Monthly Archives: August 2009

Reflections on the betacup (part II)

“I grabbed a cup of instant from the hospitality table on the second morning of orientation. It was piping hot and I was in a hurry, so I stuck an ice cube in, but then a friend hailed me and began chatting; by the time we parted, I was holding a cup of watery lukewarm [...]

Do you drink coffee? Take our survey!

Following the exciting brainstorming around the betacup at Overlap last weekend, our team has created a survey to better understand the practices of coffee drinking. If you’re a coffee (or tea!) drinker and have a moment to complete it, please do! (This has also been cross-posted on Mechanical Turk to get a wider diversity of [...]

iPhone 3G(S) upgrade costs

I’ve been wondering what the cost of upgrading to a new iPhone would be. I have an iPhone 2G that I purchased in March 2008. Aside the cost of a new phone, here’s what my upgrade cost would be: Current costs: Upgrade costs: Minutes: $39.99 $39.99 Data: $30.00 $30.00 1500 Texts: (included in data plan) [...]