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@amyhoy oh man; I see this every day. Parents are crazy (rabid) about finding ways to give their kids an "intelligence" boost.

New parent: "These building toys will nurture my child's creativity!"

Old parent: "I'm tired of stepping on these f'ing plastic pieces!!!"

@bikemech_ca @kdnewton I'm game. I might be meeting some folks who want to talk about co-working at the same time. Could they join us?

Zach Galifianakis full of funny quips on the @jeffgarlin podcast. http://buff.ly/ZgVM4m

Wow, judging from the #microconf stream it sounds like @zenfounder's talk was pretty powerful (talking about family dynamics in a startup)

@bikemech_ca ha ha

@eigenjoy definitely. I thought it'd be cool if there was a slide platform that auto tweeted the best lines from your presentation.

@itengelhardt thanks for writing it (and thanks for the kind words) ;)

@patio11 ha ha. Immediately thought of this:

Us Jacksons are a good bunch. This is my brother @LukeisRad

@asmartbear This quote obviously resonated at #microconf ;) cc @hnshah @patio11

@tomcreighton @lukemiler thanks! I agree. Here Canada we have gov't funded orgs promoting Canadian tech companies to go to San Fran. So odd.

@allanbranch @lukemiler ha ha ha. The mindset of "Silicon Valley first" goes deeper than just him. Bootstrappers don't feel that pressure.

@citadelgrad yes! That seemed amazing as well. Sigh... so many good conferences.

@MattGoldman_SD nope, I haven't gone yet. :( I first heard about it last year, but couldn't make it work for this year.

The hardest part about not attending #microconf this year is realizing how many @productpeopletv listeners and past guests will be there!

Japan's tomato hairdo http://buff.ly/17pWC49

@pauldessert glad you liked it. I sometimes say "startup" just because it's what people understand, but I prefer "business".

@joestump CompuServe FTW!!!

@amyhoy I'm pretty sure I've been online since '93 (BBSes before that). I found this usenet post of mine from '94 https://groups.google.com/forum/m/?fromgroups#!topic/comp.bbs.misc/40z321LUsM8

The pop-up coffee shop http://buff.ly/10kuZmQ

Perfect. http://instagram.com/p/YoJKvnjoec/

Canadian startups acquired in the past 5 years http://buff.ly/186INWZ

@robwalling wish I was going!

Bootstrappers can live anywhere http://buff.ly/186ACK3

@Dana_Janssen ha ha ha. He's not big on subtle hints.

My son just handed this to me and said: "I want a fish dad"

Well so far I've put on pants and brushed my teeth. Pretty good for a Saturday morning.

@percyhanna @stevetsuida ha ha ha. That was my weak attempt at bilingualism: "without kids"

Another example of a failed acquisition: Motorola not worth anywhere near what Google thought http://buff.ly/Z26JXC

@JamesAddison every party invite turns into an hour of walking around the Wal-Mart toy aisle trying to guess what a strange kid likes

Every Toys "R" Us should have a wine bar.

@JaelynP I should invite you to my birthday party.

@mike_hasarms I love this idea.

@stevetsuida hmmm. That sounds heavenly. Sans-enfants?

@Design_Disrupt yes!

Free invention idea: a self-locking fridge that only opens at designated meal times.

My other bicycle is a Honda Fit.

Buying birthday presents for your kids' friends is a special form of torture.

RT @danielpunkass: Tip for podcast lovers: if you love a show, write a review in iTunes. It’s like voting in a country where only 0.1% of t…

@thebakerruns yes!

For example: Coke marketed New Coke, but people didn't want it.

@thedannorris any plans on adding email reports to informly?

@Evanish but no profits...

@joel_stainer Damn. You're right. Those sneaky devils!!!!!!!!!

@joel_stainer Can you give me some feedback on my book landing page? http://productsecrets.nerdnorth.com/

@joel_stainer nope. It's too legit.

@marcoarment the name for my new food-based startup is available.

