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Then there is the Gill Sans (c. 1930) problem. Gill is used quite a lot in the series, mainly for Sterling Cooper Advertising’s logo and signage. Technically, this is not anachronistic. And the way the type is used—metal dimensional letters, generously spaced—looks right. The problem is that Gill was a British typeface not widely available or popular in the U.S. until the 1970s. It’s a decade ahead of its time in American type fashions. - ben barren via Bookmarklet

FKN A : When I look back at the dotcom apocalypse that was 2000 - 2002, I realize some of the best companies I've ever been involved in were created during that time. In the midst of this, I remember the endless stream of "the Internet is over" and "the information technology business in now a mature business and there will never be innovation again." Yeah - whatever. Get some exercise, take a shower, eat a good breakfast, and get out there and build a great business. - ben barren

Letting go of staff is hard and often gut-wrenching. A re-evaluation of timelines and re-focus on milestones with an eye to doing more with less will allow you to live many more days, and the name of the game in this environment in some respects is survival — survival until conditions change. If you are in a funding cycle, you should raise your funding as soon as possible and raise as much as possible but face the fact that if you can’t raise money now you must cut costs. - ben barren

Startups take about 1/10th the hardware, software, bandwidth, storage, and other expenses to build a web service compared to what it took in the 99/2000 time period. That was just as services like Amazon Web Services, Google AppEngine, 10Gen, and other "cloud computing" platforms emerged as real options. It's gotten even less expensive now. As Albert pointed out in his cloud computing talk at Web2NYC, the first 5mm page views on Google AppEngine are free. It doesn't get less expensive than free. - ben barren

'I'm with a man who's evolved enough to look at my body and see it as more beautiful, because of the journey it has taken and what it has created,' she says. 'He genuinely sees it that way. So I genuinely feel even sexier.' - ben barren via Bookmarklet

aussieana on tripods : ! "@benbarren if u r after tripod, check out Colombia or north face shops 2. They sell small light ones for 30-40 aud" - ben barren via Bookmarklet

Canon G10 from today not out till November... so u know... only 28mm not 24mm which the Ricoh has which is equivalent to 35mm which dSLRs have... not that i would know muchly. - ben barren via Bookmarklet

Final tripod recommendation ive asked twitter to recommend : " The Velbon V-pod is a lightweight and compact camera tripod that fits easily into a camera bag (closed length 29cm) and also features an accessory clamp to hold your mobile phone or iPod etc. It has quick set up 4-section legs with leg bracing and sliding centre column, and a ball & socket head with pan-handle locking. Includes pouch case." - ben barren via Bookmarklet

Tripod recommendation 3 i like this one : "Small and light is what this tripod is all about. The SLIK MINI is an excellent and affordable table-top tripod. It has a maximum height of 215mm and can hold up to 320 grams with its built-in high-impact plastic 2-way head. Perfect for positioning and holding a compact digital or film camera for those group photos where a self-timer is used. Tripod bag not included." - ben barren via Bookmarklet

Luvn the @aussie_ana recommended Ricoh GX 100 with all well most the features of a DSLR for less than half the size n price. DCW's prices are $200 less than retail and $120 less than next cheapest online according to icestatic.com.au and getprice.com.au - with aussie warranty too, as buying off ebay elecrtronics is screwed again because aussie dollar is a mess so everything is 30 percent more. better to buy local from places that bought when aussie dollar was cheap and are now discounting old stock. This was the last GX100 bought by/for GF! Instead of $749 in CameraHouse Elizabeth street Discount Camera Warehouse was $549 - how is that ? Seems like they compared the offline prices hehe. Last one did i mention ?:) And Australian warranty for real.. none of this grey market ebay stuff... which means u can get stuffed if anything goes wrong, well *hopefully* not with DCW!!! thx - ben barren

VentureBeat was able to track down the presentation Sequoia Capital gave to it’s portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week. It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we covered yesterday along with an email that angel investor Ron Conway sent to his 130 active portfolio companies. - ben barren

Geode provides an early implementation of the W3C Geolocation specification so that developers can begin experimenting with enabling location-aware experiences using Firefox 3 today, and users can tell us what they think of the experience it provides. It includes a single experimental geolocation service provider so that any computer with WiFi can get accurate positioning data. - ben barren

"Feelin’ left in the dust while all your Outlook-loving PC friends get all the cool BlackBerry stuff? Well, RIM has been hard at work on the Mac side of things, and we’ve got a first look at BlackBerry Media Sync for Mac. This isn’t a final version so don’t get too depressed that the options are pretty limited at this time. We’d expect the final software to break down media types like photos, music, videos, and more. In its current state you can only sync music from your iTunes playlists, and it’s all very straight-forward. As far as the options go, you can choose where to sync your music to (device or memory card), choose to select individual playlists or all of them, and… that’s about it. We’ll quit talkin’ and let you do the lookin’. After the break, of course." - ben barren via Bookmarklet

""Now I am quietly waiting for the catastrophe of my personality to seem beautiful again and interesting and modern" - ben barren via Bookmarklet

