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Forget about car seats - bring your own vests and don't worry about it: http://saferide4kids.com/product/ridesafer-travel-vest/ Disclaimer: I haven't tried them. But I'd be open to…

Almost every time I encounter cyclists in traffic, they context switch between vehicle and pedestrian at their convenience. If you want to be treated as a vehicle, be a vehicle. Do…

Startup Founder. Married. 2 kids. We live in Mableton, and our office is in midtown. I know both areas well. Cost of "home" in Midtown, $500k: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/847…

That documents retirement of an API. Someone visiting "search.twitter.com" in a browser wants to see a web page. It would seem sensible to redirect them to a place where they can d…

In case someone at Twitter actually fixes this tonight, here's a screenshot: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/117450/twitter-search.pn... Embarrassing.

The Crunchbase numbers of only 21 startups started since 2008 are grossly misstated, even based on Crunchbase data. I think I personally know 21 companies started AND funded since …

I spent 3 years as a CTO and Executive Producer in social and children's games. The world of gaming is surprisingly unreceptive to the premise of a "minimum viable product". It is …

As a Flashpoint alum, I can certainly say that the resources that area limited are not those of the school. The most limited resources are those of appropriate mentors and advisors…

So... MRSA Staph Infection... what is the cost to correctly diagnose? And what is the cost of the antibiotics? I'm not a doctor, but most non-boutique antibiotics are dirt cheap. I…

This is putting things exactly backwards. The argument is roughly "Treating a minor condition cost $24k, which could wipe people out financially, therefore PPACA is important." Whe…

From the entrepreneur's perspective, I found Pando Daily's writer to be very professional, and very intentional about building good context around our story. Also enjoyed their int…

Interesting. I do think they have their PR team more engaged right now since it's prime application season.

I'm not sure this is much different from any other accelerator. I've heard that this experience is pretty similar for TechStars or YC rejections. That said, you could easily conten…

Sure, you can micro-parse the language, and yes, I mean it's at the 50% co-pay or whatever. If I were trying to explain the rationale in this case, I'd theorize it's because this i…

I said "not always". Although it seems possible that scheduled wisdom tooth extraction may have been possible with proper care, regular x-rays, etc, that's not really the point. In…