The Miller Family

Author: telmiller

  • Updated Lemon Drop

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    I’ve long been a fan of the Lemon Drop. Started off with a typical recipe, probably from Mr. Boston’s Guide. This version is a result of extensive research and experimentation. Hic. 100ml Citrus Vodka30ml Triple Sec or Cointreau (triple sec a bit too sweet)50ml fresh lemon juice

  • Mmm, Paella

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    Raquel’s family came by on Saturday night, and her mom brought along everything needed for Paella. I was checking cookbooks, trying to figure out what exact ingredients and quantities but it seems making Paella isn’t a quantitative endeavour. No measuring cups were soiled in the process. The grill was heated til it was hot enough,…

  • Microsoft is eating my iPhone

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    I notice that apps with a Microsoft provenance take up 1/5th of the apps on my first two screens. 25% if you count the fact that the mail and contacts apps are connected to MS-Exchange. I’m particularly liking the Scan to OneDrive feature that transforms photos of documents or whiteboards into very clean looking document-like…

  • When free wasn’t the deal you thought it was

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    His heart was racing as he glared at me across the long conference table. I could see from the artery pulsing in his neck, the veins in his thick biceps keeping rhythm. As his hands balled up into fists, the arms of his short sleeve dress shirt stretched to the point of bursting. The VP…

  • How long does overnight success take?

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    Early in the life of my latest startup, I had to take a wild-assed guess as to how much product we’d sell, over what timeframe. One must do this. VC’s don’t give you a few million dollars so you can run along and see what comes of your idea. That’s called a Seed round. On…

  • List of NYC Restaurants

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    Chelsea French Roast 78 W 11th at 6thCasual, inexpensive. Great for breakfast, lunch or dinner.Chelsea Ristorante, 108 8th AvePepe Giallo, 10th Ave x 25thGrimaldi‚Äôs Pizza, 656 6th Ave, original in DUMBO The Village / East Village / Stuytown Qi, 31 W 14thGruppo, Ave B betw E 6th and E 7th, related to VezzoPosto, 2nd Av @…

  • A go-to market cheatsheet

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    The great thing about working in an engineering driven company is the focus on the core product–aka ‘The Code.’ As a sales guy, I’d rather bring a product to my customers that does what’s promised, is well-architected and solidly designed. But, even when the engineering team has checked in the fixes for the last showstopper bug, the QA team’s…

  • Poisoned Apple

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    There is actually some valuable information here, buried at the end of paragraph six. The internet stopped working yesterday. Or rather, my view into it. As the single most important basic utility in this house, and doing research for our business plan on a Friday afternoon, that’s a big problem. We have lots of Apple…

  • Runner’s high

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    Down in LA last weekend. Beautiful weather and we were staying right on the beach in Marina del Rey. A perfect Saturday morning to go for a run along the beach.  Heading north up the peninsula and into Venice, I legged it past the Muscle Beach “corral.” There’s a Muscle Beach Yoga Studio now, directly…

  • Hoffman’s

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    Smells a bit like the inside of an old vacuum cleaner. Seems threadbare. Hard to imagine this was a project on “Restaurant: Impossible” just a couple of years ago. It didn’t stick. Hoffman’s1102 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz