February 2008
22 posts
Google Gives All SF Homeless Free Voicemail →
Google has made an announcement that could help hundreds of homeless people in San Francisco get back on their feet. Every single homeless person in the city will be given a life-long phone number…
Project 009: Lunch In Jars →
Ann Karash’s lunch in jars for Project 009 proved to be unusually photogenic. She put more pictures of the meal on Flickr. She writes: “I ended up packing my lunch mostly in jars, as we have them…
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Get Things Done by Closing a Few Doors... →
Although choice is generally seen as a positive thing, the New York Times examines how and why closing a few doors can help you take major steps toward moving forward with projects and getting…
“Touch My Body”: Hell Is Other People →
Womp womp. Oh well. It seemed like a dream team, Mariah Carey and Jack McBrayer could have been our generation’s Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, or at least this year’s Heat-caliber…
Kuo Is Major →
For those of you who do not know, Andrew Kuo is a dude. His graphs and charts have slapped our knees and covered our pages for a long time, and now he’s coloring up the Grey Lady. When not caking off that big newspaper money, he’s reviewing Yo Gotti mixtapes with green diamonds on his blog. The only thing he has yet to achieve is a Charlie Rose interv… oh shit. Nevermind! Charlie Rose...
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DNA Chips Might Break Moore’s Law →
IBM is using DNA to ferry carbon nanotubes to make chips. Meanwhile, bug protein may soon be used to provide us with terabytes of data on a DVD. It all sounds so futuristic and creepy, but despite the fanfare, using biology as a storage medium or microfab is hard. Unlike a mechanical tool, biology adapts, morphs and can mutate, resulting in manufacturing problems. However, there’s a reason...
DNA Chips Might Break Moore’s Law →
IBM is using DNA to ferry carbon nanotubes to make chips. Meanwhile, bug protein may soon be used to provide us with terabytes of data on a DVD. It all sounds so futuristic and creepy, but despite the fanfare, using biology as a storage medium or microfab is hard. Unlike a mechanical tool, biology adapts, morphs and can mutate, resulting in manufacturing problems. However, there’s a reason...
Trio Creates Rock iBand With Modded iPhones →
A couple of musical iPhone apps and a Nintendo DS game take the place of guitar, keyboards and more in the hands of tuneful gadget freaks.
Poke Jesus? [Caption Contest] →
Our caption: “OK, so maybe we were wrong about Zuckerberg’s seriousness about user privacy.” Now write yours.
The Fourth Horseman of the Macropocalypse →
What do Zimbabwe, the UK, and the USA have in common? As it turns out, quite a bit - at least when it comes to broken DNA. In Zimbabwe, it looks like this: a cadre of government thugs, eating what little fat is left on the bones of the country’s decaying agricultural and industrial asset base. In the UK and US, it looks like this: bankers cashing in million-dollar cash bonuses at the...
Draft Lessig →
Open Letter to Recruiters, Real Estate Agents,... →
Dear assorted financial and professional services salespeople who have been contacted me since I announced the incorporation of Path 101, No matter how much you try, you all seem the same to me… and the same to every other entrepreneur and new business. You’re selling something and we don’t have a lot of money to buy stuff.
Our initial inclination is that what...
Your house, now searchable →
A few days ago, Google expanded its street view program, adding a bunch of new metro areas. I was both pleased and a little freaked out to find both my hometown and current residence included in the maps. This has given me some new perspective, which I’ll share today. First and foremost, the streetview maps are really interesting. The technology and integration is very cool, and the maps...
Looking to grieve for Northern Illinois victims?... →
With just one click, Facebook users can show how much they care. Hours after the shooting at Northern Illinois University, there is a Facebook group with more than 5,500 members called “Pray for Northern Illinois University Students and Families.” While you’re at it, join “If This Group Reaches One Million Members Genocide in Sudan Will End.” Working for peace has...
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Video: Kanye West, "Flashing Lights" →
What’s great about Kanye is that he figures out the shortest route to everything: success, stardom, making Daft Punk popular, slotted eyewear, the list goes on. And with his video for “Flashing Lights,” co-directed with Spike Jonze, he’s figured out how to avoid trips to therapy. It’s all right there on the screen! And it’s shot in that slo-mo, one take style...
Complexity Theory Takes Evolution to Another Level →
A group of scientists wants to revise Darwin’s theory of evolution to better explain jumps in biological complexity, like that from single-celled to multicellular organisms.
McCAIN IN THE MEMBRANE →
This is an excellent parody, although I am disappointed that nobody sang “I hate the gooks” or “Do you know why Chelsea Clinton is so ugly? Because Janet Reno is her father.” The part of this video that makes me chuckle the most is the woman who is imitating ScarJo at the mic.