Since the season premiere of Mad Men on AMC last night, people have been scrambling and googling to find out more about the poet Frank O'Hara and his book Meditations in an Emergency. The title of the book began as a very sophisticated literary joke, an allusion to John Donne's "Meditations on Emergent Occasions." But as sometimes happened in O'Hara's poetry, the joke turned out to have a surplus of meaning. His poems are meditations -- but not the kind that comes after hours of quiet thought; they proceed from the heart of noise; they are written on the run, in a hurry, on a lunch break, in a perennial emergency. O'Hara's poems perfectly capture the pace of a New York day in 1962. He is a master of the art of gentle self-laceration: "Now I am quietly waiting for / the catastrophe of my personality / to seem beautiful again, / and interesting, and modern." - ben barren

appssavvy reports that it has worked with 100 developers on the Facebook platform who account for 500 applications, as well as developers working on OpenSocial, Bebo, and a number of other social networks. Because there are so many developers and applications available across these social networks, it can be hard for advertisers to find an appropriate match for their brands. appssavvy acts as a middleman between these developers and major corporations like Fox and Adidas, giving developers ad revenue and offering brands targeted advertising. - ben barren

"But wait, that wasn't enough strangeness for Betty… because when she came home -- following a sexual encounter with Don that she then made clear didn't signal anything more in terms of reconciliation – she found Glen hiding in her backyard. Yes, Glen, the odd little boy from Season 1 who Betty behaved rather inappropriately with, giving him some of her hair when he asked. The scenes between the two that followed were creepy, as Betty gave him Don's shirt to wear, made him food and sat watching TV and holding hands with him, in a warped vision of domestic life. It was hard not to feel tense and uneasy watching this, because it seemed way too possible that something might actually happen between this very young boy and this grown woman. The amazing thing about that is that if it did, even though it would certainly not be condonable, you can actually see emotionally why Betty might do something of the sort, in the wake of what's happened with Don and her father and the painful whirlwind it has put her throu" - ben barren via Bookmarklet

Geez $50 for starters....."* Race Days * The Age Caulfield Guineas Day * Schweppes Thousand Guineas Day * BMW Caulfield Cup Day * Carnival Corporate Hospitality * Carnival Ticketing BMW Caulfield Cup DayBMW Caulfield Cup Day BMW Caulfield Cup DayThe crowning showpiece of an unforgettable week of elite racing, the BMW Caulfield Cup stands proudly as one of the iconic events on the Australian and international racing scene. Be there to experience the vibrancy and colour of Caulfield in all its classic finery." - ben barren via Bookmarklet

Google give me back my blog and dont delete it !!!! It aint spam already !!!! - ben barren

my thought 4 tomorrow. - ben barren via Bookmarklet

Dior Homme jeans are sometimes also sold in stores such as Saks, Barneys, Harrods, and other fashion department stores. Generally only a few high-selling locations will get the line, so it is best to call and make sure they do, in fact, carry Dior Homme before actually going. The main attraction of Dior Homme denim is the cut. The three main cuts available from Dior Homme are: the 21cm cut, the 17.5cm cut, and the popular 19cm cut. Each refers to the hem measurements. Hedi based these cuts off of two A.P.C. cuts. The 21cm is similar to the New Standard, and the 19cm is similar to the New Cure. Additionally, online stores and proxies offer a large selection of current Dior Homme items. Some online sites selling Dior Homme are: www.eluxury.com www.luisaviaroma.com Be warned, however, that the customs fee from ordering a single pair of jeans from LVR will be about 60 dollars. www.brownsfashion.com www.yoox.com www.diabro.net and others. Proxies can be found nearly everywhere with - ben barren

"An interesting visualization of pulses and periodicity of the word "cramer" on Twitter today during the stock market festivities." - ben barren via Bookmarklet

""People who see me as a golden boy make me feel lonely and alone." Reynolds writes, "All of the speakers remembered Wallace's integrity and commitment to the craft of writing, as well as his desire to be sincere, real and understood."" - ben barren via Bookmarklet

It's much better, in my opinion, to go with the freemium model, give a version of the service away for free to all comers, get a lot of users, get good market feedback, then develop a premium version of the product/service for sale to enterprise customers. If your free version is popular with a lot of users, your customer base is the target for the upsell and you might be able to live without an expensive sales force initially. And, of course, keep your costs really low until you start to get revenues. In summary, freemium is far from dead, in fact it may be the business model de rigueur. - ben barren

Mad Men - Episode 2.11 - The Jet Set - Sneak Peek - ben barren

We know Joan's potential is being squandered after seeing her in the television department a few weeks back, but her brief screentime here was a nice reminder of what a good secretary she is. She anticipates Don's needs, immediately understands and executes his requests and doesn't ask unnecessary questions. Meanwhile, you could cut the tension between Don, Joan and Roger with a knife. She could barely stand to look at him, and Don was only slightly more cordial. And without realizing it, Don gave Joan an outlet for her frustration by telling her to tell Paul about the California trip. She couldn't get back at Roger for hooking up with the hated Jane, but she could at least hurt her other disliked office ex by humiliating Paul in front of the others by giving the bad news in person rather than drafting a memo. You do not mess with Joan Holloway. - ben barren via Bookmarklet

$65US : "Unlike the well-starched versions favored by Gordon Gekko and his off-screen acolytes, the current take on the white-collar is all about rumpled style—it's a casual staple all dressed up, and not vice versa. Here's a perfect example. With its tailored fit, softer "peached" cotton fabric, and details like contrast side-seam gussets, J. Crew's Favorite shirt may well end up living up to its name." - ben barren via Bookmarklet

$323 to buy print.... oh well one day :) - ben barren via Bookmarklet

Arrington and I have NEVER, EVER dated. That is fucking disgusting. We abhor each other - and most everyone who knows us, knows this. - ben barren

Old skool, kewl and on sale for $22 : "Obey and one of the most important Hip Hop groups, Public Enemy, join forces to bring you the Obey Posse X Public Enemy collection. The Public Enemy X Obey Tee is made from 100% cotton, and features a print of the Public Enemy logo on the chest, and a print of the Obey X Public Enemy logo on the back." - ben barren via Bookmarklet