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Pando Daily [by Josh Miller]: “For now, I miss the grit and grime of New York. It is real and raw, and the commotion of the city is contagious. Startup life is characterized by constant motion and tenacious tinkering, not hikes on Mt. Tam and brunch in the Mission, and the pace of life and breadth of humanity in New York is invigorating. I like to tell people: New York is like coffee. You know it’s not good for you, and you don’t really like the taste, but you just can’t get enough. The rush, the jitters, they’re addicting, as are startups.”

I’d love to give New York City a try. I really would. I’ve heard from more than one person that the tech business in New York City is very different from business in San Francisco. I wouldn’t mind giving that a try.

This must be a mid-life crisis thing. I want to wonder around. I wish we could be completely mobile, move from city to city for the next five years. Could my lovely wife handle that kind of life? Probably not. Have I been trying to convince her we should try this? Absolutely.

I think they call it wanderlust. I definitely have it.

Good morning! Not many takers for this line, we had one, just one. Oh, but that one was dead on!

Congratulations to Mr. Tommy Williams who correctly guessed…

Real Genius

Good morning movie liners. I really struggled to come up with a line today. It’s been a while since that happened. Here’s the line, good luck!

Alright! You, sir? How about a shave? Come and visit your good friend Sweeney! You sir! Too, sir. Welcome to the grave… I will have vengeance. I will have salvation… Who, sir? You sir! No one’s in the chair. Come on, come on! Sweeney’s waiting.

Ok, quick, what movie! Send your guesses here.

Dave Winer: “I found out about this when I ran the first BloggerCon at Harvard in 2003. I asked for sponsorships from some of the biggest names in the tech industry, and was told by each of them that they required a prime speaking spot as quid pro quo. I said maybe they could sponsor a meal, and speak at it, but I’d have to label them as paid speaking slots. I was told that was not acceptable. I told them to keep their money. We’d find a way to make it work without sponsors, and we did.”

Wow, I really had no idea this is how things worked at conferences. Naive? Yep, completely.

It’s no wonder Dave doesn’t dig how conferences work.