Bret Taylor

Hopefully nobody takes this too seriously - as it's offensive. - Louis Gray

There's got to be a joke about the social media term of "followers" here, somewhere. - Steve Lynch

Oh, so you roll on shabbos, then? Bret, my friend, you are entering a world of pain. - Keith Pelczarski

The Dude abides. - Mark Krynsky

synchronicity - Andrej

again? ;-) - Tzury Bar Yochay

"However Play is a very unique Java framework. It does not really rely on the so-called Java Enterprise standards. It uses Java but tries to push all the good things from the frameworks based on scripting languages like Ruby On Rails, Django, ... etc. to the Java world. We really tried to get the best of the Java platform without getting the pain of traditional Java web development: slow development cycle, too much abstraction, too much configuration..." - Bret Taylor

And Bret is probably the first reasonable evaluator of existing Java web frameworks I see. Because 95% of those are in fact unreasonable. Bret! I will appreciate if you also try to find some reasons in HybridJava - http://www.hybridserverpages.com/ Alex - Alex Serov

"Women of the future are likely to be slightly shorter and plumper, have healthier hearts and longer reproductive windows. These changes are predicted by the strongest proof to date that humans are still evolving." - Bret Taylor

I am the woman of the future, today! =D - FFing Enigma

I wonder if the same trend would hold up if they tracked women who didn't live in Framingham, Massachusetts. - Brian Chang

"I’ve heard arguments that this kind of thing is culturally acceptable in Taiwan—in fact it may even be expected for technology events, though I’d love to hear further confirmation. I don’t care. ... If we want an all-encompassing technology scene, we need to actively work to cultivate an inclusive environment. This means a zero tolerance approach to this kind of entertainment. Booth babes, tequila girls, and scantily clad gyrating women simply set the wrong tone, here or abroad. Heck, this isn’t just about offending women—many guy geeks I know would be mortified by this kind of thing." Amen - Bret Taylor

I am an so call 'male developer' here in Taiwan. In my point of view, I felt that comments about the 'sexual' and 'hr to blame' note should be some kind of misunderstand. I think the hack day@tw is hosted like big event and its a contest between hackers.,In big contest, people do have something temporary transfer/release their tension. Take superball for example, half-time show is one of this activities. If you focus on the 'half-time show' alike to blame, what else should I say? I dont' think this activity is part of hack day spirit. Not At all. - marx

Side dish is roasted carrots, potatoes, and shallots (http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes...). FYI, Cooks Illustrated is subscription-only... Sorry about that! - Bret Taylor

Sounds yummy! - Shannon Jiménez

Thanks for the brilliant idea for dinner, Bret!! :) - Skye Miller

they dont look like chicken:| - İlkay TURAN

"While Mr. Ozzie welcomes the gizmo revolution, much of what it appears to entail runs counter to Microsoft’s historical strengths. The revolution stretches well beyond a fascination with the aesthetic appeal of a computing device; it also marks a transition in which the consumer, not the office worker, is the dominant force shaping the tech landscape." - Bret Taylor

Jim did say he was down in the dumps. - Louis Gray

hehe - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

And I wonder what you guys do all day. - anna sauce

"A century ago, there were only seven countries in the world that were more prosperous than Argentina... Over the course of the 20th century, Argentina’s relative standing in world incomes fell sharply. By 2000, Argentina’s income was less than half that of Italy or Japan." - Bret Taylor

Uff.. tell me.. It's really sad to see how everything is going in the wrong direction in your country. - Leandro Ardissone ⍨

Argentinians still talk about those days - Hutch Carpenter

""This nickel-a-line-of-code gig is lame. You know where the real money is at? You start your own religion." And that's how both Extreme Programming and Scientology were born." - Bret Taylor

/2006/09/ - that's ages back then... - A. T.

Existing FriendFeed Group as well: http://friendfeed.com/tornado... - Bret Taylor

it is like google friend connect's method - onur özen

Depending on your host Thomas... they might have a flash based ftp client. I know Godaddy does. - Jason Williams

"Enthusiasts for technology fixes for poverty concentrate almost exclusively on the science and the technical design -- this is a characteristic fault of poverty solvers from Silicon Valley, the Gates Foundation, doctors, and natural scientists. All of the above seem to forget that technology does not implement itself. Technical knowledge needs people to implement it – people who have the right incentives to solve all of the glitches and unexpected problems that happen when you apply a new technology, people who make sure that all the right inputs get to the right places at the right time, and local people who are motivated to use the new technology. The field that addresses all these incentives is called economics." - Bret Taylor

I got a sunburn once and I thought I was dying. - Derrick

Having more melanin isn't equivalent to being from Krypton! Of course I I don't think I've had sunburn since I was eleven. I thought I got some riding my bike, but it seems that's actually windburn. - MiniMage

Also started a Hacker News discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item... - Bret Taylor

Hi Bret, we are looking for a technical keynote for Facebook Garage in Montreal October 26th could you come by and give us a Tornado/Realtime-web talk? Or recommend a speaker from Facebook/Friendfeed? I know this is a long shot, but I figured asking you on FriendFeed was the best "context" to reach you about this... - Sylvain Carle

Yeah, we taped it so will post both the slides and video hopefully pretty soon! - David Recordon

interesting that this was from Facebook - Zee.

"I am nervous and it is hard to put my thoughts together. Sometimes you don’t know what to say." "I have come here today to die, not make speeches." - Bret Taylor

reactions are mixed always - testbeta

i know it is not good to comment on it, but it is like i am in that death chamber listening them say those words, :( i don't know what to say - testbeta

:)) - Nesimi

Cal has already won. USC has lost. Oregon won. The Pac-10 should be fun this year. - Louis Gray