I know this sounds a bit snarky, but let’s face it. There are books that are classics, and there are the books that seemingly everyone is reading, even those people that supposedly hate to read, and swear that their life has changed forever after reading it. Here’s a quick list of books [...]
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January 27th, 2011 - 1:04 PM § in Culture
First Amendment secured for photography
New York City police are well known for their aggressiveness, and with so many tourists around, cops will try to minimize the damage to their reputation by telling people that they cannot take photos of the abuse before them. Millions of people have seen the following video of NYPD assaulting a Crit[...]
When to Put Aside Interactivity?
I was in the car two days ago when I heard an interview with Ursula Rucker on KEXP. Just a few of her phrases initiated a flurry of thoughts. She talked briefly about people walking around museums, listening to those interactive guides and not letting their feelings wash over them while looking at t[...]
January 18th, 2011 - 4:18 PM § in Culture
Cheezburger network raises $30 million
That’s a lot of burgers, or kittens and even more Sans-serif fonts. Cheezburger network, the folks that brought you lolcats, FAIL blog, and other fine internet memes have raised over $30 million. What do they need teh money for you ask? Um… um… um… um… Hey look at the c[...]
January 17th, 2011 - 2:38 PM § in Culture
Geek Dinner Showdown
This past Thursday I went to my first Seattle Girl Geek Dinner. I didn’t know what to expect. My main objective was to meet some other cool ladies. A side note was to compare and contrast the dinner to the informal and coed geek dinners I used to go to in NYC. Here’s a quick [...][...]
January 17th, 2011 - 10:12 AM § in Culture
Jobs to take medical leave
Steve Jobs took a medical leave today and left Tim Cook in charge. Steve survived pancreatic cancer and a liver transplant last year. We at Default Route are big fans of Apple. We develop iPhone/iPad applications, and most of us own several Apple desktops and laptops. Here is the memo he sent this m[...]
Radio Paradise on Roku
Do you want to chill out? I mean really chill out, like sit on your couch and pretend you’re sipping a drink in the Caribbean or hiking in Patagonia. If so, just dial in to the Radio Paradise roku channel. The beautiful images and great music will make even the car horns honking across the [[...]
January 13th, 2011 - 5:25 PM § in Culture
The Future of Sorting Content
This morning I came across this article on the Fever and the Future of Feed Readers. It’s over a year old, and in a nutshell it states what we all know (feed readers are dying), but it highlights a number of issues that I’ve been thinking about lately. The article’s author is a for[...]
Crafty Outlets on the Web
Sure, everyone knows about Etsy. Early comparisons to Ebay or Craigslist have been eclipsed by Etsy’s community, which formed as a result of so many artists, crafters, and businesspeople finding a cool way to sell and buy goods online. Now what are the other players in this field? I was curiou[...]