Listening to: How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

Just awesome!

Listening to: When I Dream of Michelangelo - Counting Crows

Hey, hey… we made the print edition of WIRED. Very cool:

WIRED 2008 BUSINESS TRENDS: Sure, there’s bad news out there, what with the panicky Fed and people whispering the R-word. But somehow, the wired world continues to churn out smart, useful, occasionally game-changing ideas.

From the rise in instant manufacturing to the growth of open-source business models, these trends show that innovation can bloom even in a grim economic climate.

Here’s a look at nine trends driving business in 2008…

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Listening to: The Curse - Audioslave

I still vividly remember the day I got home and the BBC B computer was sitting in the spare room. It is one of the foundational moments that has set me on the journey I have taken in the subsequent 24 years. Its great to see such an influential computer getting a bit of recognition.

Listening to: LoveStoned / I Think She Knows Interlude - Justin Timberlake

Ponoko is participating in the Piemonte Share Festival.

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Great to see Ponoko users footing it with some of the most exciting design in the world.

UPDATE: Bruce Sterling’s photos.

Listening to: Nites Like These - Mark De Clive-Lowe

There are some amazing designs being submitted… well worth checking out.

I won’t post any here because that would be deemed as favoritism.

Listening to: Falling Man - Blonde Redhead

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