I was reading Ross Mayfield’s notes on a Wikimania talk when I noticed a little green and yellow icon in the sidebar. This turned out to be a web widget for DandeLife, a social biography network built around telling stories of personal experiences. Kelly Abbott is the idea guy behind this, but Ross Mayfield is [...]
Recess
Carter, Archie and I went over to his school today for outside runabout time, and he gave me a tour, including all of the “mysteries” that he and Maddie attempt to solve during school.
At one point we were looking in a large drainage pipe, covered by bars about four inches apart.
Carter: See? In there, [...]
Ode to a Table
Who would think “cool gadget” would be synonymous with a table, but here it is … a $95K beauty designed to rotate easily into a table 73% larger than it was.
Who contributes to Wikipedia?
About two weeks or so ago, Wikipedia kickstarted a fund drive. There was a call for blog begging for much-needed funding, and the response has been significant. Over $700K has been collected from almost 13,000 donors listed on 613 pages of names.
Donations are the key to the survival of Wikipedia, mainly because the philosophy of [...]
Project 880
Whether it happens tonight or not, Bob Knight will become the winningest coach in men’s basketball history. The fact that the historic game is happening now, rather than a year ago, and in Texas instead of Indiana is what makes this bittersweet. More entertaining than the potential outcome of the UNLV game, however, is the [...]
Hire A Fan
It took ESPN’s end-of-year review of worst moments in sports to introduce me to this concept:
HireAFan.com is exactly as is seems, you pay for a fan to cheer for your team for a specific game. In return for your fan purchase, you will receive advertising on this site, as well as a photograph of your [...]
It’s alright to cry. . . .
There was a time in my life when one of my closer friends didn’t recognize me. I read Kierkegaard on purpose, considered taking on Kevin’s last name, and announced, full of warmth and peace, that Cinderella was really a story about feminine grace and strength.
To add insult to injury, I used my feminist training [...]