“Not all those who wander are lost.”
I arrive in Tokyo in 17 hours.
Kings Coffee, Red Hook, Brooklyn, March 26, 2013
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, March 26, 2013
Extinct, Red Hook, Brooklyn, March 26, 2013
Basquiat’s Loft, Noho, New York City, March 28, 2013
Dumbo, Brooklyn, March 26, 2013
Noho, New York City, March 28, 2013
Played around with a cool new visual web tool by Matthew Wagerfield and Tobias van Schneider.
Before diving into my next thing, I’m doing some exploring. My first stop is Tokyo—starting next week.
I’m going with no plan, a one way ticket, and a carry on. I want to wander, meet people, get inspired, and absorb Japanese culture.
I’ll probably stay in the country for a couple of weeks before going somewhere else.
I’d welcome any tips, recommendations, and contacts! Email me at josephmco at gmail.com.
We’ve just announced that Noodle has acquired Lore. I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done, and I can’t wait to see how Lore grows within Noodle. It couldn’t be in better hands.
This journey started two years ago. I was a sophomore at Penn, hacking with Dan and Jim. We dropped out to build a better place for classes online. Today Lore is used in hundreds of schools around the world by an amazing community.
The past couple of years have been the best, most fulfilling of my life. Our stories and learnings are endless.
I’m going to do some exploring before diving into my next thing: traveling, learning about new technologies and businesses, and meeting new people.
We’re living in a unique moment of rapid change and enormous opportunity. I can’t wait for what’s next. More to come.
The best part of the internet is that no one owns it. It’s not regulated by governments or controlled by large corporations. You don’t need a permit to publish a website or permission to start a business. It remains a frontier.
Imagine, though, if big media companies in the 70s had a say in the design of copy-and-paste. They’d have freaked out. It’s a tool designed for stealing.
We take copy and paste for granted. It lives in the same bucket as right-clicking. But it’s such a foundational part of how we use computers. It’s what makes the internet work. Beyond that, it’s shaped our mindset as technologists: we take inspiration, learn from the best, and do it better. We hack.
It was hackers, mostly anonymous, who invented copy and paste. