Caterpillar Cowboy

jonsteinberg:

(via soupsoup)

Some of the more interesting breeding grounds in the city are
technology incubators that nurture and mentor young companies. One
example is the new Manhattan arm of Dogpatch Labs, which is backed by
Polaris Venture Partners, an investment firm in the Boston area.

Dogpatch, which opened in January, offers start-ups a place to work,
rent-free, for several months, along with the possibility of securing
an investment down the line.

Socks, crumpled pieces of paper, scribbled-upon white boards and empty
beef jerky packages are scattered around Dogpatch’s roomy office.
“It’s been called a frat house for geeks,” says Peter Flint, a partner
at Polaris who spends several days each week in the New York office.

“There is a lot of excitement and interest budding in New York,” he
says. “And if we can help convince entrepreneurs to think about
staying in New York versus going to Silicon Valley, then that’s a huge
win.”

Currently, 13 companies are housed in the space, including Postling,
the newest spawn of the founders and early employees of Etsy. Locals
cite Etsy, an online shopping bazaar specializing in handmade crafts,
as one of New York’s shining start-up success stories, along with
DoubleClick; TheLadders, a jobs search site; and the Gilt Groupe.

“There wasn’t anything like this in New York when Etsy started,” said
Chris Maguire, a co-founder of both Postling and Etsy. “We worked out
of our apartments for the first few years.”

Wow, what an amazing feeling, to see your baby written in the NY Times (I’m a 7-day-a-week home delivery subscriber). The first time I felt this way was when we got written up in our first “big” blog (ReadWriteWeb, back in August).

Thinking about how much further we have to go makes me anxious to get back to work.

thephenthouse:

From “Haikus for Jews.”

Yessss.

gluttonyisabliss:

Nutella (via sìladeth)

[For magelbagel]

GTFO. Does eating Nutella with a smiling spoon make it better for you?

gluttonyisabliss:

Uni (via annamatic3000)

[For thebirdswereflown]

Somehow, seeing it like this makes it seem more disgusting, not less. It’s like eating brains.

Did you know 4/20 is my birthday?

evangotlib:

peckinpah:

jayparkinsonmd:

The Farm Bill, a massive piece of federal legislation making its way through Congress, governs what children are fed in schools and what food assistance programs can distribute to recipients. The bill provides billions of dollars in subsidies, much of which goes to huge agribusinesses producing feed crops, such as corn and soy, which are then fed to animals. By funding these crops, the government supports the production of meat and dairy products—the same products that contribute to our growing rates of obesity and chronic disease. Fruit and vegetable farmers, on the other hand, receive less than 1 percent of government subsidies. The government also purchases surplus foods like cheese, milk, pork, and beef for distribution to food assistance programs—including school lunches. The government is not required to purchase nutritious foods. (via PCRM)

Man this is frustrating.