Radiohead’s New Business Model: User-Generated Money!

I’m very very curious about what’s going on with Radiohead’s new album, which — you probably know this — they’re offering in a download format, for which you pay whatever you want. It all seems very on the level: you go to the site, you type in how much you’re paying, and you get a [...]

Why I Don’t Watch Heroes

A few days ago somebody asked in comments what the hell nerd culture was anyway. Good question. Nerd culture — geek culture actually, I guess — is the phrase I came up with in 10 seconds when the guy who designed the banner for my blog asked me what it should say on it.