Berlin gentrifies faster than any other place I've been. Since Berlin in the center of much Internet Freedom activity, I come through there about twice a year. The first time I went, Prenzlaurberg was the hip place to be and Potsdammer Platz was the world's largest construction site (soon to be overtaken by...well...everything in China)--which made ( Read more... )

I think that my birthday may be over now. A birthday is a limited resource. I like to parcel mine out slowly, so I can usually make my birthday last about a week. Of course, the week is over now and all that's left are a number of photos that make me suspect I am no longer glowing with youth ( Read more... )

Sometimes the gods of irony are indulgent and they outline moments for you in glowing technicolor. Someone will say, "Hey, I wonder what does that button do?" or "Oh, I'm sure if that was a herpes sore, he would have said something," or "Gee, Gimpy is about the ride the mechanical bull, what could possibly go wrong?" Sometimes the prophetic ( Read more... )