped your photo reaching into your wallet, extracting $165 and giving a chunk of it to the State of Arizona. I haven’t verified [...] (translate)

How to launch rockets with Dapper and Yahoo Pipes

Not really. But these two services when used in conjunction with one another give you the data-mashing powers of Chuck Norris and a roll of digital duct tape that would make MacGyver jealous. Below is a video screencast tutorial on how to get started with the Yahoo Pipes and Dapper services. Dapper lets you essentially [...] (translate)

How to use Twitter to generate qualified sales prospects

Twitter (like Facebook or any social media app) is what you make of it. It can be a massive time sink devolving into useless drivel with your friends (”hey I’m eating a sandwich”) or it can be a way to engage in interesting conversations with complete strangers that’s happening 24/7 globally. I’ve been [...] (translate)

Zero to TechCrunch in 4 days

Friday night it was merely an idea. By Sunday night it was a prototype. And by Tuesday afternoon it was on the homepage of TechCrunch. How did we do it with Reserve Chute? This was a perfect storm where an old idea whose time had come collided with a group of capable, motivated people [...] (translate)

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