A year and a half ago when I started formulating my own beer recipes – my friend Chris asked me if I had looked into hopville.com. Since then, Hopville has helped me understand and target the bounds of beer styles. By the numbers. But not by the ingredients. Even in the latest iteration Hopville warns …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
How are apps like the 1990’s CD-ROM-based software?
Skeu.it continues to document the UI tragedies.
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My first half marathon time @ the 14th Annual Lyndon Ellefson Memorial Half Marathon in Barron, WI Pretty happy with that, only a couple things I’d like to change about my run (like the part where I didn’t, and having a little bit left for a stronger finish) To be competitive, it looks like I’d …
Why T-Mobile is still the most interesting U.S. Carrier
They’ve found a way to appeal to people with iPhones without selling the iPhone. This ad is essentially saying, “if you’re comfortable hacking your devices, and dislike lock-in, we welcome you.” Brilliant.
Buy the Planet Kubb ‘Unite People – Create Peace’ T-Shirt $15
Planet Kubb’s first t-shirt is now available. $15 + $5 shipping. Mens – Medium Mens – Large Mens – XXL If you’d like a different size – email me Just like the graphic above, the shirt will be red with kubb’s slogan – “Unite People and Create Peace” – in calm white letters.
Roggen Brett – Just Bottled
Tonight, I bottled my Roggen Brett, a 60% rye beer fermented with 100% Brettanomyces. I’ve been savoring it since. Easily the most delicious beer I’ve brewed to date – and it’s not even carbonated yet. The beer is the color of leather. The nose – a mix of dark fruit and horse blanket. On the …
I’m standing by my year-old statement on Samsung
“Once Samsung relaunches a Teflon-ed version of the Galaxy Tab – they’ll have the high-end mobile hardware market.” (where ‘Teflon’ = non-infringing)
We Could All Use a Fake Bus Stop Now and Again
“…the bus stop diffuses the sense of panic. For instance, if a delusional patient decided that she needed to go home immediately because her children were all alone and waiting for her, the attendant didn’t need to restrain her or talk her out of it, she simply said, ‘Oh, well, there’s the bus stop.’” (or …
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Change is a Must
“Startup is just a group of people and technologies arranged around the founders that represent the currently shortest way to change the behavior of others. It is the founders passion, and in that it’s similar to works of art – you can’t help yourself but make it work.” – igzebedze
Know Where Your Towel Is
Perhaps like me, your high school years were some of your most trying. Perhaps like me, your parent’s divorce only compounded the instability and uncertainty of growing up. In the midst of this, I was introduced to The Fountainhead. As a teenager watching the world of my childhood crumble The Fountainhead promised stability. Stability based …