I know my thesis was on Second Life and all, but I’m not sure what I think about this, as real strike by Italian IBM employees in Second Life. Isn’t one of the points of a strike to make sure you’re seen, so you can promote your point?
IBM has a widely reported presence on [...]
Entries from August 2007
Striking in Second Life. Sigh.
August 28th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Tags: Internet
What is the What and 826 Valencia
August 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Tonight we went to a benefit show for 826 Valencia, a writing center started in San Francisco by writer Dave Eggers. It was a great show, with a bunch of my favorites — Grizzy Bear, Britt Daniel of Spoon, A.C. Newman, Feist, the two main dudes from Broken Social Scene, and Jim James of [...]
Me and Nicky
August 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments
I don’t know why, but I really like this pic.
Tags: general
Root Out Dangerous Wiki-Spin!
August 14th, 2007 · No Comments
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Vacations in August
August 13th, 2007 · 5 Comments
We just got back from our August vacation, a short, one-week affair that couldn’t be longer due to Nicole’s new job and, frankly, no real money to extend the fun.
But fun we had, thanks to southern Maine’s combination of fish, hospitality, and video games.
I used to vacation in the York-Ogunquit area with my family when [...]
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