August 2011
1 post
June 2011
13 posts
Short logic: Groupon IPO: Pass on this deal →
shortlogic:
Groupon has filed its S-1 and hopes to raise $750M in its initial public offering. Given they’re currently losing a staggering $117M per quarter, despite revenues of $644M, they’ll be burning through that cash almost as soon as it hits their account.
At the moment, it’s costing them $1.43 to…
Oh right, I forgot about tumblr.
Oh right, because Tumblr sucks. Tumblr: posting links on my Twitter to pages that repeat what I say on Twitter. Sorry, people. Will try to avoid doing that in the future.
May 2010
14 posts
When does a figure of speech become a cliche? Or are those two things different?
If you missed the boat, swimming is always an option. #thinkpositive #swimminglessons
ecofootprint #bizarre Ironic sustainability fact: since moving to our suburban house from an inner-city apartment, our garbage output has gone from 7 bags to only 1 barely-full bag per week.
Do they have night vision contacts yet? They should.
Finally an interim site! Only took 5 yrs RT@mod7: Huh, what’s this? Looks like some kind of new website or something…http://mod7.com
The best thing about Ironman 2: Sam Rockwell. Love that guy!
$49.99 for the Omnigraffle #iPad app. So expensive! But I’m considering it… Anyone have any experience with that (good or bad)?
http://www.thestar.com/iphone/news/canada/article/8... →
I guess this is what passes for a capital project in Alberta these days.
http://thedukespirit.com →
TOTALLY loving The Duke Spirit lately. Liela’s voice is so huskily wonderful… Another great musical introduction thanks to SomaFM and… David Letterman!?
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-06/faceboo... →
What? Facebook is evil and doesn’t care about my privacy!? Yeah, right. Next they’ll accuse Apple of anti-competitive practices! Never in a zillion years, dog. Think different.
April 2010
27 posts
Who has time for leisure? I’m too busy having fun.
Delicious: Swiss Origins – Graphic Design... →
Argh! Why must progress be so costly? →
In Vancouver? Be sure to check out this... →
Poring over the work of Leonardo da Vinci in books and encyclopedias aroused my creativity and love of technology as a young kid. But now, seeing the actual pen and ink, looking at the texture and weave of the paper, following the train of thought in sketches and notes—and seeing it all really, really, up close—there is an experience that conveys for me an even deeper sense of...
Thank God we only need to worry about the Earth one day a year. All this could get tiring!
Wow, Maya Rudolf is a good actress. Who knew? http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748973(and I’m not talking about the upcoming MacGruber movie)
Just realized I’ve been so busy I haven’t truly played Xbox in over 2 months. Need to repair that relationship today methinks. But which game warrants my attention? I hate to show favoritism.
Incredibly excited at the prospect of my first Bacon Explosion experience. And Annette is making bacon cupcakes. You bring the defibrillator.
http://www.costco.ca/Browse/PopupViewer.aspx?prodid... →
I so kinda want this. What the heck happened to me?
As much as I love my iPad, there’s nothing distinctly ‘Apple’ about it that makes me love it so. Bring on the cutthroat competition, I’m game!
Damn you iPhone/iPad: why don't you have arrow...
I know you think you’re all cute and innovative with your touch-to-select technology, but that makes getting to the end of a looong text field a herculean endeavour.
Zeldman says: "Opera hates my web font →
apartness:
So I’ve wanted to use a condensed, bold Franklin typeface for my site’s headlines since, well, forever. So I bought Fontspring’s fine Franklin Gothic FS Demi Condensed and…