Category Archives: Making

Crowdfunding and risk

Posted on 15 November 2013 by dlhitzeman

I’m a big fan of crowdfunding, that idea put forward by websites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo that allows people with ideas to connect with groups of people interested in their idea to help fund it. I’ve helped fund a few ideas … Continue reading →

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What’s my hangup? A redux

Posted on 14 June 2013 by dlhitzeman

The combination of reading my brother’s excellent blog on his fitness exploits–among other things–and my own recent bout with shitty health have me thinking a lot about health and fitness and whatnot. I watch all sorts of people do things … Continue reading →

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Lego Kidsfest Cincinnati 2012

Posted on 28 March 2012 by dlhitzeman

I have come to believe engaging in the act of creation brings out the best in many of us. Granted, that’s not a hard and fast rule, but I witnessed something amazing this past weekend when I attended the 2012 … Continue reading →

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Science and Technology: Free development: an open letter to technology corporations

Posted on 10 May 2011 by dlhitzeman

Dear <fill in the blank with the name of a major technology producer CEO>, I understand that you want to make supertanker loads of money so that you can vacation in the Mediterranean and eat your lunch off nude prostitutes, and I know that people who take your technology and use it for things other […] Continue reading →

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Science and Technology: Free development: an open letter to technology corporations

Posted on 10 May 2011 by dlhitzeman

Dear <fill in the blank with the name of a major technology producer CEO>, I understand that you want to make supertanker loads of money so that you can vacation in the Mediterranean and eat your lunch off nude prostitutes, and I know that people who take your technology and use it for things other […] Continue reading →

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