Doing things for over 40 year; 20+ of those on the web. Now federated @nick@whoisnick.com
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Breaking Books
The following, I think, is a plausible story around the invention of the printing press. Media has a darker business side. Perhaps it always has and always will. The Gutenberg printing press was made to sell bible knock-offs. It was the ultimate as seen on TV product. The year was roughly 1450 and Gutenberg had…
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Showcasing Canadian Beer
I’ve got a little idea stirring in my head. If I could open a store, I think it would be a beer store. And like wine, it would have beer organized from region. And the first I would make sure is to have all of Canada. I would have no idea where to begin to…
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How can we “trust” News again?
Recently, The Knight Foundation has jumped on board the “fake news” bandwagon to assemble a commission1 to look at the challenges faced with the News today2. They are putting up a whopping $2.5 million. Combine that with other initiatives and you’re looking at roughly $4.5 million3. How ’bout – if I come up with a solution,…
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Connecting continents
There’s something humbling that as we advance in technology, we still need big fat cables under the ocean. Recently, Facebook & Microsoft dropped their’s, though it won’t be running till early 2018 Last year, Google & NEC turned on theirs. Gatekeepers to the pipeline If you don’t like Google, Facebook & Microsoft and still need to get your digital…
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Going Ghost Again
Ethernick.com is now running off linode. Thought it was a good time to expand and play. Not many hosts are offering something relatively cheap to run node. I’ve been antsy to see how Ghost is doing in a real world context. As of now, my previous medium hosted publication, The aether, has been moved onto…