Things added in April, 2007
Why journalists misquote everyone.
Penelope Trunk explains why you think reporters are always misquoting you: Why journalists misquote everyone -- or do they?
Party in a NASA Hangar Gives a Glimpse of Space Culture
MOFFETT FIELD, California -- Twenty-year Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...
Kathy Sierra Case: Few Clues, Little Evidence, Much Controversy
In the mountain of commentary that has been published about the Kathy Sierra affair on blogs and in mainstream publications, one fact has so far remained obstinately unconfirmed: Who was it that ...
Office insanity.
Imagine you had a roommate who you'd known for ten years as a somewhat annoying, slightly compulsive, very finicky but ultimately very talented and capable individual. Now, suppose that one day this ...
My new favorite word.
"Asshat," which perfectly combines aspects of stupidity or clownishness and assholism.I say this knowing that Gadget Lab blogger Rob Beschizza has outed me as someone who says "Oh my goodness" ...
What I Learned From Friendster: Jonathan Abrams’ New Startup
Jonathan Abrams' last startup, Friendster, was one of the first social-networking companies to attract an audience of users numbering in the millions. Launched in 2003, the site grew quickly through word ...
The Art of the Pitch: Be Direct
At Microsoft's Silicon Valley headquarters Monday evening, a couple hundred entrepreneurs and investors gathered to schmooze, eat mashed-potato-and-roast-beef hors-d'oeuvres from martini glasses, and spend a few desultory moments looking over the eight ...