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Sinatra : Classy web-development dressed in a DSL

Ivan Storck — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:59:50 +0000

The world doesn’t think it needs another Ruby web framework, but Sinatra is so different it will cut out a new market. A whole web app can be encapsulated in a single Sinatra file, making it especially ideal for small projects like Facebook apps. It even includes Haml markup! It was born out a need for something lighter than Ruby on Rails.

Crespi 1797: Organic Italian Linen

Ivan Storck — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:29:22 +0000

Via Treehugger: Thanks to the Italian textile manufacturer Crespi 1797 Italians (and other flax fans) will be able to flaunt beautiful organic linen at the beach. The newly certified fabric will be made from organic fiber and will use heavy-metal free dyes.

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Zero is the New Black

Ivan Storck — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:20:27 +0000

Zero is the New Black … Seth Godin says no impact is the new black. Can’t keep track of the new blacks, myself, but I like where he’s coming from!

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Twitter demoted to RSS

Ivan Storck — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:04:18 +0000

Twitter demoted to RSS. I love it, but it’s too much, already. And now their website is super slow. I just fed it into Google Reader – this means I will check it a couple of times a day, along with all the other feeds I read. If there’s a social event or news I am following I will turn on SMS on my phone (luckily I have like 1000 messages a month) but also Google Readers has a great WAP version so I can still be mobile and get twitters. Dodgeball is also now relegated to email. Since I bought the Blackjack, email/rss is good enough for me, because I get push email (when in the US) and WAP google reader for RSS.

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HSBC Busted!

Ivan Storck — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:25:18 +0000

From Private Eye mag (UK) – “HSBC, the greenest bank in the world – unless you count their partner’s plans to chop down the rainforests in Borneo” More info on the ecologist…

Amazing Support

Ivan Storck — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:14:22 +0000

Super-fast support direct from the founder of Unfuddle on a Saturday night, no less! I had a unusual authentication problem and it was fixed right away. Now I’m stoked to use their service which is like Basecamp+Subversion+Bugzilla all rolled into one.

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My office in BusinessWeek

Ivan Storck — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:38:42 +0000

The coworking idea is getting some national press. Our office at Citizenspace was featured in the slideshow in a recent BusinessWeek article on coworking.

Landslide!

Ivan Storck — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:29:56 +0000

People have been asking me if I was affected by the landslide on tele hill. I’m fine and so is my building. I woke up to the news helicopters at 6am and promptly put a pillow over my head and went back to sleep!

Polishing the stone

Ivan Storck — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:02:26 +0000

Yes, there is a gem in that rough stone I call my business. It’s a shiny, tranclucent gem that needs a lot of work. Especially on Mondays, wouldn’t you know?

Brand Innovation Manifesto

Ivan Storck — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:08:38 +0000

“Brand Innovation Manifesto – How to Build Brands, Redefine Markets and Defy Conventions. The world’s biggest companies are pursuing a post-advertising strategy, moving away from advertising and investing in leading edge alternatives. In the vanguard of the revolution has been John Grant, co-founder of the legendary agency St. Luke’s and author of The New Marketing Manifesto, whose radical thinking has informed a generation.”

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