Author Archives: Matt Goyer

Bookmarks for September 23rd

These are my links for September 22nd from 15:31 to 23:08: Building Web Reputation Systems: The Blog: Ratings Bias Effects – That’s one way to beat the traffic – Winnipeg Free Press – Live in Winnipeg, work in Toronto YouTube … Continue reading

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Transferring your H1B from Microsoft to Elsewhere

Waterloo Alum, Ryan, emailed recently asking about how I transferred my H1B from Microsoft (a very big company) to Redfin (a very small company). His questions: When you were thinking about switching employers, did you feel the need to consult … Continue reading

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links for 2009-08-10

Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin – TIME

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links for 2009-08-08

25 new business cards — Best of july 2009

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Nat & August Launch Spanish Practice Site

Natalie & August have done what a lot of us dream of doing. In Natalie’s case, after graduating from Waterloo and working at Amazon in Seattle for a few years she quit her cushy software developer position, traveled the world, … Continue reading

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Seattle to Portland – 202 miles

On Saturday I biked 202 miles from Seattle to Portland! Here’s the route on Bikely: The night before I was pretty excited and it was hard to sleep so I only got five hours of sleep. Since the race starts … Continue reading

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links for 2009-07-08

Nation's Building News Online for June 29, 2009 Malcolm Gladwell reviews Free by Chris Anderson: Books: The New Yorker 279 Days to Overnight Success Need Some 15 and 30 Second Spots? Hire Your User Base. Online Scheduling and Appointment Software … Continue reading

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Sailing Photos

I’m a sucker for hot sailing photos. Recently Glenn turned me onto Boston.com’s Big Picture feature and I found some good sailing photos – The Volvo Ocean Race and sailing around the world. For you J24 fans here’s a YouTube … Continue reading

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Longest Bike Ride Yet – 129 miles

Saturday we hopped on the Whidbey Island Ferry at Mukilteo and rode forever. Check out the ride on Bikely (which is a pretty cool site for mapping your rides): The ride started with me blowing out my rear tube just … Continue reading

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links for 2009-06-25

4 Ways To Add An Event Calendar To Your WordPress Blog | MyTechOpinion.com

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