Monthly Archives: May 2011

Factually Accurate

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Meg

“If we don’t get this content release out, I’m going to be like John the Baptist!” Harold pauses here, unsure if I’m following him. “Do you know who that is?” “Yes. I do. You know what my dad does for … Continue reading →

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Hockey Stick Growth

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Meg

One of the speakers at TechCrunch Disrupt was David Karp from Tumblr, who was talking about “hockey stick growth”, massive increases in the users and site traffic. I thought it would be hilariously meta to take a picture from the … Continue reading →

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Risk Reward Ratio

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Meg

A few mornings ago, I was in Starbucks with Harold. Also, the sun came up that day. But on this particular day, the guy on the register was so horribly unpleasant that it stands out from my usual Starbucks visits. … Continue reading →

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TechCrunch Disrupt

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Meg

Spent a couple days in an unheated warehouse looking at cyberpunk startups. I gotta go write some stories now.   Tweet this!

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Nanobots

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Meg

I met up with my high-school friend Roy and some of his visiting friends at Katz Deli, where we ate piles of deli meat and exchanged expat stories. Expat stories are are like regular stories, only with more “at the … Continue reading →

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Nerd Baby

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Meg

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Awesome

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Meg

Alt-tabbing between writing a personal message (Hi Figment! How are your zombie muppets?), reading a work email (…availability of space transport and time travel relies on…) and working on a tutorial (…to best handle killer monkeys…). Awesome. Tweet this!

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Journalists’ Secret Handshake

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Meg

I always feel like when I make just a little bit more money on a story, or get into a magazine with a slightly higher circulation, I’ll feel like a real writer. But right now, whenever I receive a press … Continue reading →

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Commute Photos

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Meg

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Hufflepuffs and Sparkly Vampires

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Meg

“Why do you hate Hufflepuffs so much?” Harold asked me a few days ago. Other recent conversations at work include the one where my boss calls me to come over immediately and then asks me whether Megatron is an Autobot … Continue reading →

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