Twitter updates for 2009-11-25

RT @siva_v_kumar RedLaser best iPhone app for #BlackFriday shopping http://bit.ly/5luy3Q scans bar codes to find best online prices! #
Startups are like teenagers: unpredictable, moody, creative, a source of worry/frustration, yet always full of potential! #
Pleased to see another YC Co launch product. #WakeMate is cellphone accessory for sleep. Congrats to @wakemate team. http://bit.ly/8UV7b6 #
Using Google Voice to initiate calls is so much better than fumbling for someone's phone number. Love that it calls me, then connects callee #
Recent spate of big$ earlystage financings in the news makes me feel like VCs still over-funding deals. #CurseOfTooMuchCapital? #

Twitter updates for 2009-11-24

Just told a sales guy: "You're trying to hard." Once you know the sales patterns, it's so hard to sit through the spiel. #ToughCustomer #
RT @jasonkincaid: I wish Microsoft offered a limited edition 'Windows 007' with sexy James Bond styling. #

Congrats Charles! RT @charlesju: Our masterpiece, iFarm by PlayMesh is #1 in the app store!!!!! http://bit.ly/15V4Cb #
RT @thione: TEDxSV is gaining momentum! If you were unable to get a spot, you will be able to watch it streamed live. Follow @tedsv #
RT @zappos: "Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out." -James Bryant Conant #
RT @twilio: New feature released today – conferencing: http://bit.ly/6lbQAZ (check out how to create a conference in just 3 lines of code!) #

Mandelbug (http://bit.ly/82OfRx) w/MediaPC was due to a mouse attached to computer — vibration from DVD drive wld randomly make mouse move! #
After 5 years (& 6 days) of being a loyal TiVo user, I just called in to cancel my TiVo service. Replaced by a home-brew HTPC. Bye Bye TiVo. #

'It's a rare startup that doesn't build something the founders use.' PG in http://bit.ly/tqjfQ #
'An organization that wins by exercising power starts to lose the ability to win by doing better work.' PG in http://bit.ly/tqjfQ #
Sometimes going thru fundraising process teaches more about your business. Great post by @Redfin CEO http://bit.ly/2q12C6 #
Glyde attempting to fix things eBay didn't. http://bit.ly/7cD0yZ (When/where incumbents don't innovate, it's an opportunity for startups.) #
.@jasoncrawford Here's the link to the interview with DE Shaw. http://bit.ly/8nOOq1 #
Good article about @occipital & capabilities of iPhone 3GS. Still waiting to get one, AT&T won't let me upgrade yet! 🙁 http://bit.ly/5OemTy #
"What’s sometimes referred to as “computational thinking” is leaving its mark on one ﬁeld after another" :DE Shaw #
"When computer scientists start inﬁltrating a new discipline, what we bring to the table is often more than just a bag of tricks." :DE Shaw #
I just nominated @Twilio for the Best Technology Achievement Crunchie! Nominate here: http://bit.ly/6YbzQw #crunchies #