February 2012
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January 2012
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press pause
2011 was bananas. A roller coaster to end all coasters. 2012 is going to be equally wild, but I’m pressing pause on life for a month to go far, far away with my wife and enjoy a number of precious moments that aren’t promised to any of us. Even in all of my jaunting, I haven’t taken more than 24 straight hours off of the internet since I got into this industry over five years...
December 2011
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Chris Grant is leaving Joystiq, and other crazy...
[Note: That title should say: ‘Chris Grant is leaving Joystiq, and other crazy clarifications / confessions’]
It’s true. One of the most upstanding people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work alongside of is leaving Joystiq at the end of this year, and he’s taking two of his confidants with him. And yes, he’s headed over to Vox Media to start its gaming vertical....
November 2011
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October 2011
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let's keep innovating
On October 3rd, 2011, I boarded a plane from Tokyo to San Francisco. The reason? A week earlier, Apple had invited me to its headquarters in Cupertino for a press event, an event that would undoubtedly lead to the unveiling of its next iPhone. Around 12 hours after I arrived, I co-liveblogged the unveiling of the iPhone 4S with Tim Stevens. It was Tim Cook’s first solo press event as Apple...
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September 2011
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August 2011
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What is wrong with people?
Today I received the following statement in an email: “you’re one of the worst looking people i’ve ever seen. ever, dude.” This was presumably in connection with an Engadget Show video that I was in, which was published today as a standalone post. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a trained actor. I also didn’t have the luxury of seeing a makeup...
July 2011
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June 2011
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Mumblings and other nonsense: My experience (or... →
bengilbert:
Earlier this year, on the first day of February, an alleged internal document from my employer, AOL, leaked. As Business Insider reported at the time, this was supposedly AOL’s “Master Plan” for content creation and management — a business-driven document that detailed the various…
May 2011
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Cancelled my cable TV today
I’ve turned on my cable box about four days in 2011. Now I no longer have one. For me, it’s not about being able to watch stuff on Hulu or elsewhere — I literally have no time to watch television (online or off), and won’t miss that dinky Scientific Atlanta box one bit.
That’s my feel-good moment for the day.
April 2011
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One day we got to see the west coast.
Just found time to listen to Emery’s latest album today, titled ‘We Do What We Want.’ Not only is it an amazing listen from top to bottom (the production is truly laudable), but the next-to-last track is a serious gem. If you aren’t familiar with me as a human, I’m a travel addict. I’ve been on around 35 flights so far in 2011, and will make two more tomorrow...
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WatchTaking Back Sunday’s video for ‘El Paso’
Shot live at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ on April 6, 2011.
My wife and I were here with under 200 others, we’re Up Against The Wall (Up Against The Wall).
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Myself talking Apple on Nightly Business Report →
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A few thoughts on stepping up, and the State of...
Man. What a crazy day this has been. It started in the heart of North Carolina, and ended in New York City with a dinner shared by my new boss, Tim Stevens. It’s a little crazy — nah, insanely crazy — to think about this. Right around five years ago, I was hustling out of NC State and taking a job I knew I’d hate. Nine months transpired between my original application to my...
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March 2011
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“I feel that the openness of the design community to collaboration and advice...”
– Beard of Steele | Inspiration vs. Plagarism: The Fine Line
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“I’m one of the few people on the planet that doesn’t think that its...”
– Gadling
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