October 2007
7 posts
The Manhattan Project & Me
The NYTimes has a fascinating article today about the history of The Manhattan Project. While I’ve often heard about Columbia University’s role, apparently my neighbors and I have an even closer connection. From the article,
“So how did the Manhattan Project get its name, and why was Manhattan chosen as its first headquarters? Dr. Norris said the answer lay at our next stop,...
Congrats FB! →
Congratulations to everyone at Facebook!
Facebook’s deal with Microsoft values the company at $15b and gives MS significant ad leverage in the social networking space vs Google.
The ad deal so far with MS has been underwhelming thus far, but now that FB focusing on it we will raise our expectations. I’m most interested to watch Google compete for ads within apps. The better...
Installation is Obsolete
I have generally stopped installing Facebook apps, mostly because it’s not worth the clutter and trouble if I end up not using them. Aside from the various clicks necessary to do an installation, I also have no idea what the privacy settings should be before using an app, and am loathe to let apps have sandboxed reign over my profile, email and feed. As users’ standards go up,...
Career Planning CliffsNotes
Marc Andreessen has an excellent series of posts about career planning. I particularly like his elegant analogy to portfolio management: People who manage money professionally don't think about individual investments in isolation; they think of those investments as part of an overall portfolio. Each investment has its potential return -- the benefit you get from owning it -- and its potential...
Fuzzy Events
I often mark my calendar with shows, events or movies I want to see in NY at some point before they end (check out Thom Sokoloski, “The Encampment” or Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York). Every time I do so, however, I have to pick a specific date in the future when I’ll see the show, even though I don’t know if I’ll be able to make it. Since the event is on for...
ytrybe.com - welcome! →
Ah, my first internet project! Russell emailed me tonight linking to ye ol’ internet archive, which preserves ytrybe in all its 2001 glory.