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Fred Wilson recently wrote about the declining power of firms. Fred argues that the internet has reduced the costs of transacting with a market so significantly that the nature of firms (as outline by Ronald Coase) must change as well. I totally agree with this argument on an intuitive level. I see this [...]

AppEngine Limitations?

Google announced a game-changing hosted platform for application development last night. Our initial enthusiasm at Union Square Ventures about this platform is captured by Albert over on our blog. I’m trying to tease out initial limitations in order to wrap my brain around the implications of this offering. Any insights would be much [...]

Traitor!

This is a crime against all that is cardinal-colored. Mike Montgomery, legendary ex-Stanford basketball coach, just signed on to coach Cal! Seriously? How is this not some belated April Fools joke?
The Trent vs Monty games over the next few years are going to be epic… better than the Lute vs Monty [...]

Absurd Airfare Marketing

What’s up with the way airfare is marketed? I clicked on a link at Orbitz that listed an American Airlines flight from NYC to London for $218. I knew the fare was too good to be true, but the result was pretty ridiculous. The airfare is $218 and after “taxes and fees” [...]

My Mixtape

I think my mixtape (on Muxtape) is done… I say that hesitantly because I know I’ll fuss over it some more over the next few days, but I think it’s generally in its final resting place right now. Enjoy!

Photo Credit: Lee Jordan

The Bad Guys

In this episode of MobLogic.tv one of the interviewees says that due process in the law should take a backseat to “going out to find bad guys and kill them.”
This is a small example that represents why I dislike the phrase “the bad guys” when used in a logical (often political) argument. “The [...]

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I’m smiling because this is the forecast for my vacation in a few days. I hope it snows in NYC while I’m gone… is that malicious?

Garfield Minus Garfield

I got bored with Garfield when I graduated from elementary school (around the time I started to dig Foxtrot). I got over the novelty of Garfield’s cynicism… I realized that Monday’s could be great :)
BUT, today I found Garfield Minus Garfield. I’m obsessed.
It’s Garfield comics with Garfield and all his lines Photoshopped [...]