April 2012
1 post
Blake Masters: Peter Thiel’s CS183: Startup -... →
blakemasters:
Here is an essay version of my class notes from Class 4 of CS183: Startup. Errors and omissions are my own. Credit for good stuff is Peter’s entirely.
CS183: Startup—Notes Essay—April 11—The Last Mover Advantage
I. Escaping Competition
The usual narrative is that capitalism and…
January 2012
4 posts
Why Use CyanogenMod ROM (or custom ROMs) →
A friend asked why use CyanogenMod ROM (or really, any custom ROM) instead of stock Android. Besides feeding the inner geek, there are several reason…
Root Needed
Sometimes it is only…
Pinboard beats Delicious →
There are various reasons to reconsider using Delicious. The first is the sale to YouTube founders, who still have no obvious real business or product idea. The second is that Pinboard has a…
2012 →
2012 is the year the calendar ends… and a new one begins. Time to look back first, before we look forward. A new year dawns as another draws to a close. Sometimes it gets confusing. Is that a …
December 2011
18 posts
2012 →
2012 is the year the calendar ends… and a new one begins. Time to look back first, before we look forward. A new year dawns as another draws to a close. Sometimes it gets confusing. Is that a …
Hacking Android Root and Custom ROM →
This year has been interesting. Turns out that without any plans at the start of the year, I’ve switched from Windows to Mac OSX and three linux machines and an iOS device. The three linux machines…
Smartphone Hardware for 2012 →
There are many options for smartphones but the hardware is increasingly converging, just as it has done with desktops, laptops and netbooks. And so it is memory, screen size and pixel density,…
Linux and Unix-like Operating Systems →
Linux and unix-like operating systems have basically won the battle, albeit on the server and mobile front rather than at the desktop. And while there will be Windows and it will continue to live…
100-mile diet, spin farming and pocket markets →
Living in Thailand, these concepts simply are the way that things are done. Having lived in Canada, I saw how it is possible for it to take place in North America. Having lived in Hawaii, I saw what…
100-mile diet, spin farming and pocket markets →
Living in Thailand, these concepts simply are the way that things are done. Having lived in Canada, I saw how it is possible for it to take place in North America. Having lived in Hawaii, I saw what…
Getting to Plan B by Randy Komisar →
Randy Komisar’s book Getting to Plan B is an excellent read and he has some very useful guidelines and advice to the entrepreneur.
Plan A is Necessary but not Sufficient
Plan A is…
Christmix (10 EDM Genres, 5 Christmas Songs) by boyinabanddotcom via #soundcloud http://t.co/1xe5X6hC
Innovation and the Lead User →
Innovation is the specific tool of the entrepreneur according to Peter Drucker. How this tool actually works is of deep interest. One recent book on innovation has claimed that it is not possible…
Don’t Travel →
I don’t mean to be a hater. But there is another side of the story. The so-called lifestyle gurus and permanent travelers seem convinced that their lifestyle is superior. The you too can do it is…
Why This Kolaveri Di - for Software boys http://t.co/Kb3OztR7 via @youtube
SOPA Cabana http://t.co/KoGAIPaH
Customer Service Policy & Practice →
Don’t be a legalistic idiot. Business is not about getting money from people who don’t want to give it to you or want it back, for good or services that were never provided. Who would come up with…
Jeff McNeill Dispatch is out! http://t.co/A6ke5UjY ▸ Top stories today via @sbc_books @pouyingluck @bigball_dektay @listdd @piyapongpom
Forgive my nonsense →
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. —Robert Frost
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Fashion and design hasn’t changed in 20 years (electronics aside): http://t.co/1cZICVw6
So whacha whacha wacha want? http://t.co/md8CeOGM
RT @TonyNashOnAsia: India: 90% of income tax arrears owed by just 12 people: CAG http://t.co/9WYBtUEJ MT@bibekdebroy #in
RT @tri26: “The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” — Thomas Jefferson
October 2011
10 posts
Big rain in Chiang Mai, rainy season not over yet…
RT @tourindochina: Tourism Indochina: ADB providing US$ 20 Million to develop tourism in greater Mekong Subregion http://t.co/7iozdar0 v …
13 Wal-Marts in China City Closed for 15 days and fined 420,000 USD http://t.co/Nou8k9xv
Exit strategy… It’s such a small ambition and sad really. They should want to build something, something that lasts. -Steve Jobs
Comments are no longer being accepted →
This is the reason why the NYTimes and in particular the ridiculous and utterly corrupt David Brooks, a Canadian transplant who is welcome to go the hell back to his own country, is lacking.
I…
Comments are no longer being accepted →
This is the reason why the NYTimes and in particular the ridiculous and utterly corrupt David Brooks, a Canadian transplant who is welcome to go the hell back to his own country, is lacking.
I…
With United Nations Veto, Russia and China Help Syria - A New Axis of Evil emerges http://t.co/f1FmEWLE
RT @StartUpRoar: The $250,000 Funding Trap by @byosko Daily Best in #startup http://t.co/RHf0l4fY
Steve Jobs: The magician | The Economist http://t.co/EqJcWfgt via @theeconomist
RT @owenthomas: Is Chris Christie too tech-clueless to be president? Honestly, who schedules a press conference up against an Apple event?
September 2011
10 posts
What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? And how to educate for it… http://t.co/50GGozuk
A More Progressive Tax System Correlates with happier people - Obviously the US is too unhappy for progressive taxation http://t.co/U8xyWhmo
Jared Cohen: Don’t Pursue Ideas With Obvious Conclusions : The 99 Percent http://t.co/MskF5mz
RT @_Snape_: #ThingsThatShouldBeBanned People who ask for retweets at the end of each post. R-T if you agree!!
In the land of Denial. Texas, not Egypt http://j.mp/pRk8oR
Why do people believe that tax cuts create jobs? Jobs are created by unmet demand, not extra cash in the bank. Jobs are not a consumer good!
Sedulous does not equate to credulous, or credible, or creditable. Depends upon focus of sedulousness. Unfollowing all conspiracy theorists.
RT @TomRaftery: Texas governor Rick Perry shoots the messenger on climate change http://t.co/rOaGqSx
Samsung SyncMaster SA300 23” LED LCD FTW!
August 2011
2 posts
RT @remarkablogger: You Can’t Sell To A Confused Person - http://ow.ly/6gOPn
September 2009
78 posts
Blogging since 1996 →
According to a soon-to-be-deleted Archive.org cache my jeffmcneill.com site has been around from at least 2001. Blogging somewhat regularly has been going on since 2006. What does that mean? Who…
Back from the Myanmar board for some visa fun. Luckily in time for a double-spin at the gym. Getting ready for an awesome work week.
needs to work on some client stuff but really wants to do more open source localization research