May 2010
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Iron Davy Cole
Maybe you know my friend David Cole, or have heard of his company Sleepover. David and his partner Tag are making the web more handsome.
This is David,
in a picture I took a couple of days ago while he helped me shoot something in SF. Also, he does the web design for Put This On. Because he’s a good guy.
And for sure, you’ll be interested in getting in on Request-a-Sketch, an...
April 2010
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“There is nothing wrong with using Twitter in any way at all, of course.”
– —lonelysandwich
“No, apparently there is.
Adam, I think you’re so brilliant and funny and you have been nothing but kind to me. I will continue to adore you long after you’ve had enough of my crude Twitter behavior.”
—alisonagosti
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS.
Let me clarify.
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Daniel Jalkut's "Elements of Twitter Style"
I am 100% on-board with Daniel’s set of thoughtfully-composed guidelines for avoiding being obnoxious or dumb while using Twitter.
Particularly of note, the bit about @replies:
In general you should not edit the standard formatting for replies, which include the @username of the user you are replying to at the beginning of the tweet. Deviating from this format will cause your reply to be...
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eunoia
wordjournal:
noun • beautiful thinking; (medical) a state of normal mental health
From the Greek εὔνοια “well mind” (lit).
Proper noun • best stripper name ever
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WatchSeven Years of Stupid Dancing
Here, we do a little dance we came up with at Coachella last weekend; a catch-all dance for when the choice of style is not an obvious one.
Today marks seven years since we first ate Thai food and smooched in a Hollywood parking lot, and the most consistent thing about our relationship has been the stupid dances we do to make each other crack up.
I love you...
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My Interview at Build-a-Beard
Renowned beardblog Build-a-Beard interviewed me about my beard, my take on beard culture, the history of my beard, and my thoughts on recent beard developments in the bearding industry.
It’s a two-parter, but they’re both worth a read if you’ve ever been fascinated with my beard. It’s pretty much all in there. I’ve exhausted the topic. Here’s a snippet:
Q: Do a...
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Square: No just a little boys
Will Wilkinson sent me this grab of YouTube’s auto-caption (which he delightfully refers to as “Mad Libs for deaf people”) on the Square promo.
Here’s another good one:
I’m pretty sure that’s not what I said.
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Then don't wear a cardigan →
As I started out doing stand-up comedy I started to notice that when I wore a cardigan, things seemed to go better. It was as if the audiences bought my character faster and I felt more secure.
I told this to my friend Thomas (who have been doing stand-up for way longer than I) and his advice came instantly. Then next time, don’t wear a cardigan!
Because if you build these rituals in your...
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“When the ecosystem stops rewarding complexity, it is the people who figure out...”
– Clay Shirky, “The Collapse of Complex Business Models”
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