How I make friends at work

How I make friends at work


Norman wouldn’t be impressed I saw this at Starbucks. Who knew doorknobs would someday require written instructions.

Norman wouldn’t be impressed

I saw this at Starbucks. Who knew doorknobs would someday require written instructions.


Splash page for tehdik.com This is a screenshot of Naveen Selvadurai’s website. I think it would be cool to do something similar for tehdik.com. People often verbally bash splash pages, but perhaps people who want to learn more about me shouldn’t be exposed to my blog without choice. Right now I have a “You can find me here” section with a list of online profiles. Is that enough? What do you think?

Splash page for tehdik.com

This is a screenshot of Naveen Selvadurai’s website. I think it would be cool to do something similar for tehdik.com. People often verbally bash splash pages, but perhaps people who want to learn more about me shouldn’t be exposed to my blog without choice. Right now I have a “You can find me here” section with a list of online profiles. Is that enough?

What do you think?


New Expose style Found this tip on TUAW. Very cool.

New Expose style

Found this tip on TUAW. Very cool.


Cornell Alumni Sake Tasting Last week there was an alumni event at Nombe in the Mission. What did I learn? Sake, like wine, has been around for hundreds of years and is taken seriously by many. Obviously, I already knew that but my exposure to sake has consistently been combined with chopsticks, beer, and embarrassing behavior. Sake can be paired with food, and should be enjoyed one sip at a time. There are lots of varieties, and most should be served cold. I actually asked the sommelier about sake bombing and whether or not it’s insulting to Japanese culture. He made it clear that he absolutely is insulted when people order them at Nombe. He serves them, but he usually accompanies bombs with a sample of something worth appreciating. He also asked me if I ever throw a good Chardonnay into the microwave for thirty seconds and then dunk it in a beer. Good point indeed. The food was delicious, and I plan on paying attention to the sake offerings next time I’m in a Japenese restaurant.

Cornell Alumni Sake Tasting

Last week there was an alumni event at Nombe in the Mission. What did I learn? Sake, like wine, has been around for hundreds of years and is taken seriously by many. Obviously, I already knew that but my exposure to sake has consistently been combined with chopsticks, beer, and embarrassing behavior. Sake can be paired with food, and should be enjoyed one sip at a time. There are lots of varieties, and most should be served cold.

I actually asked the sommelier about sake bombing and whether or not it’s insulting to Japanese culture. He made it clear that he absolutely is insulted when people order them at Nombe. He serves them, but he usually accompanies bombs with a sample of something worth appreciating. He also asked me if I ever throw a good Chardonnay into the microwave for thirty seconds and then dunk it in a beer. Good point indeed.

The food was delicious, and I plan on paying attention to the sake offerings next time I’m in a Japenese restaurant.


This needs to stop Seriously. It’s 2010. I don’t understand why people still do this. I saw several people/sites this morning mention Forrst so I thought it was worth checking out. Come on people. Either make it private or make it public. This 90% committal thing is just annoying.

This needs to stop

Seriously. It’s 2010. I don’t understand why people still do this. I saw several people/sites this morning mention Forrst so I thought it was worth checking out.

Come on people. Either make it private or make it public. This 90% committal thing is just annoying.


TV and Web 2.0 Don’t Mix I saw this on Hulu this morning. I’m sure Fox is thrilled.

TV and Web 2.0 Don’t Mix

I saw this on Hulu this morning. I’m sure Fox is thrilled.


Evernote Notable Tech Event: I caught a ride with Caroline and Ziv, two Eye-Fi employees, to check out the Evernote Notable Tech Event at 111 Minna Gallery in SF. I didn’t realize Evernote’s service had been integrated into so many other products. It was cool seeing how other companies are increasing the value of their products by including the ability to link data to Evernote. The panel, titled Managing Competition in Tech, was moderated by Guy Kawasaki (wow you really see this guy everywhere when you attend tech events), and the panelists were Phil Libin, Loic Le Meur, and Adeo Ressi. Here are my takeaways from the panel: Good VCs don’t sign NDAs Do the opposite of what your feelings tell you to do Do what you love Make your great product - ignore your competitors Meet your competition And a special lecture on TechCrunch’s lack of importance: Coverage on TC = ~1500 users 90% are gone 2 days later Remaining 10% become your alpha users - use them to grow your product Lastly, Loic introduced himself by saying, “Hi my name is at Loic.” He was also wearing a shirt that said “@loic” on it.
Evernote Notable Tech Event:

I caught a ride with Caroline and Ziv, two Eye-Fi employees, to check out the Evernote Notable Tech Event at 111 Minna Gallery in SF. I didn’t realize Evernote’s service had been integrated into so many other products. It was cool seeing how other companies are increasing the value of their products by including the ability to link data to Evernote.

The panel, titled Managing Competition in Tech, was moderated by Guy Kawasaki (wow you really see this guy everywhere when you attend tech events), and the panelists were Phil Libin, Loic Le Meur, and Adeo Ressi.

Here are my takeaways from the panel:
Good VCs don’t sign NDAs
Do the opposite of what your feelings tell you to do
Do what you love
Make your great product - ignore your competitors
Meet your competition

And a special lecture on TechCrunch’s lack of importance:
Coverage on TC = ~1500 users
90% are gone 2 days later
Remaining 10% become your alpha users - use them to grow your product

Lastly, Loic introduced himself by saying, “Hi my name is at Loic.” He was also wearing a shirt that said “@loic” on it.


Vinturi Deluxe Aerator Kit: What a beautiful product. I love glass. Yes, that is Sebastiani’s flagship wine: Cherryblock. If you haven’t tried it, let’s go to Sonoma and taste.

Vinturi Deluxe Aerator Kit:

What a beautiful product. I love glass.
Yes, that is Sebastiani’s flagship wine: Cherryblock. If you haven’t tried it, let’s go to Sonoma and taste.