Texas Startup Blog written by Alexander Muse

My Twitter Updates for the Week

June 7, 2009

  • Nice weekend at Rough Creek Lodge. #
  • @cohabitat No worries, we should do some events together. I say Startup Happy Hour next month at cohabitat? Thoughts? in reply to cohabitat #
  • The thing always happens that you REALLY believe in and the BELIEF is
    what makes the thing happen.
    - Frank Lloyd Wright #
  • Hope to see you at the SparkStart! http://digg.com/u14dq3 PLEASE register for this SpringStage sponsored event! #
  • Secret project: http://38.114.107.76/fajita/ Very alpha. The largest search box on the web (we think). #
  • @jakelumetta sort of, it is a utility we use to test our feeds for various countries. in reply to jakelumetta #
  • @tnt_tech Results are sorted by distance. Just ignore the stores outside of the 10mi radius. in reply to tnt_tech #
  • Commented on Android Apps Alert Vol. 1 (#androidapps) / Google Android Blog http://tinyurl.com/pytb9y #
  • RT @googleandroid ShopSavvy Missing From The Android Market? http://bit.ly/VxW8i (via @tweetmeme) #
  • @MoMoDFW LOL - our happy hour is the first Monday of each month, our Jelly is the first Friday of each month. in reply to MoMoDFW #
  • LOL http://digg.com/u14lKM Have you seen ShopSavvy? #
  • @jdyates @LevelTen_Colin Contest? How do I get in on the action? in reply to jdyates #
  • Evidently ten days is too many days to keep steaks in the fridge. Yuck. #
  • @LevelTen_Colin It’s on! Don’t count your victory just yet. :) in reply to LevelTen_Colin #
  • A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy, and a weak economy leads to a weak nation. - Ross Perot #
  • “I like to build things, I like to do things. I am having a lot of fun.” - Walter Chrysler (we miss you Walter) #
  • @TracyLatz Strangely they didn’t smell bad, but after one bite. OMG… Sort of ruined my appetite. in reply to TracyLatz #
  • “I was just pursuing what I enjoyed doing. I mean, I was pursuing my passion.” - Pierre Omidyar #
  • Most appropriate quote of the day, “Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.” - Henry Ford #
  • “Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.” - Stanislaw Lem #
  • @THincAboutIT We were able to get the SDK, but I am not sure about wider availability. in reply to THincAboutIT #
  • “All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.” - Ronald Reagan (why don’t we build more?) #
  • @dmwogan They are much cheaper than NG and Coal plants. Also, regulatory hurdles are self-imposed. China is building them rapidly. in reply to dmwogan #
  • “Don’t be afraid to see what you see.” - Ronald Reagan #tcot #
  • “I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.” Barack Obama #tcot #
  • Better yet: “I think when you spread the wealth around it’s good for everybody.” - Barack Obama #tcot #
  • “I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I’m in a cabinet meeting.” - Ronald Reagan #
  • “The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.” Reagan #tcot #
  • “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” - George Patton #
  • The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. - Mark Twain #
  • Conservatives can be green: http://newt.org/AContractwiththeEarth/tabid/220/Default.aspx #tcot #
  • @jaredstill Sorry, now following. in reply to jaredstill #
  • “If Thomas Edison invented electric light today, Dan Rather would report it on CBS News as “candle making industry threatened” - Newt #tcot #
  • @fizzboy Surely I don’t have to explain why local drilling reduces carbon emissions. Drill local as we develop alternatives. in reply to fizzboy #
  • “I’ve always worked very, very hard, and the harder I worked, the luckier I got.” - Alan Bond #
  • “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” - Bill Gates #
  • RT @alancross First look at U2’s “Claw” stage in Spain: http://ow.ly/bnGV #
  • “The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.” - Oprah #