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News is out today that Chad Dickerson is leaving Yahoo! to become the CTO of Etsy in New York. That's fantasic news and I wish him the best of luck. Having made a similar decision myself , I know it's not easy. How time flies. I still remember interviewing Chad on the phone a few years back and talking about some experiences we had in common: using Perl to wrangle news and content feeds from varous...
I found myself thinking about this blog post throughout yesterday. I didn’t plan on it. But the implications seem significant. Two truths according to Jeremy Zawodny: (1) A lot of people seem surprised to learn that tons of people every day are “searching” for ebay.com or aol.com or just “ebay” or “aol” even though they can [...]
Yesterday was my first day as an employee at craiglist . Several folks on Twitter asked how it was, so here are my thoughts. First off, it was a bit like a first day anywhere. I had several new people to meet, a bunch of paperwork to fill out for benefits and payroll stuff, and started to get an overview of how things work. Unlike jobs in larger organizations, I had the pleasure of un-boxing and setting...
The Truth about Web Navigation . Jeremy Zawodny on regular users understanding the browser address bar: “They don’t. And they never will.” Then they’re going to get phished, and there’s absolutely nothing we can do to help them.
In Will Mainstream Users Ever Learn About The Browser's Address Bar? , Marshall probes a bit into how people use the browser's search box vs. the address bar. A lot of people seem surprised to learn that tons of people every day are "searching" for ebay.com or aol.com or just "ebay" or "aol" even though they can type those things into their address bar and get exactly what they want. I think part...
Ever since fuel prices have been on the rise, I've wondered why airlines don't price tickets based on weight rather than the current system where pricing is related to factors that few of us understand. I mean, really, if it costs more to fly a 300 pound person than a 180 pound person, why shouldn't the 300 pound person pay more? And by "300 pound person" I'm including the 200 pound person that brings...
One of the more ambitious projects in the works when I left Yahoo was BOSS , a more open Yahoo! Search for developers and publishers. I see that BOSS launched today and wanted to say congrats to my friends in the Yahoo! Developer Network and Yahoo! Search . Marshall Kirkpatrick said it well in his ReadWrite Web post today : It is clear, though, that BOSS falls well within the company's overall technical...
This is a test document from google docs. I decided to try this procedure to see if it worked for my old MT blog install. Sure enough, it seems to. Kick ass. Sort of. You see, I'm not sure I really want to write my blog posts in Google Docs. But it's nice to know that I can do this if I want to. Anyone else tried this yet? Hmm, checking the source, it seems that there's some funky stuff getting inserted...
Yesterday night I made grilled tuna for the first time. And the consensus is that the results were mighty fine. So good, in fact, that paying restaurant prices for the fish was still worth it. (Yeah, tuna is a bit more pricy than I expected...) Here's what you need to make the marinade spread: 4 peeled garlic cloves 1 tablespoon coarse salt (sea salt) 1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves 1 tablespoon...
A few weeks ago we ended up hiking the Mirror Lake Trail in Yosemite National Park and encountered an amusing little squirrel near the end of the trial. I just happened to have finished filming a deer that walked nearby, so I pointed the Canon SD800 at the little furball to see if he'd perform. Sure enough, he did. Check out the video . I have no idea if this is common or not, but we were all amused...
Cirrus Design , the makers of the revolutionary SR-20 and SR-22 light airplanes, have flown their first VLJ ( Very Light Jet ) prototype: The Jet V1. Given the reputation that Cirrus Design has created for itself, "The Jet" is a highly anticipated jet. The all-new design should appeal to pilots of existing Cirrus aircraft looking to upgrade, as well as those currently flying aging twins which have...
A couple weekends ago we experienced a pair of glider extremes at Hollister on Saturday: one very short flight and one very long flight. The short one, unfortunately, was us. Kathleen and I headed down to fly the BASA Grob 103 on what was predicted to be an epic soaring day. And it was. Unfortunately, we got there a bit late and the weather had already developed quite a bit more than we expected....
I've been getting lots of inquiries from recruiters recently looking to find good people for various tech companies. Two in particular might be interesting if you're in the market or know someone who is. Technology Evangelist at New York City Based Startup If you saw Fred Wilson's post Are You A Connector? , you know a bit about this job already. It's a NYC based startup developing a new platform in...
A few weeks ago I wrote up my BlackBerry Curve Impressions and heard from Chad Atchison from OtterBox . I'd never heard of them before but he said : I work for a company called OtterBox and we make cases for several smart phones, including the Curve - I actually have one sitting on my desk right now. Anyway, if you're worried about dropping it, etc., I could probably convince our PR girl to send you...
One of the down sides to leaving Yahoo! is that the notebook computer I've been using for last few years will no longer be mine in a few days. I'm one of those people who used their company issued computer for lots of non-company stuff too. When I start at Craigslist , I'll be getting a new laptop running Linux. But that's several weeks away and doesn't run some of the funky Windows apps I need or...
