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David Hull recently responded to my post-Information Age article suggesting that we are in fact, just at the end of the beginning rather than the end of the Information Age itself: I like the article, I like the argument, but … Continue reading →

Thanks Jamie Rubin for a nice little video: Difficult jobs My job is always challenging and difficult but it’s nothing compared to what this guy does everyday. I have no idea where this video comes from but it’s fascinating. (via … Continue reading →

While in a conference call just now, my colleague was summarily ushered out of his building in San Francisco as two small explosions caused white smoke to billow out from manholes on Market Street near Van Ness.  Safety crews are … Continue reading →

I thought YouTube was enticing before. But their new super fast, groovy surfing bar takes it to a whole other level… Check it out in this PSA about posting stuff online: Talk about sucking my attention away…

Photosynth from Microsoft appears to be a true game changer. Assuming they can deal with scaling at a Google or YouTube pace (and it looks like they probably can), their approach to multi-resolution experiences and automated image linking, extraction, & … Continue reading →

Jim Bursch gives an interesting analysis of his economic model for mindshare. MyMindshare is Jim’s company, a marketplace for buying and selling attention, or as Jim calls it, mindshare. I’ve criticized MyMindshare’s premise before because it looks a lot like … Continue reading →

Dave Winer (via Chris Carfi): “It was a mistake to believe that creativity was something you could delegate, no matter how much better they were than you, because it’s an important human activity, like breathing, eating, walking, laughing, loving.” Actually, … Continue reading →

I love what Steve Yegge says here about designing great software. Here’s an excerpt (edited for brevity): I think the most important principle in all of software design is this: Systems should never reboot. If you design a system so … Continue reading →

Doc Searls recently posted from CES with a complaint about the iPhone’s lack of GPS support: My own first question was “Where’s the GPS?” Absence of that would be a deal-killer for me. Well, good news and bad news. Since … Continue reading →

So, while many of our compatriots are out blogging CES, I came across this video from Cornell’s Fab@Home project, on Slashdot: holy_calamity writes “Two Carnegie Mellon researchers have designed an open source 3D printer that costs just $2,400. The self-assembly … Continue reading →