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Archive for July 2008

links for 2008-07-31: Comment Conundrum

Why we delete comments. (And how you can make us stop.) Brilliantly written. “If we attempted to pass a law…

Just One Question for Jason Schultz

One of the things that always comes up when I talk to people at companies about community systems is the…

The Monarch

A new orchid blooms one of the freakiest flowers ever. It looks like a sea creature up close.

Concluding the Comment Culture Clash Cacophony

Jeff Jarvis sums up the debate nicely with an open letter to Bob Garfield. But note well, my friend, that…

links for 2008-07-29

BuzzMachine: Comments on comments on comments Jeff Jarvis on the comments controversy sparked by OTM, with an appearance from Bob…

10 Ways Newspapers Can Improve Comments

The other day Bob Garfield had a good kvetch about dumb comments on newspaper websites on his show, On The…

This is Not a Comment

(With apologies to RenĂ© Magritte.) One of my favorite radio shows is On The Media. I’ve been listening to it…

links for 2008-07-25: The not-dead-yet edition

Ask the Reform Rabbi – Will I be denied burial in a Jewish cemetery if I get a tattoo? Answer:…

Self-Portrait with Squid

About a month after I started the process, and a couple weeks since Jason at Cyclops did the shading (less…

Bloom


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Hi, I’m Derek. I live in San Francisco. I’m the founder and CEO of Cute-Fight and editor of Fray. I sometimes post things to Flickr and Twitter. My dog’s name is Bug. More.







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