If you are reading this and it’s Friday, we’re in Austin, at SXSW. It’s the first conference that will be attended by more than two members of Hop Studios. You know, because Hop Studios is now more than two people.
I’m looking forward to lots of the sessions, and if only I had a bit more energy (damn you, Moose Fever!) I’d probably tell you about which tech parties I’ll be at.
If you haven’t gone to SXSW, you probably don’t realize how amazing a bash Yahoo, Google and Movable Type can throw. But they can get down with the best of them—almost as good as a James Bond or Spiderman premiere.
“The superior man contains the means in his own person. He bides his time and then acts. Why then should not everything go well? He acts and is free. Therefore all he has to do is to go forth, and he takes his quarry. This is how a man fares who acts after he has ready the means.”
“kindergarchy n. Rule or domination by children; the belief that children’s needs and preferences take precedence over those of their parents or other adults.”
“As in 2007, the average U.S. worker has 14 vacation days this year. Just across the Canadian border, our counterparts get an average of 17 vacation days annually. But if you want a real “vacation envy” complex, consider the vacation banks of European workers. France tops the list with an average of 37 days, followed by Italy (33 days), Spain (31), the Netherlands and Austria (28), Germany (27) and Great Britain (26). “
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