04 Nov 2008, 6:49 a.m.

Election Day

I just pulled the lever for Obama, literally [photos]. Leonard suggested we get up by 6 so we could avoid the lines, but we ended up in line for about half an hour. Still a …

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02 Nov 2008, 19:02 p.m.

Whither

Online video is now a commodity, like content management systems. I'm managing a project right now where we're customizing WordPress for a CMS and using YouTube for nearly all the video. Just as site creators …

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02 Nov 2008, 8:27 a.m.

Nandini, This Trailer Isn't On Apple's Site Yet

Given that most people who read my site have broadband, I'm experimenting with actually including graphics, video, etc. Basically stuff you couldn't do with a telegraph in 1872. In that spirit: My sister and I …

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26 Oct 2008, 13:54 p.m.

We Are The That Ones We Have Been Waiting For

Barack Obama's campaign's momentum (or Omentum if you will) causes me as a manager to marvel at the fusion of inspiration and discipline his organization manifests. Hmm, whodathunk a community organizer would know how to …

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20 Oct 2008, 12:21 p.m.

California Voters

Californians: today's your last day to register to vote for this year's election. And you can vote early to avoid lines and broken machines, and free up your election day for volunteering and get-out-the-vote work. …

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20 Oct 2008, 10:26 a.m.

Quote Of The Day

"The American story is one of redemption and hope. That's my story and I'm sticking to it."

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11 Oct 2008, 20:55 p.m.

We Make The Subtext - The Text!*

Last night Hal [happy returns of the day, Hal!] told me a tale of a job-hunting workshop he attended wherein the leader told him, without irony, that he needed to pump more buzzwords into his …

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10 Oct 2008, 9:54 a.m.

Notable

If there's one iota of wisdom I remember from Reader's Digest's "Quotable Quotes," it's that good stories feature ordinary people doing extraordinary things or extraordinary people doing ordinary things. This model explains to me why …

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09 Oct 2008, 9:23 a.m.

Meetup Roundup

The monthly New York Tech Meetup continues to put on a good show. It used to be free to get in but now you have to prepay $10 on the Meetup site to RSVP, since …

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09 Oct 2008, 8:03 a.m.

Thank You, Eliza Mulcahy

If there is one thing I have learned from Obama Pics Daily it is that the candidates have to eat in public, a lot, and they often look silly while doing so. Barack Obama is …

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