December 2009
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An RTD Mobile Bus Times Update
These past few weeks have been interesting one for my iPhone app. The update that was slated for release right after Halloween got pushed back and then completely disassembled in favor of a version of the application that will be much better. The 1.1 update for RTD Mobile Bus Times has turned into the 2.0 release. The next version isn’t just an update. It’s a complete overhaul. A...
November 2009
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AskDaveTaylor.com - What are Angel Investors and... →
I’ve contributed a few articles for Boulder local blogger Dave Taylor’s “ask and you shall receive” website AskDaveTaylor.com. My most recent article which went up today is for those who hear a lot about Angel Investors, Venture Capital and startup funding and wonder, “What does it all mean?” In my article I cover the three main types of funding in startups:...
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Two things to absolutely expect from the 4th...
A sleek, new design It’s not hard to see this coming. There won’t be a major design change though (a front-facing camera or a bigger screen), as some bloggers and Apple rumor sites are speculating. Apple could cut the white model though in favor of a silver model. The white doesn’t fit anymore with the rest of Apple’s line; they’re in a black and silver mood as of...
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Bud Selig to step down as MLB commissioner in 2012 →
I had to resist typing in all caps. Words cannot portray how exciting this is for me and the sport of baseball.
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The (social media) guide to throwing things out
Now is the time of year where people start to clean out closets, getting rid of the things that they will never need or use again. We make resolutions that we’ll be lucky to keep past February. For 2010, why don’t we make a resolution with some staying power: cleaning ourselves up in the social media world. Aaron of TechThinker.com points out rightfully that: Having fewer followings...
NBA Rejects Allen Iverson's Retirement Request,...
sportsattire: The National Basketball Association has rejected a request from all-star guard Allen Iverson that would allow Iverson to enter retirement. Iverson recently parted with the Memphis Grizzlies, nullifying his one-year deal in Memphis. Iverson, 34, will now be stuck in an emotionally draining atmosphere where he must watch ESPN continuously as they talk about each team in the NBA...
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In the interest of Tech blogging
I’ve wanted to take this blog in a certain direction for a long time and while there is a lot of competition in the particular field, I’d like to take it in the direction of technology blogging. I figure that there are a lot of blogs out there who A) don’t try very hard and B) aren’t worth your time. I want this blog to be the antithesis of those blogs and I know that it...
Announcing - http://sportsattire.tumblr.com →
Just in case you missed the announcement late last night, my friend Mitchell and I have started a sports blog, one you should definitely not miss. Maybe. Give us a follow, would you?
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“Censorship that comes from the outside assumes about people an inability to make...”
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Straight from the heartbreaker: Colts 17, Ravens...
I had a lot of doubts about the Ravens going into their Week 11 game against the undefeated Colts. The history in scoring between the two teams said that the Colts would blow out the Ravens like they do in almost every game. That’s what I believed. The Ravens would prove me wrong. Vegas oddsmakers said Colts -1.5 (according to the Friday edition of the USA Today) against the Ravens and I...
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Apple approves the unofficial Google Wave app for... →
My research concludes that your 99 cents for the Google Wave application will get you a portal to wave.google.com and a few buttons to help manage waves, menus and navigation. Oh, wave.google.com works just fine in Safari on the iPhone. That’s important to point out. [The app] is not built, authorized or in any way endorsed by Google. Get it quick kids, before Google’s lawyers...
“So I bought [a new iMac], but I bought it, for the first time, with misgivings....”
– Paul Graham: Apple’s Mistake (via marco) While I think that it is important to question where things come from and what it takes to make what we use/eat/wear everyday, questioning origins can be a very slippery slope. It’s not for everyone. Once you question Apple’s use of Chinese... 5 tags
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Pitch Night notes
Before last night I had never pitched an idea to an audience, at least not and audience of executives and other entrepreneurs. I’m taking part in the CU New Venture Challenge, an entrepreneurial contest run through the University of Colorado whose ultimate goal is to teach students how to run a business, right a business plan and create their own start-ups. One guy pitched his idea for a...
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What are you reading?
I know people are busier now than they were in the summer but I hope everyone has got a good book to read somewhere. Regardless of the scrutiny that the New York Times laid down on Malcolm Gladwell yesterday, I’m almost 100 pages into his latest, What The Dog Saw, a collection of his articles from The New Yorker. I’m a big MG fan, even if he trusts those he interviews a bit too much....
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Thanksgiving Break
Now’s the time of the year where we retell the wonderfully made-up story about how the Pilgrims and the Native Americans joined hands over a turkey and some canned cranberry sauce to forge the first Thanksgiving. More important than the story though is the fact that students all across the United States get a few days of much needed rest before teachers young and old pound their brains into...
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Season 9 of Scrubs starts on December 1st...and...
Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence has been quoted as saying “Legacy schmegacy,” in regards to what season 9 could do to how fans look back on the series. Come on Bill, you’ve got to know when you’ve made the exit. You’ve got to know when to call it quits. Season 8 ended perfectly. It was open ended with the whole message that JD’s life could be anything he wanted it...
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“Thick people doing thick things is not funny. Clever people doing clever things...”
– A Top Gear editor (via marco) Top Gear is back tomorrow night in the UK which means that Monday all the torrent sites will have the new season premiere. This article also points out that Top Gear is the most illegally downloaded show on the planet and rightfully so, it’s brilliant! 5 tags
Now that Mark McGwire is the hitting coach for the... →
Say what you will about psychology and the human condition but most people are surprisingly forgiving if you’re honest, admit your mistakes and explain yourself a little bit. Andy Pettitte and Manny did it, why can’t McGuire? Remember those painful hearings that Roger Clemens and Alberto Gonszales went through? They were so painful to watch because the guys we’re crooks and...
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An eater's guide to avoiding factory farm foods →
I’ve been on a conquest towards developing more health eating and living habits in the past few months. This article is a great way to start in terms of what to look for in your meats, eggs and milk and what each of the FDA labels really means.
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A good developer is hard to find
I started my search today for a business partner, a technical partner and hopefully a friend. I’ve had this desire for as long as I can remember to create applications, websites, services, what have you, and over the years I’ve learned that just like everyone else my brain is specifically wired for tasks more so than others. Programming isn’t my strong suit and it never will be....
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Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (live) 4 tags
The struggle to make healthy choices
Eating healthy in America has become a struggle. Eating healthy in college? It’s impossible. I’m trying really hard but the lack of options, even in Boulder, leaves grease pockets in my day where the bad choices are unavoidable. In the past 50 years changes in the American diet have made it nearly impossible to eat healthfully in our country. The homogenization of the food across nearly every...
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Fast Food and the economy
I wonder to what extent the Fast Food industry has been affected by the downturn in the economy. On one hand Dollar Menu sales could soar as cheap and fast food continues to rule the American diet while on the other hand families could be spending more time on meals that feed the whole family and last for multiple servings, leading to savings. Does anyone have any idea how Taco Bell,...
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grace-notes: The Clash - Straight To Hell ... 4 tags
New word suggestion: A/Effect
Noun/Verb - A/Effect: a combination of affect and effect for the writer who doesn’t know which one to use but doesn’t want to be wrong. Allows the reader to choose the correct form in the context that the word appears, placing the burden of being grammatically correct on the reader rather than the writer.
