Kurt Shaw from Recife
My friend Kurt Shaw (my freshman year roommate at Williams in 1989) has spent the last few years living and working in Latin America, designing… Read More »Kurt Shaw from Recife
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Encouraging thoughts from Amman
I heard from my friend Batoul Ajlouni this morning who wrote from Amman with some encouraging news – that yesterday’s tragic events haven’t shut the… Read More »Encouraging thoughts from Amman
Early roundup from the Jordanian blogosphere
Many Jordanian bloggers, inside and outside the country, have registered their blogs with Jordan Planet, which aggregates their posts. The main page of the site… Read More »Early roundup from the Jordanian blogosphere
The Bombings in Amman
Three separate suicide bombings have attacked three hotels in Amman, Jordan. The death tolls just seem to keep climbing as I scan the news feeds,… Read More »The Bombings in Amman
Amazon Embraces Human Filtering
Ten years ago, I used to get pissed off when other companies implemented ideas before we had a chance to build them at Tripod. I’ve… Read More »Amazon Embraces Human Filtering
One Laptop Per Child – a preview, and a request for help
I took a day off from this year’s Pop!Tech conference to hang out with some friends in Portland. But before driving from Camden to Portland,… Read More »One Laptop Per Child – a preview, and a request for help