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I used both Gowalla and Foursquare when they launched. The reason I stopped using Gowalla was that they were pushing game features that distracted from simply keeping a check-in re…

Good luck. They don't allow you to delete your account unless you write them an email, which they don't seem to answer.

Meh. Facebook likes to keep employees on "emergency drill" mode-- keeps people engaged. This sounds like the usual exploit, but with the addition of an FBI-agent email to add drama…

The issues raised here are perhaps invisible to the average male programmer, but they are important. Scaling a site isn't just about keeping the site up, it's about communicating w…

When I worked in Palo Alto and lived in SF, the daily commute felt tolerable for three days of the week and then became intolerable for the last two days of the week. After quittin…