I'm not a dull person. Ask anyone, even those who profess annoyance at me. I'm snarky, opinionated, excitable. Either relentlessly upbeat or dramatically downcast. Quirky, chirpy, zesty, pissy. You can call me many things, but you can't call me bland. So how is it I manage to continually...

Things To Do When You Can't Sleep: Write country/western songs about forgetting your pants in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. My country/western songwriting is crap even when I'm rested, so don't judge... here ya go....

You know what I hate? Rhubarb. Never liked it. Also, when batteries die. Or a beloved family pet. *sniff* Focus, GW, focus. BAAAAAATTERIES! Designed by Knut Karlsen, the SunCats are basically a set of old NiMH rechargeable batteries wrapped in a flexible Photo Voltaic cell created by the Institute f...

The major cell phone manufacturers (Apple excluded) have agreed to adopt a universal microUSB charger for cell phones by 2012. And I think I speak for all of us when I say I say, "it's about freaking time!" And also, "can you hear me now?" *slamming balls in dictionary* Jla`#@82[wa;g@!h.!! I deserve...

The normal steps to my big idea process:   1. Try to fall asleep. This will fail. Instead, stay up thinking about everything because your iPod is dead and you have nothing to distract yourself with and you don't feel like turning on the lights so you can read. Seriously consider investing in a ...

Last night, 60 of the most awkward people in New York convened for Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now, a Smiths-themed speed-dating event at Black Rabbit in Greenpoint, and it was, as you might imagine, awkward. For example: Among the single souls who turned up hoping to use mildly suicidal rock m...

Taryn Ross, Co-Founder of Urban Junkies, will be joining our Good Ideas from London panel at the PSFK Good Ideas Salon London. Along with Matt Brown of Londonist, Justin Quirk of FHM, Paul Andrew Williams of Steel Mill Pictures, and moderator Matt Hardisty of AnalogFolk, the panel will touch upon wh...

Jenny Owen, better known as Ruby Pseudo, will be speaking on our Good Ideas and Youth panel at the PSFK Good Ideas Salon London. Along with Paul Graham of Anomaly UK, Terry Guy of Monorex / Secret Wars, and moderator Piers Fawkes of PSFK, the panel will discuss trends in British youth culture and ho...

Justin Quirk, Associate Editor of FHM, will be on our Good Ideas From London panel at the PSFK Good Ideas Salon London. Along with Lindsey Clarke of The Londonist, Taryn Ross of Urban Junkies, Paul Andrew Williams of Steel Mill Pictures, and moderator Matt Hardisty of AnalogFolk the panel will touch...

Matt Jones, Co-Founder of Dopplr, will be speaking at our Good Ideas in Mobile panel at the PSFK Good Ideas Salon London. Along with Dan Hon of Six to Start and Mike Butcher, they will discuss what opportunities are developing at the intersection of mobile, location, and the web. First, who are you ...