"No we're going to keep saying 'nerds'. Screw that." - @siracusa on the @atpfm podcast.

@joaquin_win as in, you experience all 3?

Common struggles of people who want to build products:
1) Choosing the right "idea"
2) Building the thing they've chosen
3) Launching

@_BMF_ CONGRATS! (Why'd he get you up so early?) ;)

Had a riot chatting with @hnshah! My favourite line: "I'm taking off my shoes right now, it's kind of fun." Thanks Hiten!

@amyhoy ? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0RW4KcwHBp0/T6TVW6VBDgI/AAAAAAAAEgU/yR0yEUzMChA/s1600/saswad+door.jpg

Higher Education Is The Next Big Bubble http://buff.ly/15RbZ7o

@mhmazur you're welcome!

If you're building a new feature, everyone on the team should understand why. http://blog.sprint.ly/post/48863243773/the-omission-of-why via @sprintly

@marcoarment https://twitter.com/Cabel/status/327470425409990656

@andrewjwright which book? ;)

@aarondfrancis not for me. Just Instapaper and Buffer.

@aarondfrancis @hnshah I Instapaper anything that looks good; read it at night and @bufferapp the best. ;)

@Design_Disrupt sweet! The @unsalted interview?

@dquail should be a good chat. ;)

Tomorrow, for @productpeopletv, I'm chatting with @hnshah about building products. Do you have any questions you'd like me to ask?

@amyhoy ha ha. Nope, my "tax stuff". Now my accountant needs to make sense of it and file it. Hopefully I don't have to pay (too) much.

@amyhoy mine are submitted to my accountant. There may be revisions, but for the moment, I feel like a king.

@kylefox mine are submitted to my accountant. There may be revisions, but for the moment, I feel like a king.

Funny: I just submitted my taxes and I suddenly feel a surge of energy, creativity, and hope.

(Spoiler: I hate taxes)

@joestump as opposed to using points?

@joestump This: https://twitter.com/peeja/status/327191844343668736

@Design_Disrupt right on. Let me know what you think!

@ttimsmith that's real life man. ;)

Real marriage conversation #28.

I host a podcast about building products. There's a new episode out today: http://buff.ly/11jWhfm

@kaziamullin http://floofypanda.com is available but floofypanda on twitter is not. ;)

@kaziamullin I've found this tool helpful: http://www.leandomainsearch.com/ put in your keywords and it will find avail twitter names + domains

@kaziamullin Floofy Pandas.

"My first year in the Apple App Store" http://buff.ly/11ByJVd

@_BMF_ for real? Like you guys are delivering right now?

Is anyone else up at 3:30am eating peanut butter?

@ryancarson body hacker!!!

@evankirby 2 great voices for the price of 1 compact disc.

@evankirby no.

@ToddSeatter yikes man!

@jhinson My youngest boy's name is Liam. ;) Congrats!

@joaquin_win ha ha ha. It does!

@joaquin_win Hmmmmm.

@wood_daniel is this for you? @ttimsmith @paper_leaf @daelan are all great to work with.

I installed the "No Internet Drama" Chrome extension and now all my web pages are blank....

@kylefox oh man. We switched those soon after this photo. ;)

All kids start mongo. http://instagram.com/p/YeJGiLjoXh/

@dquail the "unsexy, loathsome, boring" stuff… right?

@dquail I think this probably applies to ZenLikeMe as well! https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/326845332375879681

@tnorthcutt absolutely.

@evangoldin hadn't seen @outboxmail! Yeah, that would definitely qualify. The "yucky / boring stuff" --> lots of business potential.

There are a lot of business opportunities in the stuff that people just grind through on a daily basis. Think @stripe, @litmus, etc…

@kylefox look at the suggested searches for any major retailer, restaurant, etc…

@kylefox Truth. I also think that sometimes designers & customers alike feel like there's more value in "more".

What we want from a website: hours of operation and location. What we get: slideshows, company history, news, events, contact form.

@carlhancock I do not understand the stock market. At all.