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Bookmarks for November 8th

These are my links for November 7th through November 8th: How Priceline Got Its Mojo Working Again – "But often, consumers move at a much slower rate. It can take years to grow comfortable with a new business model. There … Continue reading

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Bookmarks for November 4th

These are my links for October 21st through November 4th: Haystack : Find the right web designer for your next project. – How Sanjay Jha Overhauled Motorola’s Culture – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com – 500 Internal Server Error – 500 … Continue reading

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Bookmarks for October 18th

These are my links for October 13th through October 18th: Cascade Huts – Rolling huts – Flickr Co-Founder Caterina Fake on the Value of Viral Loops –

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Bookmarks for October 12th

These are my links for October 9th through October 12th: Results from the UI patterns investigation blog post – The myth of the page fold: evidence from user testing | cxpartners – iPhone App Design Trends « Smashing Magazine – … Continue reading

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Bookmarks for October 8th

These are my links for September 29th through October 8th: Near Whistler, a Place to Play for Less – Frugal Traveler Blog – NYTimes.com – Mark Zuckerberg: The evolution of a remarkable CEO | VentureBeat – Good lengthy article on … Continue reading

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Bookmarks for September 26th

These are my links for September 25th through September 26th: Hockey Sticks Expert – Ice Hockey Sticks – Ice Hockey Shafts Blades – Hockey Sticks: with so many choices, where do I start? – Choosing a Stick – Epinions.com – … Continue reading

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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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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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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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