The Central Bureau
The “Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams” is a real thing. The first Central Bureau was formally created in the 1880s […]
Field Notes
2016
Field Notes
Swim gear
I seem have a real talent for losing swim gear. In the past year I’ve lost two pairs of goggles
Four takeaways from the bankruptcy auction of Gawker Media
Univision is acquiring Gawker Media for $135 million, news reports confirmed yesterday, beating out Ziff Davis in an auction for the media company’s assets. Here’s what that means for the media industry.
Family, Field Notes
Better yet, Ledecky!
So the 9 year old, who loves to wear soccer jerseys with the names and numbers of his heroes (Ronaldo,
Recapturing the dream of open social media
It’s hard to imagine now, but the web once meant far more than Google and Facebook. In the early days,
What I learned in college
I was one of those students who did very well in high school and college, and then, once I graduated,
Field Notes
#firstsevenjobs
Assistant proofreader
Paperboy
Babysitter
Roadside weed whacker crew
Sandwich cook/pizza maker/pizza delivery guy
Door-to-door canvasser
Photocopy machine operator
Rough Drafts
Altamont
Driving down from the Altamont Pass, the highway curves through a long, shallow, descending valley on its way down to
Rough Drafts
Motivation and inspiration
It’s been almost exactly a year since I left a salaried job and went independent. This is now the third