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2017
/ Jul 2017
Baby Driver was fantastic

Baby Driver was fantastic

The first five minutes of Baby Driver comprise one of the best action movie intro sequences I’ve seen. The quick cuts and the whole thing…
2017
/ Jul 2017
Vulnerability is the best thing in comedy right now

Vulnerability is the best thing in comedy right now

Mike Birbiglia sticks out in my mind as a standup comic that really turned a corner with his work when he went from everyday observational…
2017
/ May 2017
A quick parable about the Apple touchbar

A quick parable about the Apple touchbar

My workplace recently gave me a new touchbar Macbook Pro, and I’ve enjoyed it since I got it (ignoring the ridiculous USB-C dongle…
2017
/ May 2017
A slow-burn joke for my coworkers

A slow-burn joke for my coworkers

I work remotely and do several meetings a week over video conference with a team distributed across multiple office locations. Sometimes I…
2017
/ Apr 2017
The Flickr Explore page is still really amazing

The Flickr Explore page is still really amazing

Tim Carmody is guest hosting Kottke.org this week and asked for the best of the best, to produce a mixtape of the Internet. And here’s my…
2017
/ Apr 2017

What’s the origin of the phrase 420?

I never smoked pot until I was in my 40s, but I was aware of it all around me growing up in Southern California. “420” was a codeword, or a…
2017
/ Mar 2017
Motor Trend magazine is doing something interesting on the Internet

Motor Trend magazine is doing something interesting on the Internet

Taking a long look at Motor Trend On Demand
2017
/ Mar 2017
Going to prison with Defy Ventures

Going to prison with Defy Ventures

How a day changed the way I look at prisons
2016
/ Dec 2016

News that makes me ask myself if I’m in the band Sugar Ray and I just don’t know it yet

Seriously, am I that guy Mark from that band?
2016
/ Dec 2016
Issue 42: A Sven appears in Portland

Issue 42: A Sven appears in Portland

It started with selfies on Instagram, Friday night. An old cross racing buddy was pictured standing next to Sven Nys in street clothes…
2016
/ Oct 2016
The one thing I know about DJ Spooky

The one thing I know about DJ Spooky

IN FEBRUARY 2002, I joined Creative Commons, and helped launch their first website. We had a party for our public launch in December of…
2016
/ Oct 2016
The NYT buying Wirecutter and Sweethome is so much more amazing than you think

The NYT buying Wirecutter and Sweethome is so much more amazing than you think

I was happy to read that the New York Times bought Brian Lam’s Wirecutter and Sweethome sites for $30 million today.
2016
/ Oct 2016
The origin story of raccoon

The origin story of raccoon

Yeah, it started with someone finding this funny image of a raccoon looking super helpful, and once shared in #random everyone talked about…
2016
/ Oct 2016

Donald Trump and the Central Park Five

Let’s not let this slip through the cracks
2016
/ Oct 2016
Part 3: Talkabot conference liveblog

Part 3: Talkabot conference liveblog

Notes from the final day of conference talks
2016
/ Oct 2016
Part 2: Talkabot conference liveblog

Part 2: Talkabot conference liveblog

Notes from the first day of conference talks
2016
/ Oct 2016
Part 1: Talkabot conference liveblog

Part 1: Talkabot conference liveblog

Notes from the all-day tutorial session
2016
/ Sep 2016
Nike’s Biketown is the best bikeshare

Nike’s Biketown is the best bikeshare

Portland, Oregon recently (finally!) got a bikeshare system after about ten years of fits and starts and delays. The Nike Biketown system…