Field Notes

notes, photos, sketches, & asides

Blog Buzz on High-Tech Start-Ups Causes Some Static

Dylan / 2/9/2006

Poor bloggers… the instant they stand to make a lousy buck from their blogs, the WSJ jumps all over them. […]

Dylan / 2/7/2006

Cool “crank-forward” bikes (supposedly more comfortable, slightly reclined ride): Electra (via Wired News)

Dylan / 2/7/2006

News flash! Podcasting is time-consuming, not financially rewarding: Wired News: Podfading Takes Its Toll

Dylan / 2/2/2006

Coming to my neighborhood, April 22-23: DIY geeks! MakeZine.com: Maker Faire

Dylan / 2/1/2006

Ironic: Garfinkel rails against Gmail’s ads — in an article surrounded by ads. In Google We Trust

Dylan / 1/30/2006

Compare the searches for “tiananmen” on regular Google and on Google China. (via Dave Farber)

Dylan / 1/27/2006

Steve Jobs: tightfisted rich bastard? Wired News: Jobs vs. Gates: Who’s the Star?

Dylan / 1/27/2006

Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone altogether beyond: The Diamond Mountain Blog: The Heart Sutra: Kirtan

Dylan / 1/19/2006

History, from the kingdom of Akkad all the way to Earl Scruggs: Banjo Ancestors: The Lutes of West Africa, By

Dylan / 1/19/2006

In case you were wondering what the life of a freelancer is like, here’s John Scalzi’s Utterly Useless Writing Advice.