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Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by aditya » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 5:30 AM UTC

btmorex wrote: post #7

wyclif wrote: post #6

I loathe Inc.'s site. The interstitial pop-up. The toolbar. Terrible, really. But I enjoyed the piece.

For some reason on page 2 some javascript kept scrolling the page all the way down like every 20 seconds... so annoying. I ended up copying the text to a text editor.

It's the disqus real time update feature - click Pause below the comments box.

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by origoterra » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 5:31 AM UTC

i worked in the same company with Michael for a little while long before his TechCrunch days (RealNames between 1999 and 2002). He did come off as standoffish and arrogant to most people. This said, not enough to warrant the hate that some people devote to him since he became successful with TC. I think he is just a somewhat clumsy person when it comes to being anything else than a competitive opinionated door buster. Michael is otherwise a very smart guy and impressive entrepreneur and he seems to be on his way to becoming more of a human being too ;-)

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by 10ren » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 5:35 AM UTC

> So I’m usually working on four or five hours of sleep. Then I make it up on the weekends.

That doesn't sound healthy either! But if his doctor thinks so, and if he's not gaining 50 pounds like before, I guess it is. I'm interested, because I use his previous style (but my work is no as stressful, and I've been losing weight by eating less and healthier.)

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by annajohnson » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 5:35 AM UTC

I really enjoyed that article. What strikes me is how driven and hard-working Michael Arrington is. Actually, 'compulsive' comes to mind. Which prompts me to think that successful entrepreneurs aren't motivated to succeed... they're compelled to succeed.

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by wyclif » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 5:40 AM UTC

btmorex wrote: post #7

wyclif wrote: post #6

I loathe Inc.'s site. The interstitial pop-up. The toolbar. Terrible, really. But I enjoyed the piece.

For some reason on page 2 some javascript kept scrolling the page all the way down like every 20 seconds... so annoying. I ended up copying the text to a text editor.

Yes-- that was another annoying thing that I didn't mention.

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by TimLangley » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 5:53 AM UTC

I didn't know that Michael had failed start-ups before TC. What were they?

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by onan_barbarian » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 6:02 AM UTC

"This summer, since I’d just moved, I did a lot of household things—like unpacking or buying a shower rod. Depending on my plans, I may go out to dinner with my friends or my parents. Or I’ll eat alone and then go back to work."

Key insights... tell us more!

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by bearwithclaws » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 6:03 AM UTC

wyclif wrote: post #6

I loathe Inc.'s site. The interstitial pop-up. The toolbar. Terrible, really. But I enjoyed the piece.

Same here. Hence, I read the 'printer friendly' piece instead: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/the-way-i-work-michael-...

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by nochiel » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 6:09 AM UTC

wyclif wrote: post #6

I loathe Inc.'s site. The interstitial pop-up. The toolbar. Terrible, really. But I enjoyed the piece.

"The interstitial pop-up"

Surely you meant the "intermittent" pop-up.

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by js2 » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 6:25 AM UTC

> I’d love to have three monitors, but Macs support only two.

You can drive three monitors from a Mac Pro:

http://blog.acceleroto.com/2010/08/28/buying-and-setting-up-...

And here's a Macbook Pro driving 4 screens:

http://daggle.com/macbook-pro-multimonitor-4-monitors-at-onc...