Archive for February, 2008
International Banking is Fun
In May 2007, we did a post on "How to Become an International Banker in Four Easy Steps".
We had just made a microloan through Kiva to an Azerbaijan entrepreneur by the name of Karimbayli Mammadov to help expand his budding welding business. You can see Karimbayli's Kiva page here or just view the screen capture [...]
We Joined The DNA Network plus Exciting Spit Challenge News
Two really cool things happened today.
First, we joined The DNA Network with our "My Genome" blog category.
The DNA Network is a Feedburner Network that is an aggregation of the latest headlines from blogs documenting the genome revolution.
It was started by two excellent genome-focused bloggers Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei at Eye on DNA and Rick Vidal at [...]
The Life Cycle of Magazine Articles
Yesterday, I was doing some "work" in a Starbucks near my apartment.
This particular Starbucks shares a building with a Barnes and Noble bookstore. So, after I packed my laptop I decided to go browse some magazines for free.
As I was flipping through the latest Wired issue with Sarah Silverman on the cover (Issue 16.02, February [...]
“Web Presence” is the New Resume
Union Square Ventures an early stage venture capital fund located in NYC is looking to hire a new analyst.
How are they hiring for this analyst position?
Here's how:
"If you are interested in this position, please comment on this post with your name, email address, and a link to your web presence. Web presence could by [...]
BUZZYEAH’s Official Blog Category Guide
We here at BUZZYEAH are strong believers in clean, good-looking and highly functional user interfaces. That's why we are constantly twiddling with things on this blog.
And, that's why we are posting this quick blog category guide for our readers.
When users come to your site, or blog, they should be able to find what they are [...]
Spit Party Photos
Here are some photos from the 23andMe saliva-spitting party we had:
You can see my 146sec record-setting spit video here.
See famous people spitting at the Davos World Economic Forum over on 23andMe's blog called the spittoon.
The 'My Genome' category in the left sidebar has complete coverage of our genome-decoding adventures so far.
More info on 23andMe via [...]
Spit Challenge: Fill Tube With 2.5ml of Saliva in Under 146sec
Think you can fill a tube with 2.5 milliliters (0.085 ounces) of saliva in under 146 seconds? Prove it.
Because if you can, you'll beat our record. Thats right, we spit 2.5ml of saliva in 146 seconds.
Consider yourself officially challenged to a spit-off.
Here is the video to prove our feat:
(Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5kSFzVWIoA)
You can see that I [...]
FedEx Tracking Says DNA Kit Arrives Today
As of this morning, FedEx tracking confirms that my DNA kit is "On FedEx vehicle for delivery":
That means that our saliva-spitting party will go on as planned.
Check back later tonight to view party photos (and possibly a video!).
Saliva-Spitting 23andMe Party on Wednesday!
Photo: Jonathan Snyder
We here at BUZZYEAH will be having a saliva-spitting party on this coming Wednesday, February 6. Mark the date on your calendars!
The party will be awesome and plenty of saliva will be involved (at least 2.5 milliliters). If you can't make it I will be posting plenty of saliva-spitting photos.
Note: FedEx tracking [...]
Carl Malamud: Local Rockstar
Carl lives in Sebastopol, CA, which is about a 12 minute drive from my place.
Carl is a rockstar. Not a conventional rockstar, but one nonetheless.
What do I mean?
He has been finding innovative ways to get government data and public works online for years and years.
Carl was the person who put the US Securities and Exchange [...]
