Startup founders: hire me to be your CEO
An open letter. You should make me the CEO of your company. I promise to upset your investors in ways that are really, really, funny. It’s okay to upset investors because they’re not people, just…
Tag: tech
On the shutdown: call out bullshit, then question your own.
As you know by now the US government’s been held hostage by right-wing extremists. These people thought Romney was going to win in a landslide, so reality isn’t their forte. We should absolutely call them…
Hey, media: stop letting Apple use you as its PR department.
For all the talk of social media being the future of marketing, one company stands outside it all: Apple. This company’s every move is speculated about constantly on every social network, but how many people…
Gas Is Too Cheap
Gas prices are too low. Far, far too low. Within decades we will regret ever charging as little as four dollars a gallon for gas. Divide global oil reserves by global oil consumption and we’ve…
Wikileaks Is Inevitable. Is it Good?
Time will reveal whether WikiLeaks results in a more open world, a less peaceful world or both. The web made these leaks inevitable; humanity decides their impact.
People Talking Without Speaking: The Ignored Disaster
Sitting in front a computer. That’s what I do lately. It’s what most of us do lately. Learn the conventions of the web. Tweet it. Like it. Digg it. Write a snappy headline or no one…
‘Grapes of Wrath’ and the Great Recession
It’s difficult to think of anything new to say about The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck’s masterpiece. But recently I, after years of Kathy insisting I do so, got around to reading it. I couldn’t help…