Archive for 2012/12


DHH

He’s my trusted source. Ever notice how there’s no tech help? I think it started with video games, which came without instructions, you were just supposed to figure it out by yourself. Then came the Internet, where everything was FREE! Well, not exactly, you gave up your data in return, but these companies started off […]

Roundup

1. Hard Day Of The Dead Hard Day Of The Dead Watch this video and tell me you don’t feel like you missed it! But that’s not why I’m writing about it. Then again, match music with images and you can end up with something greater than the sum of its parts. But the bottom […]

Passion

We need to believe you believe. That you’re just not doing it as a stepping stone. That this is all there is. And you’re gonna keep on doing it whether anybody pays attention or not. Steve Jobs was a prick. But he had a quest for excellence nonpareil. That’s what we love about Apple, that’s […]

Why You Can’t Get A Good Seat At A Fair Price

Concert tickets are so expensive because of income inequality. Yes, the Internet allows scalpers and StubHub (the same thing?) to reach a national audience, but in the old days supply exceeded demand to an even greater extent and despite the presence of scalpers, prices were never this high. The difference is now there’s a whole […]