July 2010
6 posts
3 tags
“You are not going to improve Hemingway by adding video snippets.”
– Jeff Bezos in WSJ (via TechCrunch)
2 tags
125 Pounds of Hell
And it begins… TeachStreet’s weight loss challenge. We as a team plan to lose 125 pounds (all together) in the next 52 weeks. And boy do I need to get on this again. Here’s my plan:
Walk to/from work (easier now that I’m closer to work, even though Denny’s a big hill)
Work out 3 times a week, then ramp to 5 times. Again, having nice workout room in new...
2 tags
WatchTwo things our cat likes: playing with his mouse and metal. Here he’s playing with his new pink mouse and listening to some Slayer. I have to “attack” his belly so he thinks the mouse is fighting back.
How to use Amazon S3 to Scale Image Hosting →
Most startups have been there – you have a simple site, and you want to have users upload photos of themselves or something else to share. We were there as well just a few years ago, when building out the very first versions of TeachStreet. While previously working at Amazon, I worked on a few image hosting solutions and already knew some of the pitfalls and challenges of building out a system...
2 tags
WatchGoodsie looks really fun. (From the guys who made flavors.me)
2 tags
