Godin on Scarcity

23 07 2008

Seth Godin offers Apple (and other marketers) some great advice.



Scoble’s No Internet Anonymity Rule

19 07 2008

Robert Scoble suggested today that if he could make one rule about the Internet, it would be “no anonymity.”  I like Robert but I don’t like his idea.

Laura Fitton asked: “What one ‘rule’ would you make about the Internet?”, and in the thread that resulted, Robert replied that he’d eliminate anonymity. Read the rest of this entry »



Unboxing an Apple IIc, 20 Years Later

6 07 2008

Check out the cool geek porn.



BBC: Future Directions in Computing

5 07 2008

Article is a little old, but still an interesting high-level exploration of some emerging computing technologies.



FBI Illegally Wiretapped Phreakers in 1969

1 07 2008

Very interesting piece over at Slashdot.



Stewart Butterfield’s Awesome Resignation Letter

18 06 2008

Flickr founder says good-bye to the higher-ups at Yahoo!, while channeling Herman Zweibel.



How Not to Cheat at Photoshop

17 06 2008

Alright dude, if you want me to buy your book “How To Cheat At Photoshop”, you’re going to need to do a little better than this.



Thinking about the Web… in 1934

17 06 2008

Awesome article by Alex Wright – an exploration of a little-known Belgian, Paul Otlet, who was thinking about social networking, hyperlinking, and multimedia back in the 20s and 30s.



How to Spot a Faked Photo

15 06 2008

Here are some tricks to help you detect various Photoshop chicanery.



Color Managed Firefox 3 Is Here

4 06 2008

Sorry for the geek-post, but this is something that’s been driving me nuts for years, and I’m psyched that a solution is finally here.

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