On March 5, 2010, Patrick Buckley was overcome with the desire to build something. Apple (AAPL) had just announced the iPad, and he had an idea: a retro case for the tablet that had the look and feel of a hard-bound book. “In my mind, I needed to have a product and a website ready to go for that launch day,” he says. Buckley, 31, is a serial entrepreneur. He has built add-ons for Web browsers and co-wrote The Hungry Scientist Handbook, which is something like a cookbook for geeks. He’s done a Facebook app focused on high school sports, an early photo-sharing service, and “a mobile analytics platform.” Making an iPad case wasn’t like building a Web app, though. He needed tools. So he ... Continue reading →
Every month, one standout Go Daddy employee puts on an apron and steps into the “cash machine.” The contraption looks something like a telephone booth, but its only function is to spray money at the person inside. The goal: Stuff as many flying, fluttering bills as possible into the apron pockets in 10 seconds. “Everybody gathers around to watch,” says Elizabeth Driscoll, a spokeswoman at Go Daddy, which helps businesses register domain names and run websites. “It’s pretty exciting.” When the whirlwind ends, participants usually exit with a few hundred bucks. Wacky moments like this barely merit a mention next to the company’s long, sensational history of stunts. In the 15 years since its founding, Go Daddy has earned more than its fair share of ... Continue reading →
When Bob Maron walks onto the set of Anger Management, Charlie Sheen’s new sitcom for the FX (NWSA) network, he exudes the confidence of a Hollywood agent or manager. Sheen spots him from across the room and walks over and gives him a bear hug. Despite Maron’s swagger, he’s just the guy who sells Sheen wristwatches. “He has incredible taste,” says Sheen, who’s made Maron a co-executive producer on his show. “He’s the most astute player in the game. He truly is, in my opinion, the market maker.” Maron specializes in brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe, and makes a convincing case for spending more on a watch than on a house. “You can drive a Ferrari, but you can’t drive it into a ... Continue reading →
Welcome to the new Slashdong. It’s been over 7 years since I finally got this site running, put up my hastily crafted circuit board dildo in the header, and went to work becoming the minor blogging sensation I am today. While I’ve spent that whole time giving talks and being active in sex tech in one form or another, in the past few years the site itself had really fallen apart. I moved from MovableType to Jekyll, futzed with the sidebar a bit every so often, but got to the point of only having 3-4 posts a year. Partially because I felt like I was running out of stuff to say, and partially because the site itself just didn’t feel right. I’d also been busy ... Continue reading →
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On March 5, 2010, Patrick Buckley was overcome with the desire to build something. Apple (AAPL) had just announced the iPad, and he had an idea: a retro case for the tablet that had the look and feel of a hard-bound book. “In my mind, I needed to have a product and a website ready to go for that launch day,” he says. Buckley, 31, is a serial entrepreneur. He has built add-ons for Web browsers and co-wrote The Hungry Scientist Handbook, which is something like a cookbook for geeks. He’s done a Facebook app focused on high school sports, an early photo-sharing service, and “a mobile analytics platform.” Making an iPad case wasn’t like building a Web app, though. He needed tools. So he ... Continue reading →
