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2011
/ Apr 2011

Ev's assholishness is greatly exaggerated

There's been a bunch of stories lately about Ev Williams, co-founder of Blogger and Twitter upon the occasion
2011
/ Apr 2011

Thank Bill Cosby for today's comedy boom

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v04dnOKUSyA?hd=1] I have this crazy idea. Back in 1985, my family
2011
/ Apr 2011

Three phone tips for antisocial people like me that hate phones

In no particular order: 1. A friend recently got a new phone & number on Verizon, and neglected to set
2011
/ Apr 2011

Scarring Party west coast tour

Over on MetaFilter Music, I've fallen for a band doing sort of old timey pirate shanty stuff called
2011
/ Apr 2011

marble steps are pretty slippery

via www.flickr.com I didn't post this for the laughs, it's just kind of an
2011
/ Mar 2011

Our lives are spent trying to pixellate a fractal planet.

via b.aking.ca The futility of the entire human condition, summed up in a single photo and caption
2011
/ Mar 2011

What? Fortuitous is back?

via fortuito.us For the last few years, I've regretted letting my long essay/business tips blog Fortuitous
2011
/ Mar 2011

Happy Birthday Twitter

Twitter turns five years old officially today. I remember when it came out and that I hated it from the
2011
/ Mar 2011

SXSW 2011

Clay Shirky, with sponsors It's hard to believe I started going to SXSW eleven years ago, but for
2011
/ Mar 2011

Apple Keynote feature request: easy recording of your talks

Summary: It should be easier to film your talks when practicing at home. Not everyone can make it to a
2011
/ Mar 2011

My SXSW 2011 talk on lessons from 11 years of community

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/21043675 w=500&h=281] Lessons from 11 years of community (my SXSW 2011
2011
/ Mar 2011

North America - Western Europe equivalent latitude maps

When I first moved to Oregon I often heard local Pinot Noir wineries proclaim "we're at the
2011
/ Mar 2011

Targeted Email Attacks

A MetaFilter member has told some wild stories in the past about the presence of malware attacks at their place
2011
/ Feb 2011

I hope this is on a plaque somewhere at Flickr HQ

I have to remind myself of this truism every so often so I might as well write it down for
2011
/ Feb 2011

Space Shuttle launch from a JetBlue flight

via www.flickr.com Photo from the mom of Dens, the founder of the popular app/service Foursquare. Talk about
2011
/ Feb 2011

Cats That Look Like Ron Swanson

via catsthatlooklikeronswanson.tumblr.com So freaking great.
2011
/ Feb 2011

On paper, Armstrong likely doped

Mud, Gears, and Pain // Armstrong's TdF Victories Lance Armstrong is either the most amazing genetic anomaly to have
2011
/ Feb 2011

2,564 frames per second

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/19819283 w=560&h=315] via vimeo.com It's incredible how different