If a user is having a problem, it’s our problem.
- Steve Jobs
Except when it’s not!
Developers: OAuth support
For increased security and more resilient third-party apps, we’ve started early testing of OAuth support in the Tumblr API.
We’ve modeled our implementation after Twitter’s in many ways, supporting OAuth 1.0a with optional xAuth, upon request, where it makes sense such as mobile and native applications.
The existing authentication methods in the API are still supported for now, but we encourage developers to migrate to OAuth when possible.
To get started with Tumblr’s OAuth, integrate an OAuth consumer library into your project and get a consumer key by registering your app.
This is still in its early testing stages, so please report any issues. Thanks.
Finally!
Pasquale D'Silva - Animation & Illustration: Designing the Face of Forrst →
Before the jabber, a little history:
Long before the opening leg of my tour, my good pal Chris Kalani introduced me to a little project named Forrst. While it was a quickly slapped together prototype, Kyle Bragger was definitely onto something, as people started to chatter about his…
Pasquale D'Silva - Animation & Illustration: The Great Travel Adventure: The Explanation →
I’m a 21 year old kid who makes art & hang outs with my best friends. I had moved from Australia to Canada in pursuit of a fresh career, (at the time) a specacular lady, and a brand new lifestyle.
All was tremendous in the tucked away land of Canada when I was suddenly hit with some unfortunate…
Pixelvetica - The musings of Carson Kahn: An interview with developer and designer Kyle Bragger →
Most recently, developer and designer Kyle Bragger, the genius behind Forrst.com, was kind enough to grant me an interview. As the homepage pronounces, Forrst is a “place for designers and developers to share inspiring code, screenshots, links, and other work with their peers.” What…
I enjoyed doing this interview with one of Forrst’s earlier users.
I have a hard time believing this.
I came across this Techcrunch article last night when a good friend mentioned it on Twitter.
I have a really hard time absorbing this at face value. Here’s the relevant quote from the article: (emphasis mine)
The lower the CEO salary, the more likely it is to succeed. The CEO’s salary sets a cap for everyone else. If it is set at a high level, you end up burning a whole lot more money. It aligns his interest with the equity holders. But [beyond that], it goes to whether the mission of the company is to build something new or just collect paychecks. In practice we have found that if you only ask one question, ask that.
Alright, so if you’re looking to evaluate a startup’s chances of success, just ask them how much the CEO makes. Right.
I respect Peter Thiel, but I just can’t seem to digest this one. Granted, he does also say “…it goes to whether the mission of the company is to build something new or just collect paychecks.”, but it seems like that is, in his mind, secondary to the CEO’s pay rate.
What ever happened to looking at the team, their vision, their track record, how well they’re executing, is the product solid, etc. Do those things matter when trying to predict the success (or not) of a young company? I guess not. I do believe that CEOs of early stage companies should not be taking gargantuan salaries, but to say that that should be the only factor when evaluating a startup’s chances of success, well, I just can’t stomach that one.
Amusing, too, that Techcrunch goes on to say:
In Startupland, everybody should be working towards the same goal: that big juicy exit.
This could easily become another post unto itself, but what kind of mentality is that? What about building something that positively impacts people’s lives? Building something game-changing? Building a thriving business that generates — gasp — actual profit? Nah, just keep pushing for that exit, because that’s all that really matters.
Come on.
ReadWriteWeb: Forrst: Stack Overflow Meets Tumblr →
We’re honored!
Into The Forrst: Announcing a new feature on Forrst: Public Posts →
I’m excited to announce a new Forrst feature rolling out today: Public Posts. In the past, all posts on Forrst were visible only to existing, logged-in members. Starting today, you’ll be able to selectively make your posts public with a new option on the new and edit post screens.
Public…
I’m really excited about this.
