Dan Hsiao

Product stuff at startups. Previously: Product Manager @ Facebook, FriendFeed. WingTsun sifu. I like yam fries.
When the Fire Hydrant Was the End Zone - NYTimes.com - http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012...
"And that was how York Avenue from 81st to 82nd Street became our new football field. Everything on the sidewalk was in bounds: fire hydrants, trees, phone booths, mailboxes, light poles, signs and meters. We did our best to accommodate pedestrians, but if the game was tight, we’d use a lady carrying a few brown bags as a blocker." - Dan Hsiao
"In recent years many talented young people have denied their true passions, choosing instead to pursue careers... http://www.nytimes.com/2012...
Went for a morning run for the first time in... ever.
I just love it when people decide to try out all their ringtone options while in a public place.
or have customized ring tones that are, of course, from the most annoying songs ie Miley, Bieber - sofarsoShawn
haha - Shevonne
i think i'd actually prefer customized ringtones to the standard ringtones, which is what people who try out all their ringtones tend to use. - Dan Hsiao
Forgot my wallet. Good one, Dan.
:( - Anne Bouey
Star Wars fans can try black-bunned Darth Vader burger at French fast-food restaurant - http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopi...
Fantastic list of 'happiness habits' http://www.marcandangel.com/2011...
Portal 2 is über creepy
Looks epic. Can't wait. http://www.youtube.com/watch...
What I Want for Christmas: A Frictionless Blogging Platform | PBS - http://www.pbs.org/idealab...
"In a strange way, I still think what I'm looking for is FriendFeed. What a brilliant site that was. Too bad they were bought (talent-scouted) by Facebook." - Dan Hsiao
RT @espn: Aaron Rodgers: I don't always throw touchdowns. Oh wait, yes I do.
No package, no notice. Drove 30min to find rep was wrong on Will Call hrs. Wait 1/2hr, rep also wrong about package being here. Thanks @ups
Gah. - Stephen Mack
I recently had to make two calls to convince ups my address was real. - Stephen Mack
:( Yuck. I've had some issues similar in the past, but not that bad! So sorry! - Rachel Lea Fox
Seriously, NFL.com? I have to watch two 30-second ads to watch a 33 second highlight clip?
Impressive. Most impressive. http://t.co/83HTMJdz
As impressive as Rodgers' stellar season has been, his work ethic and focus on his way to the top are even more... http://t.co/RrRhPAXN
Love the concept, but I wonder if it'll live UP to expectations. http://t.co/PYMvOeHL
Playing 11-on-11 flag football yesterday = totally awesome. Any body movement today = not so awesome...
:( Hope you're feeling better. - Anne Bouey
Don’t Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Software - http://www.kalzumeus.com/2011...
"If there was one course I could add to every engineering education, it wouldn’t involve compilers or gates or time complexity. It would be Realities Of Your Industry 101, because we don’t teach them and this results in lots of unnecessary pain and suffering. This post aspires to be README.txt for your career as a young engineer. The goal is to make you happy, by filling in the gaps in your education regarding how the “real world” actually works. It took me about ten years and a lot of suffering to figure out some of this, starting from “fairly bright engineer with low self-confidence and zero practical knowledge of business.” I wouldn’t trust this as the definitive guide, but hopefully it will provide value over what your college Career Center isn’t telling you." - Dan Hsiao
Just felt an Inception-style "kick" that jolted me awake, out of a dream, as I thought i felt the room spin and heard the front door rattle.
what happened? - Christopher Chung
@Kevin, thanks! Good to know that I felt what I thought I felt. I guess the interwebs weren't as active at 5:36am. @Stephen/Mr. Cobb, do we always realize there's something strange after we wake from a dream? So far it's all pretty real. Maybe the earthquake didn't happen and we're all still in my dream... - Dan Hsiao
Rendering Synthetic Objects into Legacy Photographs on Vimeo - http://vimeo.com/28962540
Crazy - Dan Hsiao
Crazy awesome! - Ross Miller
this is really kewl ! - Peter Dawson
Secret To Success - YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch...!
Super inspirational. Watch it. - Dan Hsiao
Don't think Siri's quite ready for the Turing test yet...
Ask her to marry you... :) - Johnny
Haha, nice. Thanks, Johnny. :) - Dan Hsiao
I see a process in Activity Monitor named "(null)" chewing up a lot of memory so I kill it. Guess what the process was.
I'll bite. Activity monitor? - Private Sanjeev
Like waiting for Santa... but instead of a sleigh, he's driving a brown truck.
Yup. Mine's a big white truck with a hidden arrow. - Kevin Fox
Well? Post some pics with the fancy dancy new camera! - Stephen Mack
xkcd: Eternal Flame - http://xkcd.com/961/
"There's always the hope that if you sit and watch for long enough, the beachball will vanish and the thing it interrupted will return." - Dan Hsiao
At 8:20am on a Monday morning? Thanks, BOFA.
Wow. Still down. Sadly it's not more surprising. (But it's still not acceptable) - Dan Hsiao
It's essentially under a DDOS attack from angry customers trying to protest the $5 fee for ATM usage that came out in the news late last week. - Ken Gidley
Custom wooden Settlers of Catan Board game - http://ezide.com/showcas...
Chris, this should be your next woodwork project ;) - Dan Hsiao
Nobody Tells This to Beginners
I found this before (the video where he says this http://www.youtube.com/watch...) and I love it. I'm an artist, and I know that what he said is true. - Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Family Guy: Street Fighter 'Peter vs Mr. Washee Washee' - YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
via /bchang220 - Dan Hsiao
Awesome. ↓↘→ P (via Brian) http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Conservation of Mass