“File this under unconfirmed but curious factoids. I heard, in a Toronto coffee shop, that mild coffee actually has more caffeine than the strong stuff” – Dave Winer “A dark roast increases body and decreases both acidity and caffeine. A light roast has less body, but higher acidity and caffeine.”
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
What’s Your Favorite Open Source Project?
Hello gentle reader, I’m looking for your favorite open source projects; applications, websites, services. If the code is available for free and you’re a big fan, throw them in the comments. I’ll start: WordPress – weblog engine and content management system Ruby on Rails – web application framework CocoaMySQL – OS X desktop MySQL database …
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Garrick is Asked the Uncomfortable Questions
While you’re patiently waiting for the next First Crack podcast, you can listen to me on the other side of the interview table answering the big ‘why are we here’ questions in Sue Grandys’ Uncomfortable Questions. My goal with the First Crack podcast is to average one conversation a week. I know it’s been quiet …
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Why Google AdSense Doesn’t Work
For a while now, Dave Slusher hasn’t been happy with “dead fish” performance of Google AdSense on his site. We pulled AdSense off MNteractive.com months and months ago because of the same problems. I haven’t even considered looking back. I believe Jim Cuene and I hit on the crux of the problem this morning; Google …
The Vastness of America at 10 MPH
One of the reasons we drove to Boulder was to remind ourselves of the vastness of this great country. Miles and miles of little more than telephone line. Maybe a house. Maybe a gas station. Dirt road intersecting the highway. Even in the most remote areas, someone has a house. With electricity and a phone. …
Business Podcast Sighting: Cisco
Had another conversation yesterday about how podcasting can help business communicate and connect both internally and externally. One thing coming out of these conversations – there’s probably audio or video somewhere in your organization that is collecting dust and could be more used and more useful in an RSS feed. Aside from the convenience, there’s …
Doom Movie Also First Person?
Garrick: “Doom’s coming out as a movie this fall, starring the Rock“. Jen: “What’s Doom?” Garrick: “The first big first-person shooter video game. You play the video game from the character’s point of view.” Jen: “Maybe it’s not starring the Rock, it’s just from the Rock’s point of view.”
The Mass Market Mentality vs Individual Customer
Doug Kaye states Mark Ramsey doesn’t get podcasting. Mark Ramsey replies that Doug doesn’t get broadcasting. Yes, podcasting is a great opportunity for broadcasters to experiment and create a farm team. Yes, podcasting is a no-brainer for a broadcasters to connect with their audience on their audience’s terms. Finally, Yes, podcasting is the easiest way …
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RSS is the Molecular Unit of the Internet
Strip the web of all the graphics, all the CSS, and all the AJAX, and you’re left with a list of things, their detail information, and the forms to add more items to the list. RSS is the list. The web browser is simply a presentation of it. Same as my feed aggregator, my email …
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NPR off Audible Was Easy, NPR Off NPR Is the Hard Part
As broken by Tristan Louisthe Mac Observer (corrected by Doc), NPR is not renewing their contract with Audible. This is a good thing. Podcasting and public radio are peas and carrots. They belong together. By not renewing the Audible contract, NPR removed the easiest obstacle preventing them from offering more podcasts. After some conversations with …
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