Morrie the Toupee Salesman

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A Horse In Winter, originally uploaded by ojbyrne.

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and immediately rip them to my computer. Now the RIAA is telling me not to buy their product. I’ll miss ‘em a little.

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Visiting Nova Scotia is refreshing - it’s far enough away from San Francisco/Silicon Valley so that any trend you observe is likely to be a real one, rather than a Silly Valley one. Some things I’ve noticed:

Broadband is close to ubiquitous, even among late adopters like most of my friends.
Ditto for wi-fi. It was pretty […]

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Owens Valley and the Sierra Nevada, originally uploaded by ojbyrne.

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An article on abuse of shareholders by “professional” CEOs. I’ve believed for a long time that the best thing many companies can do to improve their bottom line is to find a nearby cliff, take the CEO out there and push him or her off. Though escorting him to the door probably is less dramatic […]

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What struck me (apologies for the self-aggrandizement - probably something I caught) was how they described John McCain’s response:
“McCain’s response was to go a-boasting: “In my numerous visits to Pakistan—to Islamabad, to Peshawar, even to tribal areas of Waziristan.”
By that logic, I should be running. After all I’ve been to Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Quetta, …

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Canadian Celebrity, originally uploaded by ojbyrne.
As in “no celebrity at all.” I spoke at a Canadian consulate thing (it was for Canada Day) in June of this year. […]

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Noticed some new postings of interest
Site Administrator
Public Relations Manager

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An excellent article from the last bubble. For a little context, it’s important to know that Philip got > $8 million out of Greylock. There were other founders, I believe they got squat.

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Tree, originally uploaded by ojbyrne.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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