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Watch the good2gether 6-minute presentation at DEMO ‘08

If you missed the opportunity to watch good2gether launch live (we’re still not public though), don’t worry. Watch this video to see Greg McHale rock the auditorium in Palm Desert. Everyone on the dev team (Jon P, BDV, Bill) and the design team (Jon R., Tim) made miracles happen to get the platform as polished as it is for DEMO. Check it out after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »

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Update on cross-country biking

In october last year, I made the proclamation that I will bike from San Fran to Boston. Where are we on that? Maybe a little behind schedule, but on the way. It’s below freezing outside most days and often slushy. Hardly good biking weather. We had a stroke of good luck on the second last day of the year when we biked to Newport, Rhode Island. Ben and I are now training indoors on bicycle trainers. We even rearranged the living room so that we can bike and watch the tv. Now if only there was something good to watch! Read the rest of this entry »

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Watch good2gether launch live at DEMO

Did I mention that good2gether is launching live at DEMO ‘08? You can watch Greg and Brian’s 6 minute presentation live.

Make sure you register at the DEMO website. Mark your calendars! Greg and Brian will be on stage on Wednesday, January 30th 10:45am PST (1:45pm EST). We’ll probably have it projected on the wall at BetaHouse. Let me know if you’d like to come. This is a big deal for us, and we’re really excited to get a sneak peak out to the world.

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Immigration and the global economy

I am a citizen of the world. I hold a US passport, and I currently reside here in the US by choice, not necessity. Prior to this, I lived in the UK, and I have the right to return and live and work there. Prior to that, I lived in Singapore.

I attended a lecture tonight on Immigration by Professor Kim Williams from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Her lecture focused on politics around race as it applies to illegal / legal immigration in the United States. Im additionally interested in the economic impact of ignorant immigration policies. Read the rest of this entry »

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Yelp: How to build an online community

Did you know, I’m addicted to Yelp? Yelp is an online social networking and review site. In 2007, it completely replaced Citysearch (shitty-search) as the way to find good restaurants in Boston, New York, Houston, wherever (in the US)! Here’s why: Read the rest of this entry »

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AT&T or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

For those who don’t get the Dr. Strangelove reference, you need to see that movie.

Today, I replaced my b0rk3d hacked iPhone with a new one from Apple. Here’s how I did it. Read the rest of this entry »

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