Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Sweat Lodge

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Nate Westheimer

This past weekend was my re-birthday, marking the one year anniversary of leaving the “Sweat Lodge” — the first step on my important journey of becoming an engineer. Anyway, I need to get back to some pretty sophisticated engineering problem, … Continue reading →

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Cory Booker’s Big Opportunity

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Nate Westheimer

These are exciting times in NY Tech, and one of the most exciting projects / debates is the City’s “Applied Sciences NYC” project. If you want to brush up on the subject, Anil Dash has a fantastic summary of arguments … Continue reading →

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Where NY Tech’s Culture Comes From (and why we owe Amit Gupta our bone marrow)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Nate Westheimer

As the NY Tech scene has gained momentum over the past few years, I find myself talking to a lot of journalists who are trying to understand what’s going on here and how we arrived at this point. In these … Continue reading →

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Meeting Bill Clinton, Remembering Steve Jobs.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Nate Westheimer

I met Bill Clinton last night. Oddly, I get a similar feeling thinking about him as I do Steve Jobs. Maybe it’s my association with the roaring 90s, or perhaps the monstrous charisma they both exude. Was balancing the budget … Continue reading →

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Getting Good.

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Nate Westheimer

It was 12 months ago last week that my friend Sam Lessin sat me down and gave me the kick in the rear that got me going down this road of learning to code. A year later, and I’m super … Continue reading →

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