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alenart | 13 years ago | on: Wish I was here by Zach Braff

Is he not getting any more of those sweet residuals checks from 'Scrubs'?

alenart | 13 years ago | on: Traceroute from a Norwegian Airlines airplane

This appeals to me because I love anything dealing with aviation, you might love something else that I find to be an absolute bore and vice-versa. Is there any point discussing why we like and dislike what we like and dislike?

alenart | 13 years ago | on: How I Busted a Thief Who Tried to Sell My Camera on Craigslist

Good point, GT is above what amount in California? Unless it's really high, it's really easy for a lens to fall in that GT category.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: How I Busted a Thief Who Tried to Sell My Camera on Craigslist

How so? The only thing I'm skeptical about is I would imagine his local PD would be way busy to go on a petty theft bust but other than that it sounds legit.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: How I Busted a Thief Who Tried to Sell My Camera on Craigslist

This is just like the story of the guy whose stolen bike from Portland showed up in Seattle's Craigslist. IIRC this guy didn't have support from the police and set his own sting operation, the a-ha thing here was that he used Burner to make it look like he had a Seattle area code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKTdeXH0Iz0&noredirect=1

alenart | 13 years ago | on: The Lie Hollywood Loves to Tell

This lie is OK, so long as this startup takes off. Right?

The stigma of online dating is such rubbish. I am as much of a stranger as the guy on the barstool next to you.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: The Lie Hollywood Loves to Tell

Don't forget the chianti.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: This is why you need to learn how to talk to developers

Ironically TL;dr. Not sure I got much out of it. Some of my best practices when talking to developers at my company: -Do not leave voice mails. Go see them in person if you can. -If your signature is longer than your short email and/or contains graphics, rethink your signature. -Turn off HTML in your email client. -Expect in-line responses.

The biggest irony of all of this is that I see so many technical recruiters who have massively long signatures with a bunch of graphics.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: Ƀ — Universal Bitcoin Logo Alternative

What's the Bitcoins to Stanley Nickels conversion rate? What about to Schrute Bucks?

FWIW, I see a B with something that looks like a dirt speck blocking a pixel of my screen.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: Google Rumored To Be Making A Smartwatch, Too

Yes, considering the iPod touch easily turns into a wristwatch.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: FireMe - Who wants to get fired?

If that thing accounted for all the social webs, I'd never have a job ever. =p

alenart | 13 years ago | on: FireMe - Who wants to get fired?

1% chance of being fired! File that under winning.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: Let’s Say FeedBurner Shuts Down…

Google Alerts + email filters = makeshift RSS reader. Now if Google cans Alerts I'll throw down.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: At Y Combinator, Social is Out, Revenue is In

A "Kayak for insurance" is a huge missed opportunity for AAA, who already offers this type of service to its members. Actually, AAA should really look into an accelerator/incubator for travel startups.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: When "What Do You Do?" Is Taboo

See, that's fascinating! I was raised to believe that asking "what do you do" demonstrates interest in having a conversation with someone. Until now, I had never ever posited that asking "what do you do" is a pry into income level.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: When "What Do You Do?" Is Taboo

The wide majority of us have been unemployed at one point or another.

Was it annoying to hear my parents suggest I should just take a job at the supermarket when I was unemployed? Yes. Was it equally annoying when I'd be connected by a friend to someone who had a job but in an area I had no interest in? Absolutely!

When I was unemployed, what got me out of it were chance conversations with people. I doubt I would have gone past the small-talk stage had I lashed out or fumed about the annoyance of being unemployed.

In the end of my six-month unemployment stint, I sent out nearly 120 copies of my resume to various places. Yes, I counted out of curiosity as well as to keep track of status and follow-ups. Toward the end, I had two offers both out of chance/networking encounters because I rolled with these small-talk punches.

In short, unemployed folk, be patient and kind. Very kind. And don't listen to this drivel.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: He Has Millions and a New Job at Yahoo. Soon, He’ll Be 18

I could play "Master of Puppets" on my guitar when I was 17. But just the rhythm guitar part. That was a big accomplishment. Seeing this, I now feel like a failure.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: Sweden axes new word after Google intervenes

They're called 'conservatives'.

alenart | 13 years ago | on: Why our product went viral in Brazil for the wrong reasons

I think the Corcel I was the Pinto, no?

alenart | 13 years ago | on: Why our product went viral in Brazil for the wrong reasons

The video is currently not loading for me, so the below is just an observation on the linguistics of these situations not a troll to downgrade the humor contained herein.

This isn't the first time a brand has had to rethink its name to adjust to the local language. The Ford Pinto was re-dubbed when it entered Brazil because pinto in Portuguese is a word reserved for the male anatomy. It also happens the other way: the Nissan 350Z from the 80s was called the Fair Lady in Japan, which would likely never have resonated with its target demographic in the U.S.