June 2010
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Jun 1st
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May 2010
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Fear Mongering Drives Me Nuts
Just received another forwarded email message filled with bad *facts* from my parents.  They really mean well.  But unless someone is pointing a knife at you — or building an oil rig off your coast ;-) — any fear you feel is most likely a marking device used to make you give up money, power, or both.  You (we) do not need to live in fear.
May 30th
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May 29th
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Success and Angry Birds
My son and I are both addicted to the Angry Birds iPhone/iPad game.  We have cleared several levels with all perfect 3-star scores — across 3 devices.  My son, age 5, even called me in a meeting a on Monday to let me know he unlocked a new “egg.” At a dinner in Bucharest a few weeks ago, someone at the table was playing the game with an equal level of addiction.  I started to...
May 28th
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May 27th
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May 27th
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May 26th
bijan sabet: Ideas vs execution →
It’s well understood that ideas are one thing but execution is everything. The execution part is pretty comprehensive as we all know. It’s about obsessing on the user experience, team building, product development, dealing with heartaches & setbacks, growth and turning a dream into a real… Interesting post Bijan.  How would you fit betaworks and their success into this model?  They...
May 26th
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Moving ToddSampson.com to Tumblr
I have officially shutdown my old ToddSampson.com Wordpress blog and moved my domain to Tumblr.  I also shutoff my Twitter stream coming into Tumblr so I can use it more as a real blogging tool.  (In other words, it’s now safe for everyone that hated my Twitter stream to follow me on Tumblr again!) Thanks for pushing me to make the move guys…
May 26th
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I was basically just asked by @timrosenblatt to write “I will not break process.” on the white board 100 times. Sorry man, I suck.
May 26th
Just got to introduce @coreyr to the greatest series finally in TV history — Newhart. (Though I did dig the Lost ending too.)
May 25th
Maker Faire! (@ Maker Faire w/ 73 others) http://4sq.com/bcfn7A
May 23rd
I just unlocked the “Swarm” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/byQs4V
May 23rd
Not to bitch too much, but Google’s Pacman is way buggy… I went right through a ghost I should have eaten and lost 3 extra guys.
May 22nd
RT @unclasses: stoked to be on the MakerFaire grounds. @dalepd and @timoreilly about to [give the] ‘state of the makers’ address
May 22nd
Sly & The Family Stone’s Dance to the Music… Sad that you can’t see a performance like this today outside New Orleans. http://otf.me/Bx
May 22nd
It’s odd @lesmothian… People don’t ask mechanical engineers to do interior design, but do ask software engineers about visual design.
May 22nd
Holy crap this is awesome… So pumped for World Cup. http://otf.me/Bv (via @fusion94) #nike #worldcup
May 21st
I really dig Amazon.com’s author videos… Much easier to know when an author is full of crap when you see them talk.
May 20th
For all the parents out there… http://otf.me/Bq
May 19th
OH: “That depends on how proud people are of their equipment.”
May 19th
Just realized that Maker Faire is this weekend. Can’t wait!! http://otf.me/Bj
May 19th
Amgen Tour (@ Ocean Beach w/ 6 others) http://4sq.com/6XzMMb
May 18th
I just unlocked the “Babysitter” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/d9bpOl
May 18th
Good morning interwebz. Feels like a good week coming up doesn’t it.
May 18th
RT @jhstrauss: “If I shift a paradigm while pivoting, I think it becomes a sashay” - @seldo [hahaha]
May 18th
Liked seeing @chrismessina still has MyBlogLog as his default OpenID on Yahoo! http://otf.me/Bc (via http://otf.me/Bd)
May 18th
RT @Cloudspace: Look at those new guys, they are so new I bet they even have that new guy smell. http://twitpic.com/1omsk8
May 18th
RT @davidcelis: Had a great first day at my new internship with @cloudspace… Can’t wait to go back tomorrow! [w00t!]
May 18th