ma

Excellent dinner company.

Celebrating ma's birthday, now with added lactose. #ma #dad #family

Indieweb

Introducing the Indie Dash Button! #indieweb #vrm

We've all been there: you're standing by the washing machine, about to start a load, and you realize you're out of laundry detergent. Or you're getting ready for bed and you realize you've forgotten to buy more mouthwash. Less often,

For some reason, my parents sent me to a Christian school.

This was the result. We were tasked with writing about the Ark of the Covenant; I wrote a graphic novel. I wasn't expelled, and all in all got in less trouble than that time I wrote a story about Jesus going on a shooting spree. I was not

Marc Benioff is doing the right thing. Every founder should take note.

Marc Benioff, the CEO at Salesforce, is cancelling all programs in Indiana: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says he doesn’t want his employees subjected to discrimination as part of their work for the San Francisco-based company, and he is cancelling all required travel to the state of Indiana following the

Facebook wants to own our news and communications. Here's why it has to fail.

Earlier this week, it emerged that Facebook was in talks to host the content from publications like the New York Times, Buzzfeed and National Geographic. Today, it "opened up" their Messenger app into a platform that can be incorporated into a host of other apps and services, as

Some thoughts on building a high-growth startup with an open source product

Known is my second open source startup. I've spent over a decade working with free and open source software, and have been producing it in a startup context for most of that time. I've had a lot of time to think about the realities of doing

Introducing Lostboyevsky

His first EP is called Rhymes and Puns and Shit (Crime and Punishment), and for that alone he deserves our support.

Awesome open mic.

I like it when these are a safe space. Pictures: someone randomly belly dancing to creepy electronic bient music. A+. Maybe one day I'll bring my Ross-like beats.

Yes: Erin and I both have tickets. Looking forward to it!

Erin and I both have tickets. Looking forward to it!

Venture capital isn't evil.

I enjoyed this episode of This Week in Startups with USV's Fred Wilson. It's a fairly candid conversation from this year's Launch Festival, and Fred comes across as having both integrity and a very practical approach to investing in startups. The story that jumps

Why the secure web isn't ready for primetime (but we need to use it anyway)

In today's climate, it's important that we secure communications with our servers. For example, if you're on open wifi (at a coffee shop, for example, or at a conference), it's trivial to steal the unsecured logins of the people around you. Using

Squished bear.

Bruno, my beloved teddy bear, was imported back to the States from our old attic sans stuffing. Once upon a time he was taller than me.