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.

Homogeneity is for wimps. Let's all be ourselves.

"The thing about alternative people," a coworker once said to me, many jobs ago, "is that they act like the mainstream isn't good enough for them. It's like they're saying they're better than us." He was talking about

Why I'm excited about Known Pro (and what's next for us)

We launched Known Pro today. It's the best way to reach your audience, wherever they are on the web, from a single platform. It's also the culmination of a lot of work over the last few months. We made an important decision, back in November: we

Some unpopular opinions about the Bay Area tech industry

Large tech companies like Google and Facebook should be aware of the effect they're having on their cities and neighboring communities and invest in social infrastructure to protect against poverty and create healthier cities. A single-payer healthcare system would not only be more efficient, but would support

Window display

We need to have fake flowers because ma is immunosuppressed, but I think we do okay.

I have the best job in the world.

I'm incredibly proud of what we've accomplished at Known so far. We're one of the few social web apps where you can use our cloud service or host it yourself - or move at any time, in either direction. We have an active and growing

Homebrew Website Club: March 11, 2015

Are you building your own website? Indie reader? Personal publishing web app? Or some other digital magic-cloud proxy? If so, come on by and join a gathering of people with like-minded interests. Bring your friends that want to start a personal web site. Exchange information, swap ideas, talk