Derek Gottfrid: Archive

January 2012

14 posts

“Until now, the only way we could take account of those countries’ limits was to remove content globally. Starting today, we give ourselves the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country — while keeping it available in the rest of the world. We have also built in a way to communicate transparently to users when content is withheld, and why.” —

Twitter Blog

This is kind of disappointing but +1 for being open about it.

I am feeling great about the engineering team we are building at tumblr - new friends and old are making happen - btw we are still hiring - www.tumblr.com/jobs

harrisj:

Every four years, the political ritual starts up again. Presidential hopefuls start thronging into Iowa during the summer, giving stump speeches from corn fields and county fairs. They keep campaigning there through the fall, weighing in on ethanol subsidies and coastal elites. Finally, in January…

I love getting emails with the subject line - ”Lice in Class 1”

Whiskey doesn’t wash away these scars.

128bits is a lot of bits.

“While Chipotle’s $7 or $8 burritos include ingredients such as naturally raised pork seasoned with thyme and juniper berries, Taco Bell’s menu now features the 99-cent Beefy Crunch Burrito that’s topped with Flamin’ Hot Fritos.” —Taco Bell Sees Market Share Recouped With Chipotle Menu: Retail - Businessweek