Adventure!
Wisdom from people who live in cabins
Tiny-house construction in the Beaver Brook community in the forest of upstate New York. Thanks to the photographer, Jace Cooke, for the Creative Commons license. Head over to cabinporn.com for a real show. (Not that kind, you sex addict. Not that there's anything wrong with that.) The folks behind the site, the residents of Beaver … Continue reading Wisdom from people who live in cabins
Scandinavian music, riding in the rain, and restaurants
While not much has happened here recently, the same can't be said for my non-digital life. To wit, a list. Been listening to more and more tunes from northwestern Europe. Soaring digitals and orchestration coupled with a hint of nihilism? Count me in. Visited a couple times at FreeGeek Chicago. Getting to know some of the … Continue reading Scandinavian music, riding in the rain, and restaurants
The cadillacs of bike accessories
I'm writing this as much to record my wish list as to tell you about it. Kickstarter helped fund two of these three outrageous-cool bike accessories. From left to right, the Blink Steady rear light; the TiGr titanium lock; the Hövding helmet-as-airbag, which, unless you're in an accident, looks like a punk scarf. The light's all … Continue reading The cadillacs of bike accessories
New city, new (ad)ventures
It's time I move this site into line with reality. I left Ohio journalism at the end of May, after exactly a year with the Springfield News-Sun and, sporadically, the Dayton Daily News. Since I had accepted an offer to be Springfield's permanent city hall reporter only a month earlier, my colleagues were surprised to hear … Continue reading New city, new (ad)ventures
I saw the first minutes of an innocent man’s freedom after 20 years in prison
Roger Dean Gillispie leaves a bus with supporters to face his parents' home, which he hadn't seen in 20 years. According to a U.S. district court decision six days ago, Gillispie was wrongly convicted of nine counts of rape in 1988. Photo by Teesha McClam, used courtesy of Dayton Daily News. Though he likely could … Continue reading I saw the first minutes of an innocent man’s freedom after 20 years in prison
Mobile tech + democracy = awesomeness
So I'm in this class called mobile journalism, and we're doing a lot of cool stuff. Liveblogging Arianna Huffington was only the beginning—we've Skype'd with people in Africa and Japan on the same day about how they use their phones, Skype'd with Kevin Thau, a VP of Twitter about (what else?) the future of Twitter, … Continue reading Mobile tech + democracy = awesomeness
Header change
The dining room of Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House, Springfield, Ohio. As was Wright's custom, he designed the furniture in the house as well as the structure. This table with integrated electric lighting was re-created in the early 2000's from Wright's drawings. (Photo by me) I decided to flip the header today, simply because I … Continue reading Header change
Geohashing
"Now what?" This group of people found themselves at the same semi-random location in the middle of the British countryside one afternoon. Maybe they went to a pub! (Creative commons photo from the Flickr account of Yang "yangman" Zhao) Imagine it: You want to meet new people and see new places. Whereas before, you'd maybe … Continue reading Geohashing
Brandon Smith 