May 2013
8 posts
Of a Kind: The Insider: Elizabeth Kott →
goodsie:
ofakind:
Elizabeth Kott has a lot going on. Girl wears a whole bunch of hats (fedoras?): She’s the founder Closet Rich, a site that brings her L.A. cohorts’ fantastic closet castoffs to the rest of us, she’s the chief creative advisor for the cool-kid T-shirt co. Cotton Citizen, and, in…
Get to know the woman behind Closet Rich, the carefully curated couture and vintage Goodsie...
“A 45 percent 3-point shooter given total freedom to shoot off the dribble on the...”
– The New Stephen Curry: How the Warriors’ Super-Shooter Has Transformed His Game in the Playoffs - The Triangle Blog - Grantland
“WordPress is great for designing client sites and blogs, but so many designers...”
– Naked Wordpress
Goodsie Blog: Goodsie-powered store of the day:... →
goodsie:
Honored by Philadelphia magazine as Best of Philly 2012 for Custom Stationery, the small, dedicated team behind Curious & Co. Creative aims to provide elegant and original design work for local brands and businesses across the US.
“I am constantly amazed at how people haven’t yet learned that the payments...”
– Yishan Wong Excerpt From Aaron Greenspan’s Lawsuit Against Money Services Businesses
Never mind the Paypal Mafia, the Vimeo Mafia is... →
Robert Reich: The Fed, Apple, and Trickle-Down... →
robertreich:
The Fed’s policy of keeping interest rates near zero is another form of trickle-down economics.
For evidence, look no further than Apple’s decision to borrow a whopping $17 billion and turn it over to its investors in the form of dividends and stock buy-backs.
Apple is already sitting on $145 billion. But with interest rates so low, it’s cheaper to borrow.
April 2013
9 posts
“I remember visiting a floor of an incubator where the head guy proudly said,...”
– Why Developers Are Leaving the Facebook Platform | @andrewchen
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“At the end of 2000, Pandora began to run out of money. Westergren went from...”
– Founder of Pandora on lessons from near dot com bust to billion dollar IPO
“At its press event today, Facebook announced that while its Home launcher tool...”
– Zuckerberg: No ads in Home yet, but they will come to Cover Feed eventually News Feed + Ads as soon as you turn on your phone or press the home button! Where do I line up to buy this device from the future?
“As soon as you turn on your phone or press the home button, you see a stream of...”
– Facebook Home Late April Fool’s joke?
March 2013
9 posts
Immortal | KiD CuDi
Watchstreeter:
I can’t think of a worse company, to be honest. They’re fucking pitiful. Every month for 3 years now I have gone to Verizon FiOS’ website and checked my address to see if my street is wired yet. 3 years and nothing yet. Please, Verizon FiOS, help me! You could literally show up at my apartment, slap my dog in the face, take a shit in my sink and rip out a clump of my hair and I still...
“Even when they’re on the field, players aren’t safe from the butt...”
– The King of the Accidental Phone Call
“If you must DRINK LEAN … make sure that you drink it from a prescription...”
– MTO WORLD EXCLUSIVE: We Know What Nearly KILLED Rapper Lil Wayne Yesterday - MediaTakeOut.com™ 2013
“BP has asked a federal judge to block a court-appointed administrator from...”
– BP Seeks to Block Gulf Spill Settlement Payments
“Against the warnings of the brain trust they had recruited to advise them...”
– Greed is Groupon: Can Anyone Save the Company From Itself? | The Verge
February 2013
13 posts
“The results mark a full year of massive quarterly losses and revenue declines...”
– Penney Reports Massive Loss for 4Q
Party & Bullshit (Cheapshot Remix) | Notorious...
“Imagine being a part of a company’s most ambitious and exciting project, in this...”
– “Value yourself and only stay at a company if they love you” Why this designer left the Google Team to join Dropbox
“So then she decided to stab herself in the leg with a tee: As Holmqvist’s...”
– Rookie Golfer Gets Bitten By Black Widow On Fourth Hole, Digs Out Venom With Her Tee, Finishes Round
“When Vladimir Putin says the U.S. is endangering the global economy by abusing...”
– Putin Turns Black Gold Into Bullion as Russia Out-Buys World - Bloomberg
“Birthdays were a holiday invented by Facebook to improve user retention.”
– Twitter / mandy3284
“Given that Dell going private is a fait accompli at this point, let’s...”
– How Michael Dell And Silver Lake Will Cash In - Business Insider
“The Justice Department plans to file civil fraud charges against the nation’s...”
– U.S. Plans to Sue S.&P. for Ratings on Loan Bundles - NYTimes.com
“A prominent VC we spoke with was ready to write off the whole flash-sale sector...”
– Survivor’s Gilt: amid losses and departures, luxury good deal sites struggle to stay alive | The Verge
“If and when the perfect play comes, CBS and For-A will spring into action. The...”
– At the Super Bowl, 4K might literally be a game-changer | The Verge
January 2013
15 posts
“Retail guys are going to go out of business and ecommerce will become the place...”
– Andreessen predicts the death of traditional retail. Yes: Absolute death
ESPN Playbook: Kobe Unchained →
davidcho:
A week (I think?) old, but I especially like this story for some reason:
Have you ever been intimidated on the basketball court? Never. Not at all. My mind doesn’t work that way. It’s something that’s never even entered my thought process. The last time I was intimidated was when I was 6 years old in karate class. I was an orange belt and the instructor ordered me to fight a black...
Molly | Tyga, Wiz Khalifa, & and Mally Mall
“You’re familiar with HGH, correct? It’s converted in the liver to...”
– Super Bowl 2013 - Ray Lewis of Baltimore Ravens reportedly connected to PED
“Last week, following documentation from Deutsche Bank (and Nomura Securities),...”
– Oldest Bank In The World Plunges, Halted As Chairman Resigns In Aftermath Of Latest Derivatives Fiasco | Zero Hedge
“What I remember most about Steve is that he simply loved designing and shipping...”
– Inventor Labs Blog - “What It’s Really Like Working with Steve Jobs”
Goodsie Blog: Goodsie-powered store of the day:... →
goodsie:
Created in Brooklyn, New York, by Duncan Frazier and Steve McGuigan, the Remee mask is a “specialized sleep mask designed to help increase the frequency of lucid dreams” through customizable, built-in LED light patterns. Remee REM lucid dreaming masks by Bitbanger Labs launched last spring on Kickstarter, and stands as one of the top funding projects to date.
Bring It On (Unreleased ‘95) | Rakim