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1 month ago
in A SWOT Analysis On America on A VC
Bill Maher has a running gag on his show where each week they showcase a country you might want to move to should McCain win the election. I wonder what the emigration stats are over the past eight years.
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1 month ago
in What To Look For Next on A VC
Gary Shandling, appearing on the Bill Maher show last week, made an astute observation. He siad that Bill Clinton should have sold the country back in 99 while we could still get a good price for it.
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fredwilson
Nobody could have afforded us back then!
2 months ago
in Initial Thoughts On MySpace Music on A VC
Ages ago, seriously, a great while past, Fred detailed the future of how folks will enjoy music to me. I knew then that it would happen, and it seems he's going to be proven right......again.
Attention 30 to 50 year-olds; I 'll buy your vinyl...........well some of it, I'll pass on the Loggins and Messina.........
Attention 30 to 50 year-olds; I 'll buy your vinyl...........well some of it, I'll pass on the Loggins and Messina.........
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fredwilson
I was at a friend's house in brooklyn last night (of course it was brooklyn,
the coolest city in the US) and we were pulling vinyl out
Zappa, funkadelic, early elvis costello
It was a blast
Nothing like vinyl, that's for sure
the coolest city in the US) and we were pulling vinyl out
Zappa, funkadelic, early elvis costello
It was a blast
Nothing like vinyl, that's for sure
2 months ago
in To Splurge Or Not To Splurge on A VC
Damn, where'd all these chickens come from? Full house at the roost these days.
3 months ago
in When You Wake Up Feeling Old on A VC
It's better to burn out than fade away.
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
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fredwilson
I think I am working on the former too much this summer
Krassen Dimitrov
jackson,
are yout he younger or the older one?
are yout he younger or the older one?
3 months ago
in Ten Things I Want On My Mobile Phone on A VC
How about a fork? Hell, go for the whole Swiss Army Knife.
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fredwilson
Come to speak of it, that sounds like a damn good idea Jackson!
3 months ago
in Revolver on A VC
Best? Dunno. Certainly my favorite.
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fredwilson
Good point jackson. I think that was the assignment. Not best, but favorite
4 months ago
in Real Time Blogging on A VC
I can't type fast enough. I tried to 'live blog' or 'real time blog' that 'save the planet' bullshit concert last year. It was fun, but exhausting.
4 months ago
in A Deep Dive Into The Paris Startup Scene on A VC
I guess that means you are still in France. You know; the French have a different word for everything.
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fredwilson
I am not quite sure why the french have a bad reputation with some people. I love them
5 months ago
in Heading For The Exit Lane on A VC
The BRIC countries certainly are 'drinking our milkshake', to borrow a term from John Stewart, and coupled with the lousy Dollar - a result of the US borrowing billions from those same countries to fund our nasty war habit has left us in a position where we're going to have to start changing our habits, much of which is long overdue.
Life goes on.
Acoustic guitars require no fossil fuels to operate.
Life goes on.
Acoustic guitars require no fossil fuels to operate.
5 months ago
in 100 Comments or Bust on A VC
Comments as a meter only serves as a measure of your post's commentability. Cerainly if you're after discourse, as I know you are, then the number of comments is a good gauge of success. Sometimes I read great posts that don't leave the reader with much to say besides "great post". I wish that everybody who reads my blog would comment, but so few do. As you know, at times I'll toss up a contentious post just to get some action.
5 months ago
in Top Records of 2008 (so far) on A VC
I will say that the Raconteurs have fooled me twice with songs from their new record that I heard on the radio (101.9). One I though was from the 70's (one of the other guy's tunes - not Jack White), and one I thought was early 80's (a Jack White number). In both cases I liked what I heard.
I think a top ten of 2008 would prove very difficult for me, and not because of too many choices, I think you know what I'm saying.....
I think a top ten of 2008 would prove very difficult for me, and not because of too many choices, I think you know what I'm saying.....
5 months ago
in First Thoughts On The N95 on A VC
I think I've officially lost you to the dark side of gadjetry. I'm okay with it.
5 months ago
in Velib Is Awesome on A VC
Same deal in Amsterdam, much like the Copenhagen situation; you use a coin. They were sort of beat up but useable. I suppose in the USA we'd need to have a larger deposit, say, the cost of a bike.
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gregorylent
lol
5 months ago
in Am I Bored With “Web 2.0”? on A VC
I think a month abroad is exactly what you need. Try and shut down if you can.
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fredwilson
It depends on what ³shut down² means
I don't intend to stop thinking and writing
I do hope to spend a lot of time out and about soaking up sights, sounds,
smells, and meeting new people
fred
I don't intend to stop thinking and writing
I do hope to spend a lot of time out and about soaking up sights, sounds,
smells, and meeting new people
fred
5 months ago
in Why Widgets Is The Wrong Word For What We're Doing on A VC
The question I have is; how many different platforms does one need to share one's personal life with strangers?
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fredwilson
As many as possible :)
But on a more serious note, some services are best for photos (flickr), some are best for music (last.fm), some are best fot links (delicious), some are best for microblogging (twitter)
That's why this issue has developed
Fred
But on a more serious note, some services are best for photos (flickr), some are best for music (last.fm), some are best fot links (delicious), some are best for microblogging (twitter)
That's why this issue has developed
Fred
5 months ago
in A VC: This Is A Mistake on A VC
I'm about to cry. Why, Angus? Why?
On the other hand, I haven't bought a new AC/DC record since Back In Black so.......
On the other hand, I haven't bought a new AC/DC record since Back In Black so.......
5 months ago
in Some things are miscellaneous on Aweissman
I'm quite sure Joe's Eagles cash is sufficient. If some people don't know or appreciate Joe, that's okay too, I'll make up for them.
5 months ago
in Fred Wilson Dot VC on A VC6 months ago
in The Great Immigration Panic on A VC
I don't see Tony's issues as immigration problems, they are law enforcement and education problems. What Tony needed, before he moved, was better local government and better allocation of tax dollars to improve law enforcement and education.
You can't stem the tide. Alaric will always sack Rome before he's convinced to go home.
You can't stem the tide. Alaric will always sack Rome before he's convinced to go home.
6 months ago
in The Great Immigration Panic on A VC
I appreciate Tony's position. Indeed I witnessed it. He bought property, and it turned to crap at the hand of criminals and the school where he was going to send his daughter went down the crapper as well, he was forced to sell his home and move a lot further away from his employment base.
BUT.....
Those things should have been, and could have been addressed by law enforcement and the Board of Ed.
The problem Tony faces isn't really an immigrant problem, it's a social problem. We spend tax money improperly.
We have a border with a country that is economically challenged, and it, in turn, is a corridor through which even more economically challenged people pour into our country. That will not change until those countries are on par with us socially and economically.
You'll never stop the influx without addressing the reason why it happens. In the meantime I suggest voting for people who want to increase funding for education and law enforcement instead of those who wish to drop bombs on distant populations.
BUT.....
Those things should have been, and could have been addressed by law enforcement and the Board of Ed.
The problem Tony faces isn't really an immigrant problem, it's a social problem. We spend tax money improperly.
We have a border with a country that is economically challenged, and it, in turn, is a corridor through which even more economically challenged people pour into our country. That will not change until those countries are on par with us socially and economically.
You'll never stop the influx without addressing the reason why it happens. In the meantime I suggest voting for people who want to increase funding for education and law enforcement instead of those who wish to drop bombs on distant populations.
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fredwilson
I can't wait until the rest of the world is as developed as the US.
It will be a better world
It will be a better world

with the voters now. I can feel it.