“I’ve met the expert and he is us.” –Pogo in 2010
I got my Sears Tool catalog today. Next to the artful cover rendering of the “Right Angle Impact Driver” are three prominent icons. The familiar Facebook…
Flying pumpkins
After my amusing encounter with faux pumpkin patches in California, I took a spin to pick up pumpkins closer to home, and do a little early…
Maker Faire New York Slide Show…overdue but worth it
Joanne and I had a stimulating time in Queens last weekend, at the premiere World Maker Faire New York, installed at the NYSCI Hall of Science. …
Like the ’60’s, only better
A few months ago, when Nadia Auch of the Center for Peace and Commerce at the University of San Diego asked me to fly out to…
Time Magazine says this is “Jules Pieri Unfiltered”
Time Magazine made a big commitment to Detroit in opening a bureau in the Motor City focussed on innovation and revival. They asked me to post…
Rob Walker strikes again…Where do gadgets really come from?
Rob Walker writes the “Consumed” column in the Sunday NYT magazine. Partly in response to the terrible string of suicides at the Foxconn facility in China,…
Real Deal Road Trip No. 11: Bob Slate Stationer
Bob Slate Stationer Three locations in Cambridge, MA. 63 Church Street is photographed. I have been meaning to put up this post for seven months. I…
Betting on American hackers
I’m pretty excited to learn about the startup TechShop. It’s taking high-end product development prototyping and development tools to the street (or the strip mall). How…
Red Couch Interview
Level 3, a sponsor of SXSW, does this cool travelling series of “Red Couch” interviews. It’s dead simple. They ask you a few questions and off…
Citizen Commerce, the video
Almost 18 months ago I posted the first stiff and awkward video Joanne and I made. I asked for feedback, and it was really helpful. Here’s…
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