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13 May 2008 @ 2pm

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The failure of capitalism: people who won’t take my money

I’ve been looking to give someone $10,000. I realize that the dollar is in a slump, but by most measures this is a lot of money, and I would have thought that a normal person, all things being equal, would like to take it than not take it. I’m trying to achieve a […]


Benchcoach is live!

Ladies, Gentlemen, Friends:
The day you have been waiting for is here. I’m pleased to announce that benchcoach is open for business!
Benchcoach is the best analytic fantasy baseball scenario evaluator website the world has ever seen. Period. Without clause, caveat or qualification, you will not find a better site with which to see […]


Fantasy Fishing

Fantasy Fishing
Sports fans, fantasy nuts, people who love winning giant piles of money for sitting at a computer — meet FLW Outdoors Fantasy Fishing. It’s the first-ever fantasy sports league to guarantee that somebody will become an actual, totally legit in the eyes of God and the IRS, millionaire. Or even a multimillionaire. FLW is […]


Shark Jumping

The consensus over here at Benchcoach World Headquarters is that Paul Graham has jumped the shark. Six Principles for Making New Things:
Here it is: I like to find (a) simple solutions (b) to overlooked problems (c) that actually need to be solved, and (d) deliver them as informally as possible, (e) starting with a […]


Oh, the memories

Looks like we may have our first contractor at benchcoach! Pretty exciting times. Been going through some old files to figure out the terms of the contract and I stumbled upon this gem of an old cover letter:

From: Withheld
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:53PM
To: […]


The Importance of Customer Service: or, Will rants about Sunshine Suites

This week I’ve been running around the city looking for office space for benchcoach. Sang’s been cranking away on important technical stuff, and I’ve been blah blah blah talking to people. The plan is to get a few desks somewhere in an established office for a few months and then see where that […]