Disqus - Latest Comments for Andrew Meyer

Re: Dear Gabe Rivera, We Need a Music Meme

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:41:25 -0000

chris, its only like three days old. i transferred it over from my old blogspot blog.

Re: The Music Blogosphere Has a Problem

Andrew Meyer — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:07:54 -0000

Aleks, hopefully over time people will start giving credit. You know everyone reads each others blogs. It's bullshit if they act like they don't.

Re: A Post-TechCrunch 9 Conversation That Really Bothered Me

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:52:49 -0000

Thanks for continuing the conversation, Toby.

I think "giving" of any kind, money or else, is not a long-term solution to extreme poverty. For instance, microloans with interest promote profit-making activities and saving, which both lead to stability and security for the poor. A donation of the same microloan amount probably wouldn't have the same outcome

Also, when I mentioned "innovative products" I wasn't referring to iPhones, MacBooks etc. I was referring to products and services made specifically for people in extreme poverty. Products and services that will help them connect with information and the leveraging power of the internet etc.

Products and services like mobile internet, mobile banking and mobile phones. Right now, there is a huge gap between rich and poor because the devices that connect people to the internet are really expensive. The internet provides a leveraging access to information, people connection and low-overhead. This is a potent mix to put in the hands of people in extreme poverty.

Re: Can Music Artists Give the Middle Finger to Offline Major Labels?

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:14:25 -0000

Hahaha. I knew the Kidz comment was coming.

Re: I Love My Local Blood Bank

Andrew Meyer — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:35:45 -0000

Hey Rick. Interesting article. My sister says her hospital tried a small blood bank in the past but unstable power and zero budget killed it. Sounds like they need something really hearty and fool-proof. And cheap.

Re: Thank You, Radiohead. It’s About ****ing Time

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:43:43 -0000

yeah in the future i will be entering $0.00 when given the choice on these low bitrate Internet downloads. i'm going to use the free low bitrate downloads as previews. if i like them than i might decide to buy the high bitrate, audiophile CDs.

Re: Thank You, Radiohead. It’s About ****ing Time

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:38:19 -0000

i think higher bitrate CDs are king as long as they bring in the major label money. however, as soon as digital downloads (direct from artists) provide a serious business model than their bitrates will go up and audiophiles will be happy.

but regardless of bitrates, i will still want to preview music before i shell over money. artists need to figure that into their distribution models (and business models).

Re: Shut Up Already, MoveOn.org. Let Me See My Friends Purchasing Behavior!

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:52:37 -0000

Man, I've been thinking about the same thing. Especially with modern unofficial boycotts of companies like Wal-Mart.

Re: Will Beacon Show My Secret Wal-Mart Purchases???

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:15:04 -0000

Yeah, you're correct. It only tracks online purchases with it's limited list of Landmark Partners. I was making extremely forward-looking statements.

I think Beacon is only working with select users/areas because I haven't seen it in action yet.

Re: Will Beacon Show My Secret Wal-Mart Purchases???

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:50:23 -0000

i always try on their men's clothing but they're always too damn big. they are completely out of my size demographic.

Re: Will Beacon Show My Secret Wal-Mart Purchases???

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:05:34 -0000

Chris, do you wear their boy's clothing?? Because seriously, the men's clothing is too large.

Re: Help Me Decode My Genome by Christmas

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:17:44 -0000

Thanks everyone for the donations so far!

Re: Help Me Decode My Genome by Christmas

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:05:06 -0000

If I'm not mistaken, I think Genetree is for tracking ancestry only. Kind of like that National Geographic migration project.

Re: Help Me Decode My Genome by Christmas

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:53:40 -0000

@Dustino

Hey thanks Dustin. I'll definitely make your donation a good investment.

Re: Help Me Decode My Genome by Christmas

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:38:19 -0000

please Digg away!!!
http://digg.com/health/Help_Andrew_Decode_His_D...

Re: Help Me Decode My Genome by Christmas

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:32:56 -0000

@Timothy

Hey thanks man. If you start a campaign too we can donate to each other.

Re: Help Me Decode My Genome by Christmas

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:59:06 -0000

@justin

thanks man. yeah i'm crossing my fingers too.

