From the man himself:

Create for the joy of creating. Share for the joy of the sharing, and because the information you’re sharing genuinely excites you. Do that, and the rest will follow.

A rule to live by.

Great thoughts on hiring from Aaron Swartz, aimed specifically at programmers, but this stuff is universal:

First, do they know stuff? Ask them what they’ve been thinking about and probe them about it. Do they seem to understand it in detail? Can they explain it clearly? (Clear explanations are a sign of genuine understanding.) Do they know stuff about the subject that you don’t?

In reference to jQTouch:

But the demos show just how far short even best-of-breed iPhone web apps fall compared to native apps

The jqtouch demos are kind of weak in regards to actual performance—especially the swipe guestures. But I’m convinced that I can create a top-class iPhone app for Spendly with web technologies. While this won’t happen with the Alpha or Beta tests, I’m hoping our launch in Mar/Apr of 2010 will include an iPhone web app. Local storage and all.

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I’ve launched the sign up form for those interested in keeping up with news regarding Spendly and those who may be interested in participating in the Alpha preview beginning in mid-Deccember.

Shown here is the updated design for sub navs, along with selectable entries. Getting ready to integrate bulk edits.

An early build of Spendly. The UI is still fairly similar to what you see in the video. The nav has been updating to include sub-navs for view options. Also, we’re working on a more simplified view option, which will be similar to an iPhone style view. We’re thinking that view will be perfect for Fluid Apps as well.