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Author Archives: Andrew
Video Review: Desperate Housewives, A Distant Past
December 8, 2007 – 5:37 pm
Yo, so I know most of you don’t tune in every week, so here’s my 60 second vlog review.
My Contribution to the Culinary Arts
December 2, 2007 – 8:46 pm
I live by a simple formula. When I reach a fork in life’s road, I ask myself, “which direction will allow me to provide the greatest value to the largest number of people?” Answering this question has led me to engage a variety of pursuits, from music, to public policy, to Web entrepreneurship.
This [...]
The Best Ever Mac vs. PC Ad Parody
November 17, 2007 – 9:43 pm
I’m extremely proud to say that this was done by my friend and fellow Evanston Boy, Matt Houchin (he plays PC).
Mac vs PC Ad (Spoof on Democrat vs. Republican Ads) on FunnyOrDie.com
Income Disparity
November 11, 2007 – 10:27 pm
Richard Posner explains how someone who earns $3 billion a year isn’t necessarily one hundred thousand times more capable than someone making $30,000 a year:
As the economist Sherwin Rosen showed in a famous article, in certain circumstances a very small difference in ability can translate into an enormous different in reward. The key is the [...]
Why it was critically important for me to go to the Apple Store at 6:00pm on Friday so I could have Leopard as soon as possible
October 30, 2007 – 2:26 pm
My dream word processor
October 17, 2007 – 10:09 pm
Wiki-like version history
Documents stored in a subversion repository
Integrated GUI subversion browser
Subversion can be pointed to a local drive, a remote server, or a host offered by the manufacturer
GUI history browser with diff highlighting and history search
Documents are saved in markdown.
Documents editing in both markdown and a rich text environment
Typing a markdown syntax (e.g. ###) in [...]
Uninhibited conversation
October 15, 2007 – 5:13 pm
People say that our behavior on the Web is reflective of our true selves, with anonymity removing the constraints of social norms and sensitivity to the demands of sustainable relationships.
After playing Half Life this weekend, I’ve come to believe that this is how people would converse if they could be themselves.
My first serious campaign on The Point
October 8, 2007 – 10:06 pm
Well, as serious as I’m capable of.
Almost all conservatives I know a) love FoxNews, b) assume that liberals love CNN. In reality, liberals hate CNN. It embarrasses us in every possible way. Yet, I visit CNN.com several times a day — it is my “I am not sure what I intended to do [...]
What’s happening with Policy Tree?
October 7, 2007 – 10:08 pm
Before I made The Point, I made Policy Tree. Policy Tree is on hiatus while I develop The Point, but I definitely plan to return to it.
I believe in the idea every bit as much as I did two years ago, and there’s still nothing like it. Policy Tree attacks the same problem as The [...]