Author: Jesse
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There seems to be some correlation between freedom and maturity. It’s irresponsible to give children the same type of freedom that adults have. I wouldn’t give a six-year-old the keys to my car and if he suddenly disappeared from the house, I’d immediately start looking for him. I wouldn’t do the same with a forty-year-old... Read More
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Comment Policy or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Mob
All of the trains out of Penn Station today were delayed an hour. I knew something was wrong when the amount of people on the street and around the station was nearly triple an average day. It was actually quite humorous, watching the teeming masses of people, all visibly annoyed and some let it escape... Read More
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A Lesson In Comment Policy from Gawker
Last year, Gawker Media took a big step in stemming the tide of bad commenters on their media properties by introducing tiered commenting. Nieman Journalism Lab provides a thorough write-up of their experiment. From the article: “In essence, Gawker’s ‘class system’ means unknown commenters get stuck behind a ‘show all discussions’ link few users will... Read More
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The Irony of Pixelated Insomnia
I passed a very large electric plant and the stories high scaffolding triggered a childhood memory. When I was younger, early teenage years, I had difficulty getting to sleep at night. (No wonder I became a web designer.) I’d lie awake in bed and try as hard as I could to fall asleep. Of course,... Read More
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Better Than Accomplishing Great Things
To be a good leader, you need to listen twice as much as you talk. You can be full of grand ideas, but leadership isn’t just moving toward a bright future; it’s about bringing people along with you. This principle is especially important when you’re new. People are more likely to get behind someone they... Read More
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“What A Piece of Work Are Meetings!”
Meetings seem to suck the life out of me. I was in meetings for about three and a half hours today, and I’m sitting here on the train, exhausted. I’m not just emotionally drained, I’m physically tired and all I did most of the day was sit and listen to someone present ideas. Don’t get... Read More
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I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about my Aunt Alice Winn. She’s one of the last few remaining of the older generation of relatives in my family. She was married to my grandmother’s brother, so she was technically a great aunt (in more ways than one). She’s had a few spells recently where she’s... Read More
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One of the disadvantages of this new job is that like most people with normal 9-to-5 schedules, I now have to do my yard work on weekends. I used to work in the yard during the week because trips to the hardware store were much quieter. Now I’m fighting the Saturday morning rush with every... Read More
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I’ve been thinking alot about joy recently as I’m studying through the book of Philippians. What’s got me particularly thoughtful is Paul’s perspective on the source of joy. He seems to make it pretty clear early on in the book that being alive here on earth is all about Christ and his own death would... Read More
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Since taking this new job, I’ve been riding the train in to New York City every day; a new experience for someone who has worked out of the house for the last five years. It’s all pretty much ritual: purchasing the tickets, finding the best seats, perfecting the timing of it all. One of the... Read More
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The Blind Man and the Art Museum
At South By Southwest this year, I had the privilege of meeting Matthew Smith. I had some very thought provoking conversations with Matthew. One conversation in particular made an impression on me. Matthew told of a project he worked on for his bachelor’s thesis: he went to an art museum dressed as a blind man—sunglasses,... Read More
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The inspiration of the Word of God is like the incarnation of the Son of God. When the Son of God became a human being he became vulnerable to abuse and death. When the Word of God became human language, it became vulnerable to ambiguity and misunderstanding. —John Piper, Does James Contradict Paul?
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Well, it’s official. After nearly five years of freelance web design, I’ve been recruited to join the staff of Rainbow Media (Rainbow owns several large entertainment brands like AMC, IFC Films, WEtv and the Sundance Channel). Starting March 8th, I’ll be the Director of Product Development at Rainbow Media, responsible both for exploring new Internet... Read More
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I had the privilege of calling this woman my mother-in-law. I know that phrase that often stirs up a lot of negative stereotypes, but if anyone could rescue the term, it was this remarkable woman. She was a woman of priorities. Nancy was willing to set aside a blossoming career so she could raise her... Read More
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Social Networking Is Killing My Ability To Write
When I wake my computer in the morning, my inbox is full of messages and notifications from social networking sites. I work through these quickly, hoping to begin the day with a clean slate. Then come the instant messages: friendly hellos, work requests, miscellaneous and sometimes frivolous comments about the day. With a little discipline,... Read More
