things in life that i find cool, interesting, or otherwise fascinating. mostly tech-related, but a bit of finance too.Tumblr (3.0; @stuffifindcool)http://www.stuffifindcool.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yo5zH0Il8B0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The bulletproof, chemical weapon proof presidential limo is defeated by a curb. </p>http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5779157283http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5779157283Mon, 23 May 2011 15:00:49 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5MnQ8EkwXJ0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>For as much as I hate on AT&T now, in 1992, they were damn good at predicting the future. </p>http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5443074288http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5443074288Thu, 12 May 2011 22:04:06 -0700<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/08/the-next-10-years-will-be-great-for-both-founders-and-vcs/">Some interesting commentary on the history of tech IPO valuation</a>: <p>This article covers a lot of ground - a history of how tech firms have been IPOed at (what proved to be) extremely conservative valuations; the terrible estimates of terminal value that bankers have historically given private firms 8+ years into operations; why the author thinks that true terminal values can be more accurately estimated now. The main point is that, if this guy’s predications are accurate, you won’t really be able to buy equity in tech companies after the next round of IPOs and really capture much of the unrealized value, since everyone in on the ground floor is claiming to do a better job at realizing the true worth of the firm.  </p>http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5317947037http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5317947037Sun, 08 May 2011 16:27:38 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkjx1fITZ41qzffjpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One more - I gotta do it….</p>http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5124210090http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5124210090Sun, 01 May 2011 21:41:40 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkjcumBqgY1qzffjpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What’s in the truck?</p>http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5111974006http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5111974006Sun, 01 May 2011 14:25:15 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkiyrhm5o01qzffjpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The actual cost of de-funding SETI.<span> </span></p>http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5103309354http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/5103309354Sun, 01 May 2011 09:21:17 -0700<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/26/visualized-ring-around-the-world-of-data-center-power-usage/">From engadget: datacenter power usage....</a>: <p><span>Pretty cool. I find it amazing that ask.com uses about as much as Amazon these days.</span></p> <p><span><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/04/data-centers-04-25-2011.jpg" alt="Datacenter power usage" width="400" height="300"/><br/></span></p>http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/4978636989http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/4978636989Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:00:05 -0700<a href="http://markolson.github.com/js-sqlite-map-thing/">See everywhere your iPhone has ever been</a>: <p>Okay, this is pretty cool. Using just a drop-and-drop interface, google maps, and the backups of your iPhone that happen whenever you can sync it with iTunes, you can see wherever your phone has gone (since iOS 4.0).</p> <p>“<span>Oh yes they do. We don’t track anyone. The info circulating around is false.” — Steve Jobs</span></p>http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/4961844854http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/4961844854Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:01:18 -0700<a href="http://estromberg.com/post/4778188872/how-to-get-a-job-at-a-startup-if-you-arent-a-developer">If I ever want to work at a startup, this may come in handy....</a>http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/4913215787http://www.stuffifindcool.com/post/4913215787Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:12:46 -0700