welcome to beyond the book jacket, issue 1

Casual thoughts on books I’m reading of an indeterminate frequency. Up first: Peter Thiel’s Zero to One.

i call this look…

brittani, a self-taught, self-manicured hand model for SF artisanal shit.

okay, let’s talk pay

2011 software engineering intern, LA: $10/hr
2012 university lab job, IL: $10/hr
2013 software engineering contract, LA/remote: $35/hr
2013 public radio news apps intern, DC: $3,700 stipend for 10 weeks
2013 interactive news intern, NY: $950/week
2013 software engineering new grad, SF…

rothko chapel

creating intentional spaces on the web

of mansions and highways

some non-fully formed thoughts on technology and media

I’m so gruntled right now

Today I ventured into etymology and learned about back-formations.

“YOU BITCH, PUNK ASS HO.”

that was my wonderful greeting this morning, delivered ever so aggressively — each word its own rough punch — courtesy of a man i walked by in the 100 ft from the bart station exit and my office building entrance.

day 2 of code/media morning session — kara swisher interviews ev williams

kara swisher starts out by calling ev out his sarah lacy post and telling her to…

some notes from day 2's afternoon session at code/media: Chelsea Handler, comedienne, in conversation with Re/code editors Peter Kafka and Kara Swisher.

Handler says she wants the freedom to create her own surroundings, which is why she's working on a docuseries for Netflix, as opposed to continuing with networks. "I want to…