George W. Bush – Negative Capability
The following assertions were collected from public statements made by George W. Bush and his official spokesmen since 1997. Originally from Harper’s Magazine, May 2004. The President of…
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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.
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McSweeney’s Lists
McSweeney’s lists crack me up. Here’s a couple of a favorites and a link to the archives. Titles of B-Movie Westerns That Give the Impression the West was…
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Shout-outs. Vancouver Edition.
Time for some shout-outs. It’s been way too long. My friend Cris is now a rockstar. Josh’s company Burnkit redesigned. Boris is working hard at urbanvancouver.com. Cameron took…
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Nightmare Job – MarCom for ChevronTexaco
I have such great friends. Knowing that my company has recently been acquired and that likely that will mean the end of a job I’ve really enjoyed… my…
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OMG!!!
Yeah… I build my webpages for like 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution. Heh! Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/…
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Supermodel Personal Ads
Here are a few of my favs… check Tara’s site for the latest and greatest. Adorable ski-bunny needs someone to keep me warm. I don’t really snowboard, but…
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Some Big-Ass Comanies!
Of the world’s 100 largest economic entities, 51 are now corporations and 49 are countries. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI…
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Gmail Invitation Prices Crash
I didn’t even think of selling my Gmail invites on eBay. I still have 2 available and would be happy to share with friends. Especially since they aren’t…
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Redwood Coast – ROADTRIP
I spent this weekend and Monday lounging around the Northern California coastline with my best friend Donald. He and I have been buddies since we were about 7…
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Michael Moore’s New Film Fahrenheit 9/11
The trailer for Michael Moore’s film is now online. The film recently won the Palme D’or at the Cannes film festival and examines what happened to the United…
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Transcendent Materialist
I’ve been told I’m hard to shop for. I’ve never been able to figure this out… ’cause to me it feels more like I want *everything*. I think…
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Lexicon
Making up new words is so much fun. Check out some of my favorites from DailyCandy… blamestorming:(n.) A meeting whose sole purpose is to discuss why a deadline…
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Purveyor of Cool?
rox! sux! NewsGator NewsGroups Wakes Funerals Linkage Plagerism Amy Lee Jessica Simpson Farscape Star Trek XML XXX Vancouver LA Flea markets eBay Alcohol Soft drinks Voting Voting for…
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The Lord of the Rings Drinking Game
Well, I finally saw return of the king last night. I thought it was (predictably) great, and I (predictably) kicked myself for having not seeing it on the…
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The Business of Design
From time to time inevitably everyone has to justify their existence within a corporation. “What do you do exactly?” “What value do you provide the organization?” “What impact…
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Spring Bling!
My buddies have a little non-profit fundraising group called Debauchery for Donations and they’re pulling together a great benefit party this weekend call Spring Bling to benefit Big…
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Losing the War?
This is not a politcal blog or activism website. I don’t have an agenda, but I do have a problem with the way we are running our international…
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Gmail, Plaxo, and LinkedIn
Google launched a cool new service called Gmail. I’ve landed a beta account and it seems pretty hot. You get 1000megs of space vs. MSN Hotmails 2megs making…
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five and dime
Yeah, so I moved to Richmond California. I’ve started shooting a photo documentary of life in my ‘hood.Email me about it and I’ll send you a couple of…
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