Muara Angke, Jakarta. December 2011
With the awful stench and miserable sky, it’s the exact opposite of the tropical beach you’d expect to find in Asia.
“I never viewed money as being ‘my money’ I always saw it as ‘The money’ It’s a resource. if it pools up around me then it needs to be flushed back out into the system.”
– Louis CK
“Sometimes the best thing that can happen to you is not getting what you want”
– Dave Trott
Brian Shih:
When you log into Reader, what the hell do you think your primary objective is? Did you answer “stare at a giant header bar with no real estate saved for actual reading”? Congrats, here’s your prize:
The Google Reader team is taking a lot of heat for the new redesign, and you can’t really blame people for complaining. The new Reader really feels like designed by someone who’s doesn’t actually use the software.
While waiting for an updated version I use this stylesheet to make it usable:
“People who say money doesn’t matter are like people who say cake doesn’t matter–it’s probably because they’ve already had a few slices”
– Lemony Snicket
A note to myself: avoid doing stuff mentioned in this article.
“The dividing line between stupid and brilliant is usually determined retrospectively”
– 0x12
Nice insider story at forbes about Dropbox early days. Apparently Steve Jobs tried to acquire them before starting iCloud.
Also an interesting read is Drew Houston’s ycombinator application.
He said he’ll come back. October 2011
Peter-Paul Koch:
JavaScript is already there. On a couple of billion devices.
I agree with him. But as they say, it’s essential to keep those people who know a thing can’t be done from bothering the people who are doing it.