Archive for March 2008

Bed Bug

In Photos on 31 March 2008 with 5 comments

links for 2008-03-29

In Links on 29 March 2008 with Comments Off

Wooster Collective: Street Art At Its Best #3: Plastic Bag Animals
Fantastic.
(tags: art)

Calling All Geeks: Fray Wants You

In Fray on 24 March 2008 with Comments Off

We’re really making the push for submissions to Fray Issue 2 now. So if you’ve got a geek story, now’s the time!

What kind of Geek are you?

In Fray on 22 March 2008 with 1 comment

The second issue of Fray Quarterly is on the theme: “Geek: Stories of People Taking Things Too Seriously.” And we don’t just mean nerd stuff: You can be a geek about anything, so long as you care about it just a little too much.
We’re using Google Docs to do a kind of storytelling [...]

links for 2008-03-20

In Links on 20 March 2008 with Comments Off

SXSW Photo Show Winners! in Pixish News
10 winners get free Flickr Pro and passes to SXSW Interactive 2009!
(tags: pixish)

BBC NEWS: Questions and answers: Tim Berners-Lee
“Imagine that everything you are typing is being read by the person you are applying to for your first job.” Good advice.
(tags: internet)

Jonathan Coulton T-Shirt Winners! in Pixish News
Amazing stuff, fantastic [...]

Obama Blows Me Away

In Politics, Video on 18 March 2008 with 10 comments

I just keep watching this video over and over again. And I’m not thinking “gosh, could a black man be president.” I’m thinking, could my embarrassing country actually elect someone able to speak about race with such authenticity?
I hope the answer is yes.

Flickr Blows

In Flickr, Video on 15 March 2008 with 7 comments

Congrats to Flickr on four amazing years. I accompanied Heather to 111 Minna earlier today to help set up for the party, and decided to make a little video of the most important part: blowing up the balls.

Weird Turn Pro: Crowdsourcing for Creatives

In Community, Conferences, Crowdsourcing, SXSW on 12 March 2008 with 2 comments

At SXSW Interactive 2008, I delivered a talk called Weird Turn Pro: Crowdsourcing for Creatives. I promised to put my slides up afterward, so here they are on SlideShare. You can also read recaps thanks to Katie and Noor.

Thanks for coming, SXSW! I had a great time and I hope you did too.

Attention Austin: Undomesticated Powazek In Area

In SXSW on 6 March 2008 with 7 comments

Attention Austin, especially SXSW Interactive participants: This man is named Derek Powazek. He means you no harm. You may find him wandering aimlessly through your town for the next few days. If you see him, approach with caution as he can be easily startled. Please remember, he doesn’t remember your name, even if you met [...]

links for 2008-03-06

In Links on 6 March 2008 with Comments Off

Heather on Creative Commons and Tin Foil Hats
Hey Boing Boing: “No Derivative Works” means you violated Heather’s license. You should know better.
(tags: boingboing creativecommons)

Seven Questions For John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats
On writer’s block: “You’re not ‘blocked,’ you’re on a detour, and maybe the sights aren’t as pretty, but they’re still really valuable.” I must [...]