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Hi. My name is Kevin Rose. Here I share my thoughts, ideas, and random things I find online.  For work, I'm the founder and site architect of Digg, and a co-founder at Revision3 and Pownce.  When the internet is off, I climb rocks, drink tea/wine, read books, and explore San Francisco. Thanks for visiting.

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BOOKS I ENJOY
Thursday
04Dec

My Top 10 Gifts For Geeks

It's that time of year, all of us are looking for great gift ideas.  Here are my top ten gifts for geeks - happy holidays!

#1. iTunes Gift Certificate $15-$100 (we all have iPhones, we all want more music/apps)
#2. Tiny 8GB Washer/Dryer Safe USB Drive $12
#3. Roku Streaming Netflix Player $99 (for Netflix geeks that don't have an XBOX 360)
#4. Arduino $34 (great for geeks getting into electronics)
#5. FlipMinoHD $149-$229 (Flip cameras are easy, fun, and great for shooting internet video)
#6. Zuca Pro Luggage $285 (for geeks that travel)
#7. Epson Artisan 800 $230 (the ultimate wireless home office machine)
#8. Drobo $349-$999 (backup/storage for media geeks)
#9. 19-in-1 Micro Tool $12
#10. Casio EX-F1 Slow Motion Camera $964 (Amazon)


Thursday
04Dec

Dr. Awesome iPhone Game


Dr. Awesome - $1.99


Saturday
22Nov

Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell

I thoroughly enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell's first two books, The Tipping Point, and Blink -- so I'm excited to dive into his latest book, Outliers. Outliers poses the question: "why do some people succeed, living remarkably productive and impactful lives, while so many more never reach their potential?"  Should be a good read -- I'll give a deeper review once I finish.

Gladwell speaking at the TED conference:

To see a complete list of books I've enjoyed, check out the lower right corner of this page.


Tuesday
18Nov

Retro Digital Watch

"Raised by Wolves" 1980's style LCD wrist watch...getting the red one now.


Friday
14Nov

Dog / Cat Transformer .. Art Project?

Not sure what this is... via PointPointClick