Morrie the Toupee Salesman

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 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 [...]

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 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, [...]

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 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. Several people [...]

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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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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Tree, originally uploaded by ojbyrne. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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