I didn’t get a chance to go to any of the Web 2.0 Expo events, talks, or keynotes, but I’m keeping track of some of the post-event items which have made it to the web. Here is a really great transcript from a speach Clay Shirky gave at the conference: Gin, Television, and Social [...]
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File: April 2008
I don’t get a couple hours to myself much these days, so I’m glad I took advantage of the outstanding weather for a bike ride. Nearly 20 miles!
The first 10 miles were pretty easy. Market St. is mostly flat, and downhill. Then around the Embarcadero and through Fisherman’s Wharf. Traffic was heavy, [...]
Well timed with the irrational and echo-tastic exuberance surrounding the Web 2.0 Expo, 37 Signals issues a dig at the the SF and Sillicon Valley start-up environment. Defintely worth the quick read, and plenty of good chatter in the comments.
I love the quintessentially midwestern take (via Denmark, I assume) on the [...]
I really don’t accessorize (I have a hard enough time picking out a belt), but if I did, these bracelets made from recycles camera lens parts are really cool ,
(Via The Triumph of Bullshit.)
Freedom is a little OSX app which will disable wireless and ethernet networking, freeing you from all sorts of distractions.
So crazy you just…might…work!
But you will still get a call on your cel asking why you aren’t on IM.
For your viewing pleasure, every simpsons couch gag:
Amazing time-lapse video of Nicholas White
trapped in an elevator for 41 hours
The related article is on my toread list.
(via waxy.)
Meatwater, now in 12 delicious flavors!
Beef Jerky
Beef Stroganof
Cheese Burger
Chicken Teriyaki
Dirty Hot Dog
Fish’n Chips
Hungarian Gulash
Italian Sausage
Peking Duck
Tandoori Chicken
Texas BBQ
Wiener Schnitzel
It may be passe and gauche, but Ryan Block still takes the opportunity to post this traffic chart comparing Engadget and News.com. He also goes on to say that “the editorial and business models of that division are becoming increasingly deprecated.” (Color me confused: Technology news isn’t valuable? Display advertising on the web is on [...]
