by David | Feb 27, 2009 | design, technology, working
We got this spiffy new fridge at the office months ago, and every time I went to get water through the door, I had to pause for a moment. I finally figured out why. Look at this: The spout on the left dispenses ice, and you can select ice particles or ice wedges. ...
by David | Feb 26, 2009 | eating, urbanism
Since the Davis Square cheese sandwich quest became a semi-regular feature back in May, I’ve been aware of Deli-icious but for whatever reason never checked out their cheese sandwich. Until this week. Yelpsters seem generally bullish on the place, and Chowhound...
by David | Feb 25, 2009 | media, technology
Five weeks ago I blogged about LinkedIn’s API policy, and I also applied to develop an application with their API. I had no illusion that my idea was earth-shattering, but I thought it was a good one, and one that LinkedIn might even be able to monetize. It...
by David | Feb 24, 2009 | economics, media, transportation, urbanism
I got on the T and sat down next to a seat occupied only by two copies of that free newspaper that I’ve been thinking too much about. I picked one up and started reading it. At the next stop, the woman sitting on the other side of the newspapers, who was...
by David | Feb 22, 2009 | culture, economics, media, technology, working
Last Wednesday I had a double dose of interesting thinking about giving. First, I talked at a Harvard Extension social media class about Firstgiving and Twestival, then I popped in at the Philosophy Cafe to hear some deeper discussion of the limits of altrusim. And...
