One of my favorite phenomena over the past few years — and one of the stories I like to tell most about why the internet is awesome — is...
Whenever you start a project (and I’m thinking about building websites and web applications), you are balancing two somewhat opposed goals: 1)...
This past week, I spent some time cutting a hole in the wall in between our kitchen and our family room. It’s a project we’ve been...
Last week at the Web 2.0 Expo, I gave a talk on The Opportunity for Civic Startups. I was filling in for Code for America‘s Jen Pahlka...
This weekend, I built some shelves in my closet. It was pretty simple affair — some pre-finished shelving boards, wooden corbels, and a rod for...
This morning while cleaning up my office, I came across an old sketchbook from one of my design classes in college, circa ~1999. In it was a gem of...
Two weeks ago, we were joined by the newest member of the fam: Brieza. Brieza weighed in at a respectable 8 lbs 9 oz and has been busy sleeping away...
This post has been a long time coming. It’s the idea that keeps coming back; the slow hunch that’s been brewing and brewing for months...
As of 11am this morning, buses in Brooklyn are telling the internet where they are. And I’m proud to say that our work is behind it. For the...
Next week, I’m heading to Santa Clara for a few days of “big data” at the O’Reilly Strata Conference. I’m really...
As part of my goals for 2011, I’m trying to blog more regularly — once a week, right here, to be precise. As I mentioned, I don’t...
I love the new year. It’s a so nice to have a time where a) pretty much everyone takes a break for a few weeks and b) you get to magically...
Earlier this year, my friend and former colleague Thor Snilsberg started a new nonprofit organization called CityScience to improve the quality and...
I’ve been reading Steven Johnson‘s new book, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation. It’s an enjoyable...
I’d like to make an addition to my internet wish list for 2011: a Strategic Networking Tool. Here’s what I mean: Online networks of all...
Last week, I mentioned an article called The Making of the Corporate Athlete (originally published in 2001 in the Harvard Business Review). If you...
Last month, I attended the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council’s annual unconference. My favorite session, by far, was Bill...
Last night, I attended an event at Harvard about the Knight News Challenge, put on by Hacks/Hackers Boston and the Knight Foundation. The room was...
I opened my talk at last week’s Times Open event with this little video plugging Phone Idol. It got a few laughs, which was the...
I love seeing people write to their future selves. Here’s a note I came across in my very own inbox today, no doubt jotted down on my iPhone...