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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…
2016
/ Sep 2016
Starving artists

Starving artists

Memories of XOXO 2016
2016
/ Aug 2016
Apple Notes is the most innovative thing Apple did in the last two years

Apple Notes is the most innovative thing Apple did in the last two years

I love Apple Notes, and it’s now a central part of my life. And while I have sporadically kept a todo list in a text file on my desktop, it…
2016
/ Aug 2016
Build a Slow TV OSX screensaver in 2min

Build a Slow TV OSX screensaver in 2min

Download the screensaver zip file here on github.
2016
/ Aug 2016
Gerrymandering is a way bigger deal than you already thought

Gerrymandering is a way bigger deal than you already thought

This is a quick one: subscribe to Hari Kondabolu and W. Kamu Bell’s new podcast Politically Reactive. They’re only a few episodes in, but…
2016
/ Aug 2016
The olympics without animated GIFs

The olympics without animated GIFs

The IOC’s war on animated GIFs means we all lose
2016
/ Aug 2016
Practical tips on selling a car on Craigslist

Practical tips on selling a car on Craigslist

Recently I sold a car on Craigslist. I never planned to sell my car there when I set out to buy a new one, but it turned out to be the best…