Distributed philanthropy network
I came across a good story about ModestNeeds.org from Deborah Finn’s blog, where she says: > “In other words, although philanthropy no longer looks like it did in the time when most people ...
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June 2005
What if we all vote on the truth, part 2
I wrote a few days ago about the coming LA Times initiative to create something they are calling “Wikitorials.” Well they’ve done it, and the results are quite interesting: Someone going by the name Han...
Read more →Making money with aggregators
Francois, reacting to something written by Jason Calcanis, makes a very good point in this discussion about feed and blog aggregators nee...
Read more →Distributed network of service providers
Not computer service providers, but folks like carpenters and plumbers…. I came across ServiceMagic, which is a pretty cool site for locating and hiring people to work on projects around the house. I needed three doors repaired and on a lark I posted the project on t...
Read more →I love beer
Ok, but, unlike Simplebits, this picture doesn’t horrify me 🙂 Technorati Tags: funny
What if we all vote on the truth?
A couple of interesting related articles on facts and non-facts: > “Wikipedia is one of the Web’s most popular sites. I asked a teenager if he understood that it carries a disclaimer; Wikipedia “can’t guarantee the validity of the information found here.” “That’s just so that no one will sue them,”...
Read more →Stay hungry, stay foolish: Steve Jobs on dropping out
I came across what is supposed to be the transcript of a commencement speech given by Steve Jobs (my hero 🙂 on June 14th. It’s certainly resonates with me: > “You’ve got to find what you love, and that is as true for work as it is for your ...
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States Ranked: Smartest to Dumbest. No Comment. Technorati Tags: interesting
Looks like I’ve beat comment spam — for now!
You’ve heard me complain about comment spam before haven’t you? Comment Spam is when mysterious robot software attacks my blog and floods it with fake comments? I came across this [handy little document](http://www.sixapart.com/pronet/comment_spam...
Read more →Fascinating history of Wikipedia
If you are interested and fascinated with the Wikipedia, how it came to be, why it is the way it is, there’s an absolutely gripping account of the history and origins on Slashdot: > “An impassioned debate has been raging, particularl...
Read more →Identity theft scam?
What would you do if you received two letters from a collection agency saying that you owed $5,000 to a firm with whom you’ve never had an account with? I ignored it and the following letter, immediately smelling a rat. What would you do further, if you got a call from that agency, and...
Read more →Creepy article!
Get this: > “A man’s severed leg – with a white Adidas sneaker still attached – plummeted from the sky onto a garage roof and bounced into the backyard of a Long Island home yesterday morning.” Want to know more? Technorati Tags: interesting, gross
Good stuff from Paul Graham
If you work with software developers you’ll appreciate these two pieces by Paul Graham, author of Hackers and Painters, a book that I also recommend heartily. He always has interesting things to say: > “I once claimed that nerds were unpopular ...
Read more →[BLOGBRIDGE] Bloeb: A new kind of web site for BlogBridge
We’ve been experimenting with a switcharoo of the BlogBridge web site – a major overhaul conceived and prototyped by Francois. (Thanks!) The new site will be going to production tomorrow, but you get to take a look while we are p...
Read more →These look like interesting books
I just saw references to these two books. I am putting them on my reading list. - Rebuilt: How becoming part computer made me more human – Michael Chorost. - Is Bill Cosny Right? – Michael Eric Dyson Technorati Tags: book
Good article about software design
Just add this one to your reading list: > “(XP) challenges many of the common assumptions about software development. Of these one of the most controversial is its rejection of significant effort in up-front design, in favor of a more evolutio...
Read more →[GEEK] Good bit about code commenting
Another neat link I was shown: > “Ever since I was a wee programmer, I’ve been reminded that good code has a lot of comments. After all, code will be read many more times than it will be written. ” (from “Write Sweet-smelling Comments“) Technorati Tags: programming
Dan Bricklin doing some interesting podcasting
I just came off listening to Dan Bricklin’s first podcast, an interview with Linda Hamel of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts about patents, intellectual property and open source. Quite interesting info. I am looking...
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What system is this from? 
I love it too, but this is ridiculous! Technorati Tags: funny, technical, UI
Time to short Google?
This can’t be good: Google closed at $288 today. John Batelle’s search blog is quoting someone as saying it will hit $300 I say, short the puppy, big time! Technorati Tags: google