In the summer of 2007, three friends and I came up with a brilliant idea: lets create a functionalized social networking startup oriented around fashion — Xhibitr.
Two years later, I can see all the reasons it was bound for failure, but despite the difficulties, I can honestly say it was one of the most rewarding and educational experiences I’ve ever had.
While this site is still under construction, feel free to check out the various other instances of me out there on the web.
A couple of friends and I put together a blog that we titled BenchPress. In it, we discuss a number of topics around the intersection between technology and science — whether it be the use of virtual worlds by scientific communities, the construction of cheap amateur space balloons, the use of video game hardware in supercomputers, or the use of new imaging techniques to actually see molecules.
