Archive for February 2008

Busted Hardcover Edition

In Books, Fray, Publishing on 21 February 2008 with 5 comments

One of Fray’s awesome sponsors for Issue 1 is Blurb. If you’re a creative sort (and I know you are), and have ever thought about publishing your own book, give them a try. They produce beautiful print-on-demand books.
In fact, if you’d like to give Blurb a spin, they’ve given Fray a promo code to pass [...]

Pixish, Spec Work, and Graggers

In Business, Design, Pixish on 20 February 2008 with 29 comments

This post also appears in Pixish News.
During the Jewish holiday of Purim, we tell a story about a dude named Haman. He was one in a long line of history’s baddies who tried to do away with the Jews. He was so evil that, to this day, every time his name is read aloud, everyone [...]

Paul Graham’s Six Principles for Making New things

In Business on 19 February 2008 with 1 comment

I like to find (a) simple solutions (b) to overlooked problems (c) that actually need to be solved, and (d) deliver them as informally as possible, (e) starting with a very crude version 1, then (f) iterating rapidly.
When I first laid out these principles explicitly, I noticed something striking: this is practically a recipe for [...]

Larry Lessig on Creativity and Infernal Machines

In Technology, Video on 14 February 2008 tagged Creativity, Larry Lessig with 1 comment

“Artist choice is the key for new technology having an opportunity to be open for business. And we need to build artist choice here if these new technologies are to have that opportunity.” - Larry Lessig

How Pixish Happened

In Business, Life, Pixish, Stories on 10 February 2008 with 11 comments

With some stories, it’s hard to know where to begin. I could start with my obsession with photography and magazines that goes back to when I was a kid. Or I could talk about running a newspaper in college and working at HotWired in the ’90s. Or when I started a photography magazine and a [...]

Pixish is Here

In Pixish on 9 February 2008 with 11 comments

The site I’ve been working on with a few extremely talented individuals for the last few months has launched in beta. Check it out!
Pixish is the culmination of my obsession with People-Powered Products - sites that enable people to create great things together using the web and the wisdom of crowds.
I’m stoked, but too exhausted [...]

links for 2008-02-07

In Links on 7 February 2008 with 1 comment

Daring Fireball: Translation From PR-Speak to English of Selected Portions of Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang’s Company-Wide Memo Regarding the Microsoft Takeover Bid
Gruber forgot one: “I’m filled with so much fear, I’ve completely lost the ability to use capital letters.”
(tags: microsoft yahoo punctuation)

What Passes for Political Discourse in Our House

In Politics on 5 February 2008 with 11 comments

Me: So I decided I really want Obama to win.
Her: That’s great!
Me: No, it’s not.
Her: Why?
Me: Because that means he’s going to lose.
Her: Oh, come on.
Me: 16 years of voting history doesn’t lie.
24 hours pass.
CNN: Clinton, McCain claim California
Sorry, Obama.

links for 2008-02-05

In Links on 5 February 2008 with Comments Off

Kevin Kelly: Better Than Free
“When copies are free, you need to sell things which can not be copied.” Exactly! That’s why I believe, in the era of the web, printed things (books/magazines) become more important, not less.

(tags: free publishing)

BeyondChron: Bay Guardian vs. SF Weekly Trial Begins
Holy crap I had no idea this was happening. SF’s [...]

Vote

In Politics on 5 February 2008 tagged Barack Obama, Voting with Comments Off

See also: Lawrence Lessig on why he’s for Obama. Very convincing.