Monthly Archives: February 2013

Help Us Build Out & Legitimize Whiskey Friday (So Much As You Can Legitimize Something Called “Whiskey Friday”)

If you’re seeing this post, it’s likely you are already familiar with Whiskey Friday (aka #whiskeyfriday). However, the sad truth is that many less fortunate whiskey-drinking souls are not.  We aim to fix that.  As a quick aside, Whiskey Friday began as a semi-formal tradition when we worked at The …

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Read, Watch, Play: Something smart, something stupid & a Harlem Shake to see you through the weekend

It’s not just Friday, it’s Whiskey Friday. Before we begin pouring that magical elixir of life over cubes of frozen water, we wanted to share a few good links to carry you into the weekend.  READ: Our friends at the Nieman Journalism Lab posted this interesting piece yesterday on making …

The Real, Actual, Living/Breathing Human Being That Is Tim Hwang

Tim Hwang builds bots that try to trick you into believing they are real. Sorry, that’s a frightening way of introducing somebody. Tim Hwang wants to have fun, save the world and make people happy… using bots that try to trick you into believe they are real. As we begin …

Momma Bird/Baby Bird: SF Data Visualization Meetup Edition

This is Brian typing words at you.  The three of us often find ourselves listening to interesting people or participating in conversations about the future of bla bla bla. In an effort to share some of the mental spoils of those encounters with all of you, I present the momma …