The archive

Every piece I've published — 236 essays, field notes, and dispatches.

Technology·

Square is Cool

Check out this new company called Square. It turns your iPhone into a point of sale device. iPhone's, iTouch's and the new iTablet (set to announce tomorrow)…

Renato J. Mascardo·1 min read
Square is Cool
Culture·

What happened to SpaceBalls 2?

This has to to be one of the funniest scenes in movie history. They don't make comedies like they used to.

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What happened to SpaceBalls 2?
Technology·

No iPhone 3GS For Me!

I have become dependent enough on my iPhone that even the most subtle upgrades in performance, disk and battery life is worth the money to upgrade. It's…

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No iPhone 3GS For Me!
Technology·

DigitalGlobe is Web Squared

Here is a recent blog post by John Battelle on his thought on DigitalGlobe after an interview with our co-founder, Walter Scott.

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DigitalGlobe is Web Squared
Culture·

Phish @ Shoreline

8/5/09 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA \[Setlist\]

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Phish @ Shoreline
Technology·

New Bing Advertisement

I caught the ad below during the NBA Finals. Ironically, all the issues mentioned were why I hated MSN search. Is Bing actually a better search engine? The…

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New Bing Advertisement
Travel & Outdoors·

No Turning Back

Well, there is no turning back now. I'm all signed up for the 2nd half of the San Francisco Half Marathon on July 26th. Let's be clear here -- I've lived a…

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No Turning Back
Technology·

Google I/O 2009

This was my first year at Google I/O and I have to say that it was well worth the $300.

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Google I/O 2009