All of these questions are variations on "Why did Yahoo! spend one-third of their cash on hand to buy a company that by all accounts is about to run out of money?" Read this post, and hopefully these questions will... | Continue »

The hottest new app is The Awl: Weekend Companion. It's got voting machines by Maria Bustillos, cooking for Sandy refugees by Emily Gould, original artwork, the guy who wrote the OTHER Cloud Atlas, the Y2K bug, the backstory of the... | Continue »

For the most part we've worked from home through the last few days, I'd say at 65-75% attention, but that's to be expected. Some tools have made our work easier. Here is a list of them! The obvious: Github, Dropbox,... | Continue »

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My boyfriend and I often disagree about dragging each other to see things. I admit that I'm a perpetual button-pusher, a semi-professional goader, and a more-than-full-time Troll of a girlfriend. "What is a partnership if we don't make each other... | Continue »

via vimeo.com Found this old video from my Six Apart days. I put peppermint patties into the ice dispenser -- which seemed like a great idea -- but turned out to not work very well. My friend Nick made this great silent film to commemorate the occasion. | Continue »

Filmmaking is a collaborative process. You get the chance to work with others whose minds and ideas may be stronger than your own. Make sure they remain focused on their own function and not someone else’s job, or you’ll have... | Continue »

via fromme-toyou.tumblr.com Animated GIFs were the poor man's video back when bandwidth was limited or when you really wanted people to visualize your site being "under construction" with a shoveling stick figure. Now "From Me To You" has created a set of high class animated GIFs dubbed "cinemagraphs". Most are fashion photography but a few others are general interest. Here are a few of my favorites: | Continue »

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via www.youtube.com Only at the very tail-end of winter do I really crave some surfy sub-pop. This will suffice. | Continue »

As a last update before our annual holiday card gets posted, finally, I am ready to share that we're expecting Tesla's little sister in May!!! We are thrilled to bits. I am already almost 5 months, and would have shared earlier, but had some reasons. One was I had a miscarriage earlier. I actually had an "empty sac" before that, meaning my body thought I was pregnant, but there was no fetus (did you know this happens 25% of the time?!) It was mighty deceiving, as I felt pregnant immediately. That passed quickly, and I was actually rather ok with... | Continue »

So we had a number of options. She could take my name. Not down with that. Fair enough. I could take her name. No, thank you. Also fair. We could give the kid one name or the other. The odd... | Continue »

via www.thestylerookie.com My costume is Joey Ramone+Ramona Quimby=Joey Ramona Quimby. Hence, little girl dress, leather jacket, Converse, etc. Leigh Johnson of Nowness has many more pictures of Tavi's Halloween costume, and I'm now having my "Where is Tavi from and... | Continue »

Today is my last day at Six Apart. It's been 3.5 years with an outstandingly clever and humane group of unforgettable friends. I dedicate this Apperceptive/Six Apart-NYC montage to all of you. [WARNING] This is a long, photo-intensive, inside-joke-ridden post.... | Continue »

Cannot be unseen: I have lived in Minnesota my entire life. I just noticed that it looks like Alfred Hitchcock smashed his face into the east side of the state. via www.cynical-c.com My geography is embarrassingly bad. Now it is... | Continue »

via www.youtube.com Old Spice cannot replace Isaiah Mustafa. I've said IRL several times that THERE IS NO OTHER. NO. OTHER. Of course, I can still appreciate the style and approach of my favorite NFL player, Ray Lewis, from my favorite NFL team, the Ravens. And Grover, obv. | Continue »

John Legend and The Roots are collaborating on things! They covered an Arcade Fire song! IN THE FIRST MINUTE I REALIZED I HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH COFFEE TODAY OH MY GOD!! I may sit on the border between "They're Impressive" and... | Continue »

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Soldiers get dozens of letters from kids, and, for some reason I can't fathom, this was my brother's favorite. | Continue »

There I was, working from home on a day where our office had no water nor internet, planning new features for a fine blogging platform, when, all of a sudden, my droopy dream pop beats were interrupted by my landlord... | Continue »