http://www.31fps.com A blog about business, technology, and life Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:06:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am very excited to announce that beginning today I am going to be a student at Stanford University, joining the Class of 2013. Attending Stanford has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember and I am endlessly grateful for everyone who has helped make ... http://www.31fps.com/2009/09/15/the-dream-begins/ It's been nearly seven months since my last post. The site was brought down by a hacker and I lacked the motivation to bring it back up until this week. Looking forward to writing again. http://www.31fps.com/2009/08/28/welcome-back/ [caption id="attachment_298" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Teens in Tech Conference this Saturday 1/31"][/caption] I'm going to be on my first panel this weekend for the Teens in Tech Conference! I'll be on the Developer Panel with a few other young guys (much smarter than myself) talking about the following: How we learned our skills ... http://www.31fps.com/2009/01/29/teens-in-tech-conference-this-saturday/ 2009 is here and amidst all the talk of another federal stimulus package, I’ve decided it’s time to give myself a way to save money in these hard times. Near the end of 2008, my spending got out of control: I spent over $1000 on cabs in the year; I ... http://www.31fps.com/2009/01/05/my-2009-personal-economic-stimulus-package/ I've had some ups and downs with WordPress over the last few months, but finally I figured out how to upgrade WordPress and made a few changes on the 31fps server. Things are back to normal, and it's 2009! One of my co-workers posted a great article about the psychology of ... http://www.31fps.com/2009/01/02/and-were-back/ I had waited all year to see Radiohead and paid through the nose for a ticket. Finally, I was there, Thom Yorke and crew performing in front of me. This was supposed to be the best show of my life – but I was caught in a dilemma: 10 minutes ... http://www.31fps.com/2008/08/26/this-valley-is-my-hollywood/ this is a rant so i'm not going to capitalize letters or fix spelling mistakes; bear with me. i wrote this whole post refraining from using the f-word or any other expletives; it was very hard but i hope you can understand my frustration/anger regarding the following events. i have heard ... http://www.31fps.com/2008/08/23/sf-outside-lands-was-a-disaster/ Goodbye Apple, we had a terrible relationship from the start, so I won't be sad to see you go. Maybe I'll try again a year from now. http://www.31fps.com/2008/07/26/i-sold-my-macbook-pro/ These last few months have been a whirlwind and I can't believe we're already in mid-July. That sentence was so cliché. Anyways, here are some highlights: Went to Romania and met Okapi- trip of a lifetime Drank Absinthe in Romania Saw where Dracula lived Went clubbing in Romania Was inspired by Gabi Lungu to get ... http://www.31fps.com/2008/07/15/an-update-for-everyone/ Walter Chrysler once said, "Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it." Companies succeed because of the "laziness" trait found in people - I think of it in a more positive ... http://www.31fps.com/2008/07/08/quality-and-efficiency/