December 2011
18 posts
Potentially Awkward
NBC’s Rock Center will feature a segment on Kickstarter tonight. It’s exciting, and if this clip is any indication, the side of the back of my head might be on national television:
Anyways, my parents will be watching because they are parents and I’m glad they’ll get to see what goes on at my office and what (as my mom says) “Kickstart” is. Apparently their...
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“In changing its position, Go Daddy remains steadfast in its promise to support...”
– GoDaddy issues a statement that they no longer support SOPA after customers revolt, and erases all evidence that they ever supported it in the first place.
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BRYCE DOT VC: SOPA Casts Light on the Growing... →
brycedotvc:
Two articles grabbed my attention yesterday that touched on a growing concern I’ve been wrestling with far longer than SOPA/PIPA or any individual bill has been bouncing around; namely, that the people making decisions about legislating the future of the technology have little, if any, understanding of it.
As Clay highlights in his post:
Our 111th Congress has 2 professional...
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“I learned that money can be a lot of things. It can be something that is...”
– Louis CK, on his recently successful experiment releasing content directly to fans.
There are those who think the Internet needs more regulation to protect the copyright holders and intellectual property owners. Seems to me Louis CK proved that you just need to be fucking funny and really...
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The Kickstarter Tumblr: Don't You Have Better... →
kickstarter:
Mario Lurig is currently running a Kickstarter project for his multisided, infinitely delicious-looking chocolate gaming dice.
In his project description, Mario preemptively answers one of those Big Questions that tend to loom over anyone working on a passion project:
Don’t you have better things to do?
To which Mario had this to say:
This is my better thing! I quit my job 7...
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“Well, Frank Miller is someone whose work I’ve barely looked at for the past...”
– Alan Moore
Man, I love Alan Moore just for existing more and more these days.
(via nerdgerhl)
Amazing.
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Why former English majors shouldn't write Yelp...
Last weekend, after being inspired by a gorgeous, delicious meal I had at a new local restaurant called Bistro Petit, I decided to write a review on Yelp.
I’ve never submitted content to Yelp before. I use it as a guide, mainly when I’m trying to find some place to eat, but I’ve never gone so far as to create a user account and participate in the community.
What led me to...