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"I completely agree with you; this is a long term, near term issue. There need to be several breakthroughs before the mobile web is a viable alternative to the performance we are getting and expect from the app store." - Will Cole

"Excellent post, and thank you for including some sources for opposing view points. If you still interested in looking at some of the hard data, this post is particularly effective in arguing on the fraud side. http://volokh.com/2009......" - Will Cole

"He's like the kid in Dazed and Confused. I think he touches his hair 416 times in that movie." - Will Cole

"I've always viewed VC as the anti safe bet. It is supposed to be risky, and it is supposed to be a big win/big loss proposition (maybe this is a skewed perception). Are LP's forcing this behavior on funds by pressuring for more predictable and steady returns?" - Will Cole

"It seems pretty clear that it was simple for Shakeshack to translate the tech communities involvement into more business and a ton of free advertising. You (we) should make it easy on the Ace to recognize how our involvement is turning int $ for them. When we recommend the hotel, make sure they tell an Ace employee why they chose to stay at the Ace. And when we order those $5 hot chocolates, make sure you let them know why your there. If they can translate their involvement or acceptance as a co-working tech friendly hub into 10 new monthly guests and 50 hot chocolates a week, they'll probably be more inclined to maintain a welcoming vibe. If we can't do that, then they have little reason to be so accommodating." - Will Cole

"Thank you Taylor. I guess now we can label you as the resident Law advisor here. Just in case you want to pad your resume." - Will Cole

"This one is growing on me as is Ludlow St. Lots of good stuff on the album all around." - Will Cole

"Or if one of these other phone companies came up with a browsing experience more capable than any out there, you may not need apps anymore at all." - Will Cole

"Not sure I agree. You make it seem like the direct traffic is the only reason someone would create a link. Of course page rank is an incentive, and no follow completely removes that incentive. The traffic fire hose is only really relevant on pages with huge amounts of traffic, which are usually the pages that are better maintained and less susceptible to spam in the first place. The articles with bad spam problems are usually the ones that receive less traffic, and therefore less attention from legitimate editors. These pages still receive some page rank, and were the primary problem that I remember on wikipedia prior to the nofollow implementation. I do feel like there ought to be a way to award legitimate links in wikipedia by grading links or editor votes that could upgrade a link." - Will Cole

"Ha. It was reblogged from the former deadspin editor though. He has a good Tumblr. Check it out." - Will Cole

"All of mikes interpretations just turn into a springy finger dance. It's also tough to take in the site real well wearing sunglasses." - Will Cole

"I like this idea. I find myself jotting down notes as quick as I can on my iPhone so I can discuss some of the presenting companies later with whoever I go to the event with. If you do this again next month @willcole me. I'd like to drop by." - Will Cole

"It's hard to imagine a model where all professional leagues exclusively go straight to customers with their live content. MLB.TV is a great example of how they can optimize the revenue stream through making previously unavailable content available to out of market customers. However, as Peter mentions, none of this is at expense to the in market viewership. I don't think ESPN will be threatened by the leagues as much on TV, but may find themselves cut out of the equation for distributing live sports content online. It's strange to think that with all the money involved in the TV deals that ESPN has been unable to roll out a compelling online live viewing experience a la CBS Sportsline with March Madness, but the damage is being done." - Will Cole

"I don't think it's surprising at all that someone who considers himself liberal or progressive finds it objectionable when the government sticks its nose into their area of expertise. Like DonRyan above, I think people generally want to operate absent of intervening powers and be trusted to continue competitive and honest businesses. But if people support interventions by government entities in other industries, I feel it makes it harder to make an argument for why a single industry should be exempt. Personally, I find it odd that these types of actions are viewed as anti-competitive. On the contrary, this is hyper competitiveness. Developers have significant influence in these decisions. As you pointed out, there are alternative platforms to develop for, and the number is growing. Innovation will not happen immediately, but I believe it will happen. FCC oversight into these types of business decisions only complicate matters, and is even a bit insulting." - Will Cole

"I can understand why people find the newest album less exciting, but I've enjoyed it quite a bit so far. My favorite thing to do right now is mix in Being There tracks with my favorites from the new album in a play list. They work well together. I also couldn't justify the trip out to Coney Island...they'll be back to Manhattan/Brooklyn soon enough." - Will Cole

"We were there for a leukemia charity event. We need to get Scott and Mike on an email chain for the game discussion. We want to make it to homecoming + another early game in the season." - Will Cole

"I use nearly all of the same apps for the same reasons except for Lighthouse. It was difficult, but getting teams to buy into Pivotal Tracker has been extremely rewarding. It's not the greatest system if you're just using it to do bug tracking, but as a complete product management tool it is fantastic. I've also heard that Github was the best app for Subversion, but I haven't had the time to figure out how it works. How has your experience using Sites been? I've used it basically as a wiki to better document user stories and chores from pivotal tracker. It feels like kind of a work around and I'm interested to see if there is a product better suited for that type of work." - Will Cole

"Listen first. Then comment. Now what do you think?" - Will Cole

"It does image search really well, and the normal search is almost there, but not quite with Google. Watch out for the travel pages though. There is some glitch where it is displaying prices that don't match what the airlines are actually offering...so I guess you could call that part useless for now." - Will Cole

"I'm always impressed with how far ahead MLB Advanced Media is than the other leagues (and media networks) when it comes to getting their live content pushed out. The MLB premium service reaches me on three media devices I use daily (phone, TV, computer). Oh yeah, and it's nice for Boxee too!" - Will Cole

"I've listened to 4 or 5 songs off this album and it's definitely one of my favorites of the year. It's been in heavy rotation on Hypem as well. Think it's time to visit Amazon... That reminds me. Are your Amazon links run through any affiliate program? I bet they have something where you can create an account and earn commission off of any purchases made through this site." - Will Cole

"Couldn't agree more. Unnecessary wars, pork and bailouts are directly in conflict with what fiscal conservatism should be about. They're all a waste and not what we elected politicians to spend money on." - Will Cole

"I agree with the "fiscal conservative and social liberal" stance to an extent. On issues such as abortion, gay rights etc... these views can work in harmony. However when it comes to other "social liberal" issues concerning government welfare,government run healthcare etc... the ideologies collide, and one has to win over the other." - Will Cole

"You've been waiting 2 years for this haven't you..." - Will Cole

"This is fantastic advice Bijan. When we were pitching Chalq two years ago someone mentioned to my brother and I to relax more. It's in the VC's best interest to like you, and your idea. It's difficult for them to like you (and your business) if you're too shy to to put yourself out there." - Will Cole

"What a wake up call. It's a strange profession. Much of the process must feel standard to you, but for the person across the table it is one of the biggest moments in his life." - Will Cole

"If you click the title "Pivotal Tracker Review", it leads you to....a review of Pivotal Tracker." - Will Cole

"Seriously. Anything to avoid glasses. Can you imagine the "Four Eyes" chants at Yankee Stadium?" - Will Cole

"I brought this up to a friend of mine recently. I am operating on the hypothesis that Jeff Tweedy (while brilliant) is an egomaniac who has marginalized Cline's contributions on this album to retain absolute control over the material and band. But just writing that makes me feel ridiculous. Nels is still in the band and is playing on all of the new tracks. This was the first song that stood out to me as well. Reminds me a bit of Spiders (Kidsmoke) from Summerteeth." - Will Cole

"7% of the world has a computer or internet access? I don't think that adds up. http://bit.ly/L2NC" - Will Cole