Rob Howard

Tech founder and investor. and more

[Rob Howard @robhoward]

Italy’s Data Protection Authority (the Garante) issued Provision No. 284 on April 17, 2026, targeting the 1x1 invisible pixels embedded in marketing email.

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I always knew Carrie Underwood was amazing. But singing a cappella when the music wouldn’t start… was another level.

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https://t.co/C2s08yElE5 is live and running. We started using it for managing our backlink exchanges for DailyStory and quickly found about 20% of our exchanged backlinks had been removed.

So far about 12 customers (free tier). We’ll have the Stipe billing in production tomorrow.

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German engineering is both frustrating and amazing. Just trying to change a battery requires taking parts out and special socket wrenches. But the efficient use of space is amazing.

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Dallas weather is so unpredictable. Yesterday we were forecasted to get 10” of snow Thursday, woke up to chance of rain and 3”.

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One of the health insurance plans is Point of Service. Abbreviated POS.

So let me get this right, I have a POS insurance plan option?

At least they’re being honest.

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John Ferguson, the CEOof Saxon Aerospace, a manufacturer of manned drones, gives his assessment of all the mysterious drones plaguing New Jersey and other places in America right now.

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Finalizing open enrollment. The health insurance industry in the U.S. is just a dumpster fire. For independent business owners the choices are almost non-existent. Such a shift from when we first offered benefits @Telligent - cost was ~$900/mo for 100% coverage for the FULL family.

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Viture Pro glasses finally arrived. Really impressive - it’s like having a 1080p screen floating in front of you. Not perfect but much clearer than expected.

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@stripe is one of the few apps I look forward to opening every day.

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@ejsmith Yeah, went down a rabbit hole on Reddit after seeing someone use them. Reviews are mixed, people either love them or hate them but had to give it a try.

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Ordered a pair of VITURE Pro XR glasses. 90% for entertainment, but hoping to use them for some work projects too.

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@benln As an ESP the only part that’s tough for me is, “checking email twice a day.”

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Marc Andreessen’s guide to personal productivity:

[Rob Howard @robhoward]

54k digital agencies in the US. Up 10% from last year. I didn’t realize there so many.

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Our Black Friday Cyber Monday discount of 20% off for 3 months has started https://t.co/u9mP3kY2Go

[Rob Howard @robhoward]

Working on the project UX for Backlink Monkey while watching the Dallas Cowboys struggle...