This is a great piece by Paul Ford about Facebook’s nature and value, and it addresses current questions about how FB can and will grow to justify its obscenely estimated $100 billion IPO. And its funny. Killer graphics above by me.
Tech
May 10, 2012
Don’t Fear the Internet
By SinclairToday I am inspired by rumors I heard about John Travolta. So on this day after a momentus day in the history of our nation’s socio-political landscape, I too am coming out of the closet and prepare to be wed. To web. The truth is, I have always wanted to know how to program a [...]
January 24, 2012
Nytimes: The iEconomy
By SinclairThe iEconomy: How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work is a must read.
August 27, 2011
Eton products rock
By SinclairSitting at home, watching hurricane Irene gain speed as she heads our way, I’m online looking at the handcrank radio and flashlight units from Eton— one of which I really wish I had right about now as we prepare for a power outtage but noooo!!! I had to tell myself it was a frivolous purchase [...]
June 19, 2011
Brooklyn Technical High School
By SinclairBrooklyn Tech, as it’s known, has some great stone work on its facade, with inspiring machine age iconography. The building was built from 1930-33, at the exact time as Rockefeller Center, and its exterior iconography is of the same post-crash, WPA vintage and spirit, calling people to work hard and to excel in sciences, technology, [...]
June 17, 2011
McNally Jackson prints books on demand
By SinclairAm I late to the party here? I just noticed today that McNally Jackson on Spring St has a mega gizmo in store that prints high quality paperbacks on demand in minutes. Can be anything from the public domain. Or your own work– and they’ve got a design team ready to help with everything from [...]
June 15, 2011
3D display for iPad 3?
By SinclairNetbooknews.com spotted a 3D screen in use on what is clearly an iPad. But can we get someone in Cupertino to work on the glasses a bit? Check it out.
June 6, 2011
iCloudius
By SinclairApple unveils “iCloud.” I don’t trust the cloud. Gmail is already a problem from my perspective. Yes, centralizing data and access from multiple devices is necessary. But all your digital music, photos and data files stored in one place in someone else’s home? All OUR music, photos and data files stored in one 500,000 square [...]
June 1, 2011
Smart printer packaging
By SinclairI bought a new printer the other day and while I was taking it out of the box, I had to stop to take some ID porn. You know how when you are unpacking a new appliance and you remove the top pieces of styrofoam packing to be faced with the task of lifting a [...]
May 20, 2011
Radio or not…
By SinclairI’m working on a radio for a client and trying to make it cheap. And cool. So this caught my eye. Though not cheap enough. Still, a clever integration of existing and leading tech (read: iPhone) into a humble block of wood. Granted, it’s unspeakably wasteful– the iPhone can do all that just fine by [...]