What would happen? First, there would clearly be fewer posts. But, would they be better? I think that they might be. Here are the rules: 1. $1 to post an article/comment 2. $1 to up vote, which goes to the OP. Charging to post increases the cost of submitting
Picking a restaurant sucks. It sucks so much that even after the success of Yelp, there are still dozens of apps trying to make it better: Urban Spoon Foodspotting Forkly Ness Just to name a few.. All of these fail to solve the largets remaining problem: What do I eat
I was walking around downtown Philadelphia earlier today and seeing all the people walking around with nothing to do or panhandling, it got me thinking. How can we inject money into this ecosystem in other ways than welfare or charity? For all the success that micro-lending has had in India
This is a response to Venkatesh Rao’s post Peak attention and the colonization of subcultures. It’s a great article, a long read that I recommend everyone take a look at. The TLDR of the post is that the Internet has connected subcultures to such an extent that in
Shocking that I would be writing about hollywood in the wake of SOPA?PIPA. AMIRIGHT? No, but seriously. If the world is to defeat the monolithic behemoth that is Hollywood, who spends so much money on lobbying, more than the marketing budget of Fuck Buddies Two: Birth Control, they are
My iPhone’s HDR overlaid a protest sign over city hall during the SOPA protest with Craig Newmark and the head of Hackers and Founders. Oh, MC Hammer also had a cameo.
It pains me to say it, but it’s true. Quoting Star Wars is no longer the secret hand shake between geeks that it once was. Star Wars references have become so pervasive that they have lost all meaning. Where once a witty “these aren’t the droids you’re
I’ve been working on a new project, ClinicalTrialshq.com. It’s still a work in progress, but It’s coming along. ClinicalTrialsHQ allows patients to search over the National Institute of Healths database of open clinical trials across the world. Additionally, patients can provide their email and receive notifications
Last week we saw AirBnB announce a partnership with Springstar, a relatively unknown incubator (at least in the US) to help with international expansion. I happened to be in Berlin with BASES and EBS visiting Springstar when they made the announcement (crazy, right?). Here are two insights I gleaned from
Google Reader hurts my eyes. It could be the fact that I’m looking at it the majority of the time that I’m awake, but I like to think its because it’s not the most readable website. 12 pt font; black on a white background. It hurts. So,
Ffinally found a store to sell my design! A Little expensive though… Sorry. Trash Compactor by cmauryShut down all the Trash Compactors on the Axiom!TeePublic
This counts as fair use right? I haven’t been able to get anyone to carry the design. So if you would like this t-shirt, save this image and get it printed yourself. All I ask is that you take a picture of you wearing it and reply to this