Archive for June, 2007

Laxonomy as a file system…

Friday, June 29th, 2007

It’s been a little bit since I’ve posted anything of substance. Work’s been a bitch and I’ve been trying to polish up an article for publication with my free time. At some point I’ll post the that pain in my ass, but in the meantime, I’ve come up with a devilishly simple scheme for an […]

Lessig says we’re all queer…

Friday, June 29th, 2007

If you have any inclination to let the government regulate anything (including themselves — campaign finance reform), this post by Tim Lee is a must read!

Do we really need fewer social networks?

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

The best I can tell, Dave Winer’s been pretty close to the mark with his predictions (here’s a golden oldie from the around turn of the century). So I was surprised to see such a brazen little called shot so depressingly wrong…
Ponzi: “How do we decide how many social networks is enough? Are there any […]

A fitting end to the console arms race…

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Found this interesting:
The Wii is beating the PS3 and Xbox 360 to pulps in the market place. In May, they sold 338K units — more than Sony (82K) and MS (155K) could manage together. In Japan it’s even more dominating, selling 5:1 against the PS3.
And while both of the super-advanced consoles from competitors are losing […]

Do you have to start slow to get things right?

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

My girlfriend just passed along an interesting link: the anti-fast culture in food…
Sure, I hate processed food just like the next guy, but it led to an even more interesting place: the Slow Company idea.
Most businesses see speed of growth as a measure of success, and aggressive growth is typically encouraged. In contrast, slow company […]

Designs of patriotism…

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Anyone who’s ever done design work professionally will get a kick out of this little flash vid: flags from around the world, with client comments and the requisite changes…
Yes, people really are that ridiculous!

So a black guy, a priest, a homo, a rabbi, some chick and an athiest walk into a bar…

Friday, June 1st, 2007

I may not be an atheist myself, but this is a little disturbing. Silly bigots…

Underneath this flabby exterior lies an enormous lack of character…