Re-imagining News & Community in the Pacific Northwest: Day 2


Live-blogging day 2 of the conference. ————— 1532: Packing it in. The remaining sessions aren't sufficiently interesting to me to stay. Got some things to do at home. I probably won't attend this weekend, for the same reason. It would be nirvana if I was a journalist, but as a technology guy, I'm good. 1445: … Continue reading Re-imagining News & Community in the Pacific Northwest: Day 2 →

Re-imagining News & Community in the Pacific Northwest: Day 1


Live-blogging day 1 of the conference. ————— 17:54: Much good conversation about photography, information dissemination, and pricing models. I feel my control rods going in; time to head home. 16:05: Chatted with someone from the West Seattle Blog. "How much have you been affected by Fisher Communications' KOMO neighborhood blogs?" "Not at all." Fisher's astroturfing … Continue reading Re-imagining News & Community in the Pacific Northwest: Day 1 →

Journalism that Matters


I'm attending the local Journalism that Matters conference later this week. Should be very interesting, for both intensive discussions on where local journalism is headed, and for finding potential business for Meta Consulting. I'll tweet and liveblog from it.

Traveling to PyCon 2010


For my travel to PyCon 2010, I have three choices. Fly. Total round-trip is ten hours and $480, nonstop. I'll know what it's like to be a cow in a slaughterhouse. Bus. Total is five days and $245, with many stops. I'll go insane. Train. Total round-trip is eight days and $585, with many stops. … Continue reading Traveling to PyCon 2010 →

Bring Tabouleh back to Hilltop Ale House!


I'm peeved. I like eating at Hilltop Ale House. It's in a great location, has a fun atmosphere, and provides very good -to- excellent food for the money. Their soups can be to die for. It's a good meeting place for start-ups, and they don't hassle you if you linger a bit. Last but not … Continue reading Bring Tabouleh back to Hilltop Ale House! →

A Technology Moment


We discuss, read, and tweet computer technology every day. But we'll occasionally have a delightful "Oh wow!" moment that demonstrates how much technology has advanced, and what it might enable in the future. I was lucky to have had two of them last week. Moment 1 of 2 The first was when I realized that … Continue reading A Technology Moment →

Rob Cottingham on LinkedIn Connections


On ReadWriteWeb, Rob Cottingham posted a funny cartoon about LinkedIn connections. It humorously captures my opinion about how people use LinkedIn.

Posterous vs. WordPress and TypePad


Chuck Taylor and I are working on an early stage business idea. Wanting some help to move it forward, we submitted it as a proposal to Y Combinator. Per their instructions, the application included videos, which Y Combinator required to be submitted through Posterous. (A reason why they required the use of Posterous might be … Continue reading Posterous vs. WordPress and TypePad →