Notes

You would think that when a close friend has it confirmed that her father has inoperable cancer in a rare (read: poorly researched and effectively untreatable) form, that I’d have some sage “here’s how I coped” advice.

I really don’t.

Swivel, previewed on TechCrunch, looks to be the coolest new web service idea since Mechanical Turk. This is one of those rare ideas that illicit a reaction not of “oh, neat” but rather “if I was half as smart as I like to think, I would’ve thought of that.”

“Way to move the internet forward, jackass.”

Hoobellatoo’s “Experiential Auction”: best. fundraiser. ever.

(via Steve Fitzpatrick Smith)

The MINI Card is pure genius. Enter your VIN or choose your setup manually and they’ll print your credit card with a Cooper in your personal configuration. From the old films project through today, BMW continues to impress with innovative marketing ideas, executed well.

Welcome James Noggle to the world. At 8.9 lbs, he appears to be off to quite a healthy start.