current affairs

12
Jun
An apiary, a city, and beautiful cinematography.

An apiary, a city, and beautiful cinematography.

Made by Hand / No 3 The Beekeeper. Via Made by Hand on Vimeo. First I wanted chickens. Now I want
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12
Jun
Nullify the jury.

Nullify the jury.

I heard David Simon speak at MICA tonight. “To end the War On Drugs,” he said, “nullify the jury“. That
12
Jun
On smart cities, The Wire, and apps for Omar.

On smart cities, The Wire, and apps for Omar.

PocketCop is mobile technology whose goal is to get police out of their cars and onto the streets, so they
1 min read
12
Jun
How I came to meet Howard Schultz and why he's good for America.

How I came to meet Howard Schultz and why he's good for America.

Dead homeless people in the alley. Pot smoking in the bathrooms. Unsolicited crushes from the mentally ill who roamed the
3 min read
12
Jun
On being a genius.

On being a genius.

Last year, Matthew Carter. This year, Shwetak Patel, a fellow Husky and computer science and engineering professor. Makes me so
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12
Jun
On riding while white.

On riding while white.

Wilkens Avenue: Longest Block in Baltimore. Photo by A. Aubrey Bodine, 1955. Route 35. Destination: You Emm Bee See. Thank
3 min read
12
Jun
When you're in love with a broken city.

When you're in love with a broken city.

Yesterday, I read the saddest thing I’ve ever read in my life. In an interview with Bill Moyers, David
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12
Jun
Is the new iPhone video sexist?

Is the new iPhone video sexist?

Disclaimer: This is my blog and I’ll bitch and whine if I want to. I watched the new iPhone
3 min read
12
Jun
High G.D.P. Man?

High G.D.P. Man?

While reading The Rise and Fall of the G.D.P. in a recent Sunday New York Times Magazine. I
2 min read
12
Jun

Soul shirt.

If I could have one t-shirt to wear to the inauguration tomorrow, this would be it! From the New York