Web 2.0 Company Generator

Web Two Point Oh!: "Below you will find a pre-created VC friendly Web 2.0 company just for you!"

Apparently my new company is called 'Tripeedoo' and makes 'tag-based instant messaging via microformats'.

I dig it.

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Sun's grid: lights on, no customers

From The Register: "Many of you will remember the fanfare and bravado surrounding Sun Microsystems' Sep. 2004 announcement of a $1 per hour per processor utility computing plan. What you won't remember is Sun revealing a single customer using the service. That's because it hasn't."

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Apparently, Technorati will show you all incoming buses to this stop.

Ajax Mistakes

Ajax Mistakes: "Ajax is also a dangerous technology for web developers, its power introduces a huge amount of UI problems as well as server side state problems and server load problems. I’ve compiled a list of the many mistakes developers using Ajax often make."

DrJava

"DrJava is a lightweight development environment for writing Java programs. It is designed primarily for students, providing an intuitive interface and the ability to interactively evaluate Java code. It also includes powerful features for more advanced users."

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I guess "Metered" means "Haphazardly Jammed" to this dimwit.

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Karate Kid, your crane style paired with dramatic crescendo is not allowed in our tournament! Also: no martinis or green tea. —The Management

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Wow, personalized ads even on an airplane. Impressive!

Google Reader

is live. Awesome job, Wetherell, Shellen, and a few other geniuses who don't like the lime light (or if you do like the lime light, let me know!).

This is another example of Google shipping 20% projects that I keep telling interview candiates about (after scaring them with questions about PSPACE-completeness and balancing AVL trees). I feel fortunate that I was able to see this in the early stages and contribute some feedback (and some code for the original demo long ago. norm.py, I promised you fame, didn't I?).

But dudes, your BlogThis integration needs some work. I will have to send some patches.

The Infamous Exploding Whale

From my fellow countrymen up in Oregon. Also - Why I am an Expat.

Amazon.com has the 'Ultimate Poets Shirt'

"The final word in poet-themed apparel"