Writing

Field notes for the age of generative everything.

Essays on AI, culture, community, creative practice, consent, taste, and what stays human when the tools get loud.

  • Flock

    Flock

  • Guess What Arrived Today?

    Guess What Arrived Today? When a book is ready to go, the author is sent 10 copies to give away, or roll around on, or whatever… Today my…

  • Expired Slide Film and Cross-Processing

    As anyone who has been hanging out and shooting with me has probably noticed I’ve been shooting a lot of slide film (E-6) this summer and processing it…

  • Social Signal is hiring!

    Social Signal is hiring! We’re looking for a deputy geek and virtual office manager who can pitch in on a wide range of socially-oriented web projects and help…

  • Colors of Web 2.0 Party

    Thanks to Bart, Lloyd, Andy, Geoffrey, Chris, Anthony and the rest of the Flockstars who flew me down from Vancouver to take some pics at their Web 2.0…

  • Web 2.0 Conference Photos

    Here’s some photos from last weeks Web 2.0 conference in SF. I had a great time and was lucky to meet some online peeps I have admired for…

  • Quickie Web 2.0 Conference Post

    I’m here at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. Lots of interesting stuff going on. I’m just between sessions and thought I’d drop a few quick notes.…

  • BitTorrent For Dummies

    BitTorrent For Dummies There is hardly a clearer sign that a technology, service, or product has become mainstream than its inauguration as a ”…For Dummies” title. Susannah Gardner,…

  • Raised Voices

    Raised Voices Testimonies from the majority world on the effects of G8 policies have on their lives.

  • Playlist Module Released

    Playlist Module Released Over the last little while I’ve been working on a playlist module for Drupal. Farsheed was also working on a playlist module. So we have…

  • Blue Flavor is Open for Business

    Blue Flavor is Open for Business Congrats to my friends and Seattle guys Blue Flavor for getting their new company off the ground.

  • BitTorrent’s Grab at Respectability

    BitTorrent’s Grab at Respectability Its technology is beloved by illegal downloaders and file sharers. Now the outfit is raising venture funding in a bid to go commercial

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