July 2011
Making Use of Duck Fat - NYTimes.com →
Every word in this article is perfect.
Anthony Bourdain: A BEGINNING. AN END →
anthonybourdain:
It all began with Ferran Adria in more ways than one. It was because he reached out to me in 2001, invited me to come see him (in spite of the fact that I had written unflatteringly of him in Kitchen Confidential) that my partnership with zero point zero productionbegan. It was because he…
“I spoke to Airbnb about EJ’s situation. They won’t reimburse her for damages,...”
– The Moment Of Truth For Airbnb As User’s Home Is Utterly Trashed
While this will probably only make a small dent in AirBNB’s amazing growth it is one more example of a big company (supposedly valued at $1 billion) totally f’ing up their PR and community handling when a bad event hits.
Pay the...
Rebekah Cox: How has the Quora profile layout...
ryanb:
2009 Fall There was a period of time when the design of Quora went through daily iteration. Basically any given day Adam and Charlie would come into the office and the entire site would be completely different and then change again mid-day[1]. Part of the profile’s design is to tell you about that person. Here you can see a bunch of iteration around what is the most important...
“Women start two out of every three new businesses every year yet we receive only...”
– Women Who Seek Capital for Their Businesses Can Save the American Economy (via courtenaybird)
Or, venture isn’t as appealing.
“For the “average” phone user, however, Android is a maze. Anecdotally, I’ve...”
– Android’s Dirty Secret: Shipping Numbers Are Strong But Returns Are 30-40% | TechCrunch (via gsiener)
We're hiring an Office Manager/Dork Wrangler. →
carbonmade:
You get your very own potted plant and everything!
COME ON, PEOPLE.
Awesome folks to work for in NYC. Apply!
momofuku » Noodle Bar FAQ: Fried Chicken FAQ →
texnessa:
rubenesquewaitress:
womaninterrupted:
texnessa:
receiver:
I want to go to this. Oh my lord, I would sell children I don’t have to go to this.
who’s in? i need this fried chicken in my cake hole stat.
Is this an invite? Book it. You had me at fried. Just fried. You fry it, I’ll eat it. Add booze and we’ve got a party.
It’s normal to get emotional when thinking of fried...
“Look, I think the biggest problem the country has right now is not the budget...”
– From this fascinating interview with Larry Summers. Yes, the same interview in which he calls the Winklevoss twins assholes. (via alexjcampbell)
“Email response rates have plummeted for everyone across the industry. What used...”
– via TC by way of eCPM Blog.
The article on the whole is fairly interesting. From the very start of my time in the digital advertising space, it’s been clear that “closing the redemption loop” is a huge barrier to overcome. The company or companies that continue to find ways to figure it out like...
“Along the way, VC has ceased to be the funder of the future, and instead has...”
– What Happened to the Future? « Founders Fund (via iamdanw)
21 years
winstonwolfe:
That’s the maximum prison sentence a person, no matter how severe their crime, can serve in Norway.
I wonder how long that law lasts.
Amy Winehouse, 27, found dead at her London flat →
“To help understand the customer service process, every Amazon.com employee...”
– Amazon.com Facts: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Web Retailer (via courtenaybird)
This is not factually correct, sorry. It is true that senior management is required to do customer service, but anyone below senior management does not.
“I am George Bodenheimer,” he said to Jobs. “I run ESPN.” Jobs just looked at him...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: Nice to Meet You, Too, Steve
I guess when you are the largest shareholder of Disney you can get away with a comment like that. The quote is from this book, which is a great read. (via jamesgross)
Oh man, I had totally forgotten about the espn phone.
The Big Dog knows how it's done
blissandzen:
Former President Bill Clinton would invoke the 14th Amendment - “without hesitation, and force the courts to stop me,” he says - to raise the debt ceiling if he were in President Barack Obama’s shoes, with the deadline to raise the limit just two weeks away.
“I think the Constitution is clear and I think this idea that the Congress gets to vote twice on whether to pay for...
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Well, this is insane
Just bought one way tickets for a flight that leaves in 2 hours. Hotel? Check. Rental car? Check. Wits? Hope so!
LinkedIn Downgraded By JP Morgan, Which Helped... →
He’s not worried about the company’s fundamentals, but noted that its market value — then $12 billion — was close to Netflix’s $15 billion, even though Netflix has 7 times the quarterly revenue ($2.4 billion versus $290 million).
Rebekah Brooks Arrested →
soupsoup:
Follow News of the World and News Corp developments on my liveblog.
Wow
“But actual usage is what matters most — consistent, longterm usage. MySpace...”
– Google, Twitter Flaunt Social Stats … It’s Like 2003 All Over Again (via fred-wilson)
BLOOD BATH: WSJ Head Resigns Amidst Murdoch... →
Dow Jones CEO and Wall St. Journal publisher Les Hinton is stepping down amidst the escalating News Corp phone-hacking scandal