Re: Fundraising Updates for Andrew’s DNA Test

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:01:20 -0000

update 12/11/07 - i'm currently seeking sponsorship from pharma & biotech companies. it will help me raise the rest of the money.

Re: Fundraising Updates for Andrew’s DNA Test

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:54:23 -0000

I could do that but only if I were in cahoots with you.

The quantity of saliva needed for the test is like 3 teaspoons. That's a lot of saliva.

Re: Calling All 23andMe Saliva Spitting Bloggers!

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:42:09 -0000

@Sam

Leaving comments from your iPhone is smiled upon around these parts.

Re: Wake Up NBA! People Search For “NBA Streams” Like Crazy

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:32:30 -0000

one more thing: go Warriors!

Re: Nicaragua Reality Check: iPhone? “No.” Pedal-Powered Call Shop? “Yes.”

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:53:00 -0000

Brian, thanks for great comment. I totally agree with you about inefficient communication killing micro-businesses (and anyone for that matter).

The opportunity costs of riding a bus or train to the city or a distant village to get something or talk to someone is horrendously debilitating to the under-$2-per-day crowd.

One of the biggest examples would be banks. It's hard to find a conventional brick-and-mortar bank in rural areas. So, if you are a smart villager and want to put your small earnings in savings you have to take a whole day off work to get to the bank.

This brings us back to your point of good communication (phones) bringing benefit to the bottom-of-the-pyramid crowd.

Let's hope that telecom companies find innovative ways to put beneficial mobiles (preferably w/ internet connectivity) into the hands of the under-$2 crowd with payment plans that make sense for their extremely small and volatile daily wages.

Re: Spit Challenge: Fill Tube With 2.5ml of Saliva in Under 146sec

Andrew Meyer — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:47:29 -0000

Mark & Stephen, taking 5min would have been smarter.

did you guys have dry mouth as bad as i did after?? i had to drink water all night.

Re: Spit Party Photos

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:56:14 -0000

Hey Henry, I hadn't checked out the CrunchBase site lately. You guys have done some excellent work. The new widgets are so clean.

Re: Spit Party Photos

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:08:24 -0000

I'm guessing they won't divulge profitability numbers for awhile since they are a startup. Plus they're in such a new, highly competitive field.

Re: BUZZYEAH’s Official Blog Category Guide

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:17:12 -0000

Thanks for keeping it real guys. Just did a quick switcheroo.

Unfortunately, the widgets are too thick to put side by side. Damn.

Re: “Web Presence” is the New Resume

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:43:13 -0000

Wow, that is amazing. Wonder how much he is pulling in?

Re: The Life Cycle of Magazine Articles

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:56:52 -0000

Yeah I wonder if magazines fall out of copyright like books do. You know how Google is trying to scan all books that have fallen out of copyright.

Re: The Life Cycle of Magazine Articles

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:53:50 -0000

Internet archives would be awesome, especially for magazines like National Geographic.

Dara, haha yeah lets not even get started with newspapers.

Re: We Joined The DNA Network plus Exciting Spit Challenge News

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:25:46 -0000

Thanks Ricardo & Blaine!

Re: The Internet: Final Frontier for Tobacco Advertising

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:14:30 -0000

There are so many sneaky/subliminal/clever/catchy cigarette ad stories out there. You could just go on and on.

Don't want to give them too much press, but I just can't help but be intrigued. :)

Re: My Internet Surfing Routines and Trends. So Nonlinear. So Crazy.

Andrew Meyer — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:16:40 -0000

Google Reader doesn't provide that stat, but I'm guessing about an hour a day.

Typically, I browse feeds in the morning opening interesting ones in a separate tab (about 40min). I'll also browse feeds again later at night (about 20min).

Re: My Internet Surfing Routines and Trends. So Nonlinear. So Crazy.

Andrew Meyer — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:17:28 -0000

The above were just average day estimates. Sometimes I spend more time and sometimes less.

Re: Hunting for a Blood Bank Refrigerator

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:10:01 -0000

Sam, I'm no scientist by any means... so that sounds good to me.

I'm sure someone has created exactly what I'm talking about I just can't find it.

A commenter on one of my previous blood bank posts mentioned that "...artificial blood for emergency use is under development that requires little or no refrigeration."

