People who think this is too much to ask for, how many times too expensive do you think this is? If it's only three times as much as you find reasonable, keep in mind that he's not asking you specifically, he's asking anyone who's interested. I'm sure some will either be more interested in Obie's expertise, or have more money to spend, or both.

Indeed. More than half of it is gimmicky.

You're welcome. I'm glad you also pay attention to the cup issue. Thanks for calling me on using the word "award", which is an exaggeration (you merely called attention to their green practices), especially when my whole point was to accuse coffee shops that publicly call themselves green of exaggerating.

Handing out for-here cups is more of a customer service issue than anything, I think. The reason Atlas has got it right so far is that so far the person taking my order has always been the one preparing my beverage. Trident usually does this too, but I think their healthy bias toward using for-here cups has helped them get it right even when the person who took my money passes off the job of getting my beverage to another employee.

Of course, the cup issue may pale in comparison to other issues, but I don't know. I guess I need an education so I can break down the many environmental costs of having a business or purchasing a particular thing from a business. I'm not sure it will make more of a difference than say, donating money to an environmental cause or educating others, but the very least it will help satisfy my curiosity.

Uh...twice Folsom Street Coffee has served me a to-go cup when I asked for a for-here cup. They weren't about to close. I've never had Atlas Purveyors or Trident serve to-go when I asked for for-here. Folsom also gives people a disposable piece of wood for lifting out tea bags when they serve their tea. It's no biggie but it shows that the coffee shop that gets the green award from a blog that doesn't have time to investigate is the one who exaggerates the best. It would be nice if there was a site for reviewing how environmentally-friendly places are that got traction. It would get different results than online magazines.

Late comment. As someone who moved to Boulder in October, I'm really glad Boulder Bookstore is alive and well. I've found some SciFi books that aren't that popular. Ironically, one book (Rainbows End) is about technology that will contribute to the obsolescence of bookstores. I am heartened that there are places like Boulder, though, where people still care about old-fashioned bookstores. I hope they will hold out for the foreseeable future.

On a side note, it was great to meet you at Dojo 4 and I look forward to hearing more about your startup!

I tried this one out yesterday. It does just what it says. I'm optimistic that it will be helpful. The UI is clever. I like how it shows the "metrics" and the sliding timeline is kind of neat.

There are a couple of minor issues: first, it appears that you can't rename a goal. Second, it shows up on my iPhone's menu as "Choice By". I think maybe a shortened name would have worked better, or maybe I just haven't gotten used to App Store apps having their names truncated.

Overall I'm impressed.

You don't seem to be talking about my comment, so why did you click the Reply link on it? I was talking about what he was saying about Microsoft software, not what he was saying about Google software. I only mentioned his love for Google as a possible reason for him getting carried away in calling Microsoft software outdated.

You said their software's outdated. How is that not saying anything bad about Microsoft?

I think you got carried away in this post. Most people enjoy trying new products, and we often go a little crazy over their cool features at first. I suggest writing a follow-up article quickly, because people are reading the article and thinking that you've not only changed your loyalty, but have changed a whole slew of opinions. Sometimes meaning gets lost in the excitement.

Spot on.

As good of an attempt to explain this it is, it's still a major disappointment to have the site down for more than a couple of hours. And it does make me want to look for alternatives.

I've seen many articles like this, but what I like about your article is that you cover the rare circumstance where you can get a talented developer to work on an equity basis. Hopefully, this part will prevent the inevitable "Yeah, but" that comes when you tell someone paying a developer in equity is a bad idea.