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Category Archives: rants

  1. XML is not bad, just misused December 6, 2014

    Posted in rants, technical.

    1 comment
  2. California is awesome for business ( The myth of the importance of low taxes) October 23, 2014

    Posted in marketing, political, rants.

    No comments
  3. Kitchen Experts of California: the official complaint letter September 19, 2013

    Posted in rants.

    31 comments
  4. Even for the web the pain of installed software exists August 19, 2013

    Posted in amplafi, rants, software design, technical.

    No comments
  5. A criminal says trust is stupid but security “experts” trust September 8, 2011

    Posted in broken, rants, technical.

    1 comment
  6. Party like it’s 1611 aka living credit card and (dollar) bill-free February 3, 2011

    Posted in political, random silliness, rants.

    No comments
  7. Internet businesses should pay sales tax January 30, 2011

    Posted in political, rants, social commentary.

    5 comments
  8. Random notes about Google Doc Spreadsheet Web form lameness January 9, 2011

    Posted in broken, rants.

    1 comment
  9. Pustulance, bile and falsehoods about online privacy from the WSJ August 30, 2010

    Posted in political, privacy, rants.

    No comments
  10. Facebook has bigger problems than “like” and “fans” March 30, 2010

    Posted in facebook, political, rants.

    No comments
  11. Don’t let the lawyers run the business August 17, 2009

    Posted in amplafi, broken, starting a company.

    No comments
  12. Mac OSX — the most insecure OS around August 7, 2009

    Posted in broken, how to, technical.

    4 comments
  13. The 100-hour work week myth July 5, 2009

    Posted in amplafi, management, rants, starting a company.

    4 comments
  14. Open Message to the anti-tax crowd: move June 17, 2009

    Posted in political, rants.

    5 comments
  15. Stations do NOT affect train speed June 15, 2009

    Posted in environment, high-speed-rail, political, random silliness, rants, transportation.

    2 comments
  16. VCs: stop the false dichotomies May 27, 2009

    Posted in amplafi, rants, starting a company.

    No comments
  17. Stop the privatization of social safety net! May 27, 2009

    Posted in political, rants.

    No comments
  18. Email/Calendar : Missing features May 17, 2009

    Posted in broken, rants, starting a company.

    No comments
  19. Ad networks: missing features May 16, 2009

    Posted in amplafi, broken, marketing, rants, starting a company.

    No comments
  20. New media same as the old when it comes to getting facts wrong March 27, 2009

    Posted in environment, political, random silliness, rants.

    No comments
  21. Cry me a river March 26, 2009

    Posted in political, rants.

    No comments
  22. FAS157: VCs whining about what they have to do anyhow February 2, 2009

    Posted in funding, management, rants.

    No comments