Re: Hunting for a Blood Bank Refrigerator

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:10:01 -0000

Re: Blowing My Mind: Custom Clips on Hulu

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:14:55 -0000

Henry, throw that EP at me as soon as you can. That would be f-ing awesome.

btw: CrunchBase is turning into a real beast. Congrats!

btw2: for some reason the embed option at the end of the custom clip is for the whole episode.

Re: Meet Larry Lessig

Andrew Meyer — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:01:48 -0000

Wow. Calvert been there since 1993. See his OpenCongress profile for more.

Re: Meet Larry Lessig

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:15:37 -0000

Francois, Congress is more about representation than anything. It's true that money will always be involved with anything humans do. But, democratic representation shouldn't be influenced by who donated to your campaign.

Re: Japan Launches Hi-Speed Internet Satellite

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:31:30 -0000

Thanks, Jason... I'm going to do a post on the upgrade plus template change. Please holler any suggestions on the layout. I want to cut out any excess fat and add stuff my readers really want.

"*cough DUBAI"... cough Egypt, Malaysia and Iran too.

I also updated my post with Tom Evslin's comments about latency issues with transferring data back and forth from about 22,000 miles above earth.

Re: Demo 23andMe with the “Mendel Family”

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:32:51 -0000

Daniel, it's an interesting feature, huh?

I'm planning to share my genetic results on this blog but this feature lets me really share it.

Re: How To Watch Live Streaming NBA Games Online

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:59:42 -0000

Thanks for the tip, bob.

Re: How To Watch Live Streaming NBA Games Online

Andrew Meyer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:39:29 -0000

Tina, I just tried logging in to League Pass and they asked for my service provider and account number, too. I entered my service provider Comcast and proceeded to enter the account number that comes on my monthly bill... but I couldn't log-in.

Do you have Comcast, too?

Maybe Comcast stopped paying ESPN so we could access the content. ESPN makes service providers pay them to access online games.

Re: How To Watch Live Streaming NBA Games Online

Andrew Meyer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:33:13 -0000

Bummer. Sorry Tina.

NBA.com makes US service providers pay them so their subscribers can watch games on NBA.com or ESPN360. Looks like they might have extended that interesting business model to Ireland as well.

Who provides your Internet service at home? Comcast delivers my high-speed Internet.

Re: How To Watch Live Streaming NBA Games Online

Andrew Meyer — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:06:10 -0000

RGT, where do you live? Who provides your Internet service?

I'm going to look into this. Weird stuff.

Re: Dear NBA, Stream Live Basketball Games Online

Andrew Meyer — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:56:23 -0000

Bdizzy, if I figure a way to watch Warriors games online I will blog about it loud and clear. :)

Re: Three Artists That I’ll Buy Anything and Everything They Produce

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:46:33 -0000

Go moustache, go!

Glad to see the distinguished, doesn't-look-like-a-pervert-at-all "John Waters" made the collection. Haha good stuff.

Re: Dear NBA, Stream Live Basketball Games Online

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:08:09 -0000

Carmesi, you mean throw down one of the nastiest dunks ever on one of the NBA's most dangerous defenders AK-47?

Is that what you meant to say?!

Re: How To Watch Live Streaming NBA Games Online

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:55:30 -0000

emiliukas, let me know if it comes back for you.

Currently, I still can't access NBA League Pass Broadband games and my ISP Comcast pays so that I can. I have no idea what is going on and their is no explanation on the site or in the news.

They must be working on something new.

Re: How To Watch Live Streaming NBA Games Online

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:19:19 -0000

trevor, hmmmm I'm not really savvy with technical tech matters but I'm guessing that you're using a Mac and the site is using a Windows Media Player for the games. This is probably more a problem on their side than yours.

Are you using Internet Explorer for Macs? If so, I would download the newest Internet Explorer version.

Re: I’ve Never Viewed My Medical Records. Have You Seen Yours?

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:22:40 -0000

Thanks Adam!

Yeah I've noticed that some of my posts have gotten a little long lately. It's prob an excellent idea to break them up a little bit.

Re: Still Waiting For My DNA Results

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:10:37 -0000

Greg, thats awesome. I'll be able to download my dataset as soon as I get my results. Look forward to referencing my results to the SNPedia wiki.

Re: Still Waiting For My DNA Results

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:39:21 -0000

Thanks, Blaine!

