My new favorite word.
“Asshat,” which perfectly combines aspects of stupidity or clownishness and assholism. I say this knowing that Gadget Lab blogger Rob […]
Field Notes
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Tim O’Reilly: Web 2.0 Is About Controlling Data
It’s not too late to get on the “web 2.0” bandwagon, says publishing magnate Tim O’Reilly, who coined the term.
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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
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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
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Content management system.
Content management system. n. A device for moving information from one computer to another computer by means of human manual
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Gmail Mobile.
Damn you, Google. As if my email addiction weren’t bad enough already, you have to go and create Google Mobile,
Family
I did it in my head!
Last night Clara was working on her homework, part of which involved math problems — simple addition. (Math homework! In
Family
Freedom from training wheels.
At the start of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park, near the McLaren Lodge at Fell and Stanyan, the San
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2,714 unread messages.
That’s what my inbox contained on my first day of work at Wired News. My inbox had been open for
Field Notes
Font haiku contest.
Someone has made a documentary about Helvetica. Yes, the font. In its honor they’re holding a haiku contest. Two of