October 2008
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Bob Baumgras and the Five Mile Mackinac Tractor...
A few weeks ago, about 600 people crossed the Mackinac Bridge, aka the “Mighty Mac” a 5-mile suspension bridge connecting Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas. 600 people doesn’t sound like much of a big deal until you realize they did it riding antique farm tractors. Big old Farmalls and John Deeres and other work machines made before 1962 that are more comfortable in a field of manure and...
September 2008
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The Inside Story of Muxtape, As Told By Its... →
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“When you improve things by an order of magnitude, you haven’t made...”
– Steven Levy, writing about Google Chrome in the 10/2008 issue of Wired
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Worthless Technology on Richie Hawtin’s Desk
Richie Hawtin 2008 DJ Setup from Dean Koch on Vimeo
There’s a ton of technological wonderment in this behind-the-scenes video of Richie Hawtin’s setup. Behind this board of chips, wires and software he can be seen DJing live sets for thousands of sweaty people all over the earth. Watch as he introduces his mixer, two controllers and two Macbook Pro computers (one running effects and one...
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Push It: "Shop It To Me"
Last week I wrote about the lack of creativity and dearth of great products in push media. Here’s to one that is doing a great job: Shop It to Me. I’ve been testing it for a few months and I have to say it’s absolutely brilliant.
The idea is that you enter what sort of things you’re interested in buying and Shop It To Me sends you an email whenever any of those things are onsale somewhere...
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Midlake, Roscoe.
I thought this was a Radiohead...
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Nobody has figured out push media on the internet...
We spend a lot of time consuming various media forms, more so than ever. One big distinction that’s often made is between “push” and “pull” media. The difference is simple: pull means someone wants something and goes looking for it (I want a recipe for potato salad and go searching for one online), while push describes something that is sent to someone (usually with their permission and referred...
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Michigan opportunities; Idea #1: Water Leadership
Despite what you might read about Detroit or Michigan, growing up here is a privilege. It’s one of the most beautiful places on earth. Some time ago it was filled with the kind of opportunity that you’ll find in Silicon Valley today. Times have changed, however—and with that, opportunity has shifted elsewhere.
I believe that the future of Michigan is leveraged to the creation of opportunities. ...