Re: Still Waiting For My DNA Results

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:20:24 -0000

Chris, we should become world-famous journalists. I'm sure that would speed things up. :)

Re: How To Get Me to Click a Banner Ad

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:30:09 -0000

The marketing/ad firm behind this little campaign is working overtime. They have tons of forum trolls and people leaving comments on blogs all over the place.

Re: Thought-to-Speech Technology is Freaking Me Out

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:33:25 -0000

That futuristic Morph video is awesome. I know its just people dreaming about future nano tech applications but its freaking awesome.

According to the YouTube video I'll be able to have my future Nokia phone smell my friends fart and tell me the exact chemical compounds (i.e. food) that it is made up of. Hahahaha yes.

I also like the fact that I'll be able to drip honey and molasses all over my phone and it won't matter.

Re: Tata Nano: $2500 Car For Developing Countries

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:38:11 -0000

Ashley, that is cool that you were in India for a month. I really want to go back.

You are right about the infrastructure in India. It has a long ways to go. I actually traveled by car from Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram (down at the southern tip of Kerala). That was one beautiful and also crazy ride.

Re: How To Get Me to Click a Banner Ad

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:21:26 -0000

where do i find it???!!

Re: How To Get Me to Click a Banner Ad

Andrew Meyer — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:40:44 -0000

Hahaha that was pure gold. Thank you.

Re: How To Get Me to Click a Banner Ad

Andrew Meyer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:55:06 -0000

b, yeah it must be some legal thing with the little R movie ratings at the bottom of some of the ads. I'm sure they would have rather left those off.

Re: Still Waiting For My DNA Results

Andrew Meyer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:58:03 -0000

whatmenthink, haha sweet I can find the body fragrance that I prefer and a mate with a complementary immune system so our offspring will be mighty.

Re: Harrah’s is Smarter than Their Casinos Look

Andrew Meyer — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:14:44 -0000

Haha ok I admit it.

Re: Harrah’s is Smarter than Their Casinos Look

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:57:17 -0000

Yeah Gary Loveman was a professor at Harvard Business School before he joined up with Harrah's in the 90's. When he became CEO in the late 90's he started hiring tons of grads from top schools. They completely got their nerd on.

Plus, Harrah's hired "outsider" executives from places like Proctor & Gamble and Visa.

Re: darkshapes, MD

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:34:59 -0000

Chris, good point.

Re: Harrah’s is Smarter than Their Casinos Look

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:04:34 -0000

Thanks for the tip, Cara.

Re: Bummer… I’m One of Those Customers

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:19:04 -0000

I guess 99.9% accurate CLIA-certified results are better than 99.9% accurate non-CLIA results, right?

Re: Bummer… I’m One of Those Customers

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:00:51 -0000

I know nothing about lab certification. Nor do I know anything about CLIA except for what I read on their limited-on-info site this morning.

The only thing that counts for me is that the personal genome service that I've chosen, 23andMe, continuously does homework on the labs, equipment etc that they use in order to provide me with optimal service.

As a consumer, that's all I can ask for. I'm not at all a professional in the genome or medical world. So, its hard for me to deduce that CLIA-certified results are any different than the 99.9% accurate lab that 23andMe was previously using.

All I can do is count on 23andMe to use their internal accountability systems on the labs, equipment etc they use.

Re: I’ve Never Viewed My Medical Records. Have You Seen Yours?

Andrew Meyer — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:45:16 -0000

I don't know. It probably can by be done by a case-to-case basis with your own doctor, but I don't know if MDs have to legally do it. That would be interesting to look into.

Re: Nicaragua Reality Check: iPhone? “No.” Pedal-Powered Call Shop? “Yes.”

Andrew Meyer — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:16:51 -0000

Bill, thanks for the great comment.

I really think that mobiles with affordable data and call plans (Internet) are going to make a huge impact in rural developing areas.

It seems like the most innovative companies like Google understand that mobile is the next big thing and are all trying to figure it out. They also understand that a lot of people in the global market don't have access to the Internet and mobile technology and they want to change that.

This can only be good news for Nicaraguans living out in rural towns.

Re: Tata Nano: $2500 Car For Developing Countries

Andrew Meyer — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:05:40 -0000

Joey, I think the Tata Nanos are only sold in India.

You can find more info on the Tata Nano site: http://tatanano.com.