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Not to mention the fact that he attributes a sizable portion of Twitter's valuation to my socially networked diet and exercise regimen. I liked that.
Commented Feb 11, 2011 on +1 to @felixsalmon at sippey.com
+1 to @felixsalmon
Felix Salmon is a voice of reason. His post today on Twitter's valuation is unlike anyone else's on the topic, because it actually employs a rhetorical device known as logic. Take, for example, this bit on why Andreessen Horowitz might buy $80mm of Twitter on the seconday market: "The idea here...
This versus Stewart Butterfield's resignation letter. Fight to the finish, baby.
Commented Jul 1, 2010 on except this time, the pants are a company at sippey.com
except this time, the pants are a company
I remember fondly that time when an RA turned on the lights and yelled “WHO OWNS THESE PANTS?” Except this time, the pants are a company, and the RA is you, and the sixty five hours of community service is a deal that will ensure the Woot.com experience can continue to grow for years and years a...
Oh, Michael, just indulge in your heteronormative privilege! It's okay, even in Berkeley!
Commented Jan 28, 2010 on the ipad is the family computer at sippey.com
the ipad is the family computer
My quick take on the iPad: this really is an entirely new class of device. Not because of the form factor (neat!) or the technology (fast!) or the vertically integrated content distribution channel (smart!). Instead, the iPad is something new because of its intended *use*. I see the iPad not as t...
From "The Re-education of Michael Kinsley," by Ken Auletta, The New Yorker, May 13, 1996, a profile of Slate's founding editor:On some things, Kinsley was implacable. To Esther Dyson's claim that a good Internet editor was "an intellectual bartender" who listened more than he spoke, Kinsley conceded only, "I have come several steps in her direction. Originally, I said no to bulletin boards. But I think Esther has the idea that this technology changes the nature of life itself. I think she's slightly carried away. Even if her vision of the Internet as a community for current users is true, it will be less true for future users. I don't want to sound like an arrogant asshole who's become an Internet fascist, but there is a reason that some people get paid as writers and some don't. I don't want to go to a restaurant and be told, 'This is a community restaurant, and the guy at the next table is cooking for you!' "
Commented Apr 1, 2009 on i want to know why you still read slate at sippey.com
i want to know why you still read slate
Slate is too bored with ER to cover the final episode... > We have approached both staff writers and a series of reliable correspondents, inviting them to weigh in on the final episode and the legacy of the drama's 15-year run. No one wanted the assignment. ...so they're turning the job over to t...
Wil, did you know that FeedBurner also places ads on websites? The neat thing is that you can place them in line with blog posts, not just on the side or top.
Commented May 30, 2007 on the great advertising experiment at WWdN: In Exile
the great advertising experiment
In January, I began the great advertising experiment at WWdN. Back then, I wrote: Google AdSense is a complete joke and colossal waste of time and space, so I have begun working with Federated Media (mostly because my friend Xeni is involved with the company and I trust her, but also because it'...
Wil, did you know that FeedBurner also places ads on websites? The neat thing is that you can place them in line with blog posts, not just on the side or top.
Commented May 30, 2007 on the great advertising experiment at WWdN: In Exile
the great advertising experiment
In January, I began the great advertising experiment at WWdN. Back then, I wrote: Google AdSense is a complete joke and colossal waste of time and space, so I have begun working with Federated Media (mostly because my friend Xeni is involved with the company and I trust her, but also because it'...
Has opened, you mean. It opened in March. I know the store manager, Kate -- she's a doll.
Commented May 19, 2006 on timbuk2 goes retail at sippey.com
timbuk2 goes retail
If I didn't already own almost every model they carry, this news would be terribly frightening: Timbuk2 is opening has opened* a retail store in Hayes Valley in San Francisco. Timbuk2 has done a terrific job of creating a compelling online experience (build your own bag, anyone?), so I'm inter...
Google's future prognosticated upon? Done.
("Sippey? Does he still read magazines?")
Commented Feb 1, 2006 on fifty year target at sippey.com
fifty year target
Everyone will of course be talking about the Google "miss." Looking beyond the schadenfreude for a second, what's still really astounding is the lack of consensus on the street about where the goog's headed. Here's the last sentence of the story from today.reuters.com: Target prices on the sto...
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