Archive for July, 2008
My CEO is housing a cat at the office. I …
My CEO is housing a cat at the office. I want it tested for T gondii.
Maybe I’m being paranoid, but if anything at the office carries parasites that lower intelligence in males, I’d like to be informed.
Ramen
Apparently there are some good ramen places in the East Village. I’ll have to check them out some time.
Ramen Setagaya [East Village] 141 First Avenue (between E. Ninth Street and St. Marks Place), Manhattan 212-529-2740
update: There were so many good food places around here that I had to start a wiki: http://eastvillagefood.pbwiki.com
Microsoft Making Moves
They bought Powerset, and now it looks like they’re trying to do some kind of hostile takeover to get a hold of Yahoo’s search business.
2007 Speech by Powerset CEO at the University of Washington
Part of me wants to say something along the lines of “Tying two stones together does not make them float.” However, in the back of my mind there’s still the possibility Microsoft is putting together something that can compete. After all, the Live team, who acquired a license for Photo Tourism to make Photosynth, which has been a huge hit and reputation-booster, will most likely be in charge of the new search division.
Radical Idea for Pivitol and Twitter
Pivitol Blabs
I just read the entire Pivitol Blabs Blog. Interesting.
