Morrie the Toupee Salesman

I currently have two submissions to hacker news on the front page (both from the NYT). It’s kind of fun, because it reminds me of what digg was like in the early days. Cheap, easy, bozo-free.

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A classic quote from his old blog:

There are “better” languages than Perl — hell, there are lots of them, if you define “better” as “not being insane.”
Here, at travelpod we’re looking for a perl guy, feel free to email me at owenb@travelpod.com if you know anyone really good and willing to move to Ottawa, Canada.

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I love Steve Yegge’s stuff. I actually was lucky enough to talk at the same conference as he did, and should have shown up for the speaker’s lunch on the Sunday afternoon when we were done, but my life was kind of crazy right then (I quit digg two weeks before, but was speaking about [...]

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Philip Greenspun has a comment on the book “Omnivore’s Dilemma” up on his blog. Among minor tidbits that you knew were true, but all the cool people were doing it, so you shut the hell up:
“Whole Foods is a scam. “Organic beef” is corn-fed beef from cows that are crammed together in filthy feedlots. [...]

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In the news today, apparently Comcast is going to institute a 250 GB/month cap on internet access. Just to compare, the most expensive package from Rogers.com (so called “Extreme” internet) is capped at 95 GB. So whenever you hear Canadian politicians trumpet the great telecommunications heritage of Canada, just remember - if Comcast sucks, Canadian [...]

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A little late this week due to my crazed, but wonderfully successful, trip to California.
435:smashartist: Did McCain just lose Colorado?
380:umarboy: How Safe Is Your Cell Phone?
373:statebelt: McCain just lost Colorado
356:mejaredme: The Constitution–We Ought to Mind Our Own Business
345:msaleem: The 5 Best Nepalese Treks for Adventurous Travelers
341:diggboss: 4 Crazy New Military Robots Prep for [...]

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Travelpod Team, originally uploaded by ojbyrne.

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Kick A Hole In The Sky, originally uploaded by ojbyrne.

This is another pretty cool building in Ottawa. Lots of glass boxes here. I actually work in an older one, but we’re moving soon.

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406:bluetidalwave: McCain’s Internet Troll leads online censorship campaign
384:Notyavgkat: Ron Paul Affirms: Iran Attack Plan Has Green Light
367:haxr: World’s Poorest Apple Fanboys Need Digg’s Help
343:upick: "Cute" Girl Mime China Opening Ceremony
335:openthink: A Disabled Child. A Mother. A Pool. A Cynic Changed Forever
333:B00Radley: The Top Ten Hollywood Cradle Robbers
324:Burento: Electric Bill FAIL
323:diggleague: ‘Garbage Warrior’ Turns Trash Into [...]

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Well, not really. But I’m happy to welcome Eli White III, #3 engineer from digg to Travelpods Labs as my first hire.
Eli was a key member of the engineering team at digg, a skilled engineer, active in the PHP community and a great addition to our particular branch of the Expedia family. Everyone here [...]

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