When I was getting my bachelor's degree at the University of California at Berkeley, I took a few courses studying technology in the context of history and political science. The other day I discovered that …
How do you remember that you have already locked the door? Whether I'm leaving the house or going to sleep, I usually have the urge to double-check that the door is locked. Then I check …
The other night, a guy in a bar moved over next to me and another free culture pal and announced that our conversation was awesome, the best he'd heard that night. He proceeded to use …
I saw a five on the bureau in the bedroom. "Leonard, you literally left a crumpled bill on the bureau... I'm trying to figure out what I'm being paid for." "You're not! It's my money! …
If you have a WordPress blog, the PhotoCommons plugin is an easy way to grab photos from Wikimedia Commons as graphics for your posts. We have a lot of job openings, including nonprofit-y, communication and …
Update 30 May 2011: Out of respect for my family's wishes, I have removed the essay from my weblog. Instead see my eulogy for Dad, and my memoir "Method of Loci."
Showering music for the past few days, melancholy and uplifting: Saturday: Jonathan Coulton, various Sunday: The Mountain Goats, The Life of the World to Come Monday: Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea …
This week marks the ten-year anniversary of my first kiss with Leonard.* In May 2001, we took a drive together to help his mom move. I played Moxy Früvous for him. He played the Beatles' …
As of this month, I'm a full-time contractor for the Wikimedia Foundation, serving as Volunteer Development Coordinator. My boss at WMF, Rob Lanphier, has just posted a welcome note that makes me sound all fancy. …
I subscribe to maybe twenty email lists relating to open source software or free culture. One of these: the NYC InfoLaw list, which tells New York folks about upcoming talks and events. Last week's email …
