I bought Tony Thomas from Minneapoliscast, Andrea Meyers from HowWasTheShow.com, and Justin Grammens from LocalTone.com, and Brian McDonough from MinnieIndie.com lunch to talk about the Minneapolis music scene. We cover the goal of each of their sites, the challenges of finding good independent music, and Brian makes some band recommendations. Listen to Lunch with Minneapoliscast, …
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Installed Open Web Analytics for WordPre…
Installed Open Web Analytics for WordPress this afternoon. Just a few hours into it, it’s giving me data I haven’t seen since Urchin
First Crack 102. Measuring Carbon Footprints with Tyler Patterson
Tyler Patterson just finished up a Masters Thesis project investigating adding all the University of Minnesota Twin Cities’ campus energy sources into the Chicago Climate Exchange. In this numbers and stats intensive conversation, we discuss: The methodology of the measuring the campus’ carbon footprint The economics of the carbon trading and energy efficiency The trade-offs …
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Where Edits Due
I had attributed the following quote to Chuck Olsen. Over lunch last week, he denied credit for it. Looks like I mixed up my film makers. “Every edit is a lie.” – Jean-Luc Godard
Google Gears and Joyent Slingshot – Take the Web Offline
My biggest issue with browser-based apps is their complete uselessness when I’m without internet access (or low bandwidth situations). Still happens quite frequently. I knew that situation wouldn’t last long, but of all the potential outcomes, I didn’t expect this one: Joyent Slingshot and Google Gears turn browser-based apps into offline desktop apps. Crazy.
Small Gaps Between Us
Notice all the stores Dave mentions are related: Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy are all Gap Inc. brands. Eight years ago when Apple didn’t have any retail stores, Millard Drexler, then CEO of Gap Inc, joined the Apple Board of Directors. Personally, I can count on one hand the number of items I’ve ever …
First Crack 101. Time Traveling Journalism with Matt Thompson
Matt Thompson (Snarkmarket, vita.mn) and I discuss one of Matt’s most compelling memes – telling stories over time. via: The rise and fall of monoculture Newspaper circulation – 1967 to 1991 Future of journalism and the power of hyperlinks Joshua Micah Marshall vs. Trent Lott Google Finance Listen to Time Traveling Journalism with Matt Thompson …
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18 people have befriended Ququoo
18 people have befriended Ququoo. It seems to be working as expected. Praise Murphy.
Turning the Radio Off
Last weekend was Chicago Trip #1. The drive put a pretty good dent in my Unlistened Podcast playlist – down to 17.5 days (from a high of 24). There were a couple of spots near the Wisconsin/Illinois border and around Schaumberg where the FM transmitter couldn’t hold a frequency. Rather than scanning the dial, I …
Ququoo.com: Twitter Timesheet Looking For Beta-Friends
Ququoo.com, my first Rails app is finally up and at a place where I’m happy with it. Ququoo turns Twitter into a timesheet – by grouping your tweets and measuring the time between them. As with any web app that was launched moments ago, there’s probably a few more things to tidy up and sort …
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