Jan
26
2012

LLBean Celebrates 100yr Birthday with Bootmobile!

LL Bean Bootmobile

The Maine Hunting Shoe upon which the L.L. Bean Bootmobile is quite loosely basedwas born in 1912 and was (and still is) considerably more fashionable than a giant boot with an Ford F-250 underneath it, but any boot you could buy wouldn’t be SEVEN FEET LONGER than the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile, nor would it commemorate a 100th birthday in a big way. Naturally, you want to know what size shoe it is, right? Try 747. No joke. Nor is the way-too-earnest Youtube video where you can learn all about the making of the Bootmobile, Orange County Chopper style. (http://thegoat.backcountry.com/2012/01/26/holy-freeport-maine-its-the-bootmobile/)

This is why I love maine.  More on their fun plans here.

posted 23 hours ago

Jan
22
2012
Yay! The Cake! (Taken with instagram)

Yay! The Cake! (Taken with instagram)

posted 5 days ago

Jan
19
2012
This open-source Android app helps protect the identity of subjects in human rights videos. ObscuraCam detects faces automatically (you can select any it misses) and then offers various options to obscure them, including blurring with pixels and erasing completely. The app also deletes metadata such as location and camera type. These features grew out of a conference session on mobile tools and human rights and a subsequent hack day that outlined early features. (via Safely Document Protests and Human Rights Abuses with ObscuraCam)

This open-source Android app helps protect the identity of subjects in human rights videos. ObscuraCam detects faces automatically (you can select any it misses) and then offers various options to obscure them, including blurring with pixels and erasing completely. The app also deletes metadata such as location and camera type. These features grew out of a conference session on mobile tools and human rights and a subsequent hack day that outlined early features. (via Safely Document Protests and Human Rights Abuses with ObscuraCam)

posted 1 week ago

Jan
16
2012
Cardfed is a truly international company. It was started in Amsterdam after founder Ville Kulmala moved there from Finland and incorporated in Hong Kong. Kulmala now lives in Thailand, and his 8-person team is scattered about in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and Helsinki. Kulmala tells me they have physically worked from 25 countries in the past 3 years. Read the rest of this post… Thoughts on Running a Startup in 4 Timezones

Cardfed is a truly international company. It was started in Amsterdam after founder Ville Kulmala moved there from Finland and incorporated in Hong Kong. Kulmala now lives in Thailand, and his 8-person team is scattered about in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and Helsinki. Kulmala tells me they have physically worked from 25 countries in the past 3 years.

Read the rest of this post… Thoughts on Running a Startup in 4 Timezones

posted 1 week ago

Jan
11
2012
Did you know that the U.S. Office of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been seizing the domain names of websites suspected of engaging in copyright infringement or participating in counterfeit goods sales that violate trademarks? The government has even seized a number of linking sites that don’t seem to be hosting illicit materials. Over this past Thanksgiving weekend alone, ICE reportedly seized over 150 domain names. (via Without Warning, U.S. Government Puts Domains on ICE) While SOPA’s getting lots of attention, let’s not forget about what ICE is doing - seizing domain names without any due process…  Our gov’t is getting out of control. 

Did you know that the U.S. Office of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been seizing the domain names of websites suspected of engaging in copyright infringement or participating in counterfeit goods sales that violate trademarks? The government has even seized a number of linking sites that don’t seem to be hosting illicit materials. Over this past Thanksgiving weekend alone, ICE reportedly seized over 150 domain names. (via Without Warning, U.S. Government Puts Domains on ICE)

While SOPA’s getting lots of attention, let’s not forget about what ICE is doing - seizing domain names without any due process…  Our gov’t is getting out of control. 

posted 2 weeks ago

Jan
11
2012

changetheratio:

Jonathan Zittrain does a nice job of explaining SOPA, comparing its draconian provisions to China and Iran. He explains more in depth here.

(And sorry, Danny Goldberg, but “you need something to stop theft” isn’t good enough. Proportionality matters.) 

Add #blackoutSOPA to your avatar here. 

posted 2 weeks ago

Jan
06
2012
Jessica Valenti: Why The Washington Post's new lady blog is wrong for women

jessicavalenti:

Here’s the thing: I will always want more women’s (and feminist) voices in the mainstream media, particularly in politics. There’s an overwhelming byline gender gap and that needs to change. But The Washington Post’s new lady blog, “She the People,” is not a step in the right direction….

posted 2 weeks ago

Dec
28
2011
Feeling warm and happy tonight (the wine is good too). Wishing the same for all of you. (Taken with instagram)

Feeling warm and happy tonight (the wine is good too). Wishing the same for all of you. (Taken with instagram)

posted 1 month ago

Dec
28
2011
If you want to give yourself a gift this holiday season, look no further than the app store. Many iOS and Android apps are discounted for the holidays, and others are completely free (see below). These are limited-time offers, so download them while they’re hot! (get them here: Get It Now: Dozens of iOS and Android Apps Free During the Holidays)

If you want to give yourself a gift this holiday season, look no further than the app store. Many iOS and Android apps are discounted for the holidays, and others are completely free (see below). These are limited-time offers, so download them while they’re hot! (get them here: Get It Now: Dozens of iOS and Android Apps Free During the Holidays)

posted 1 month ago

Dec
28
2011
Major companies with three or more female directors achieved significantly better financial results than those with none between 2004 and 2008, according to a 2011 study by Catalyst, a nonprofit research group. In general, they outperformed companies with zero women on boards by 84% for return on sales, 60% for return on invested capital and 46% for return on equity.
Female Directors: Why So Few? - WSJ.com

posted 1 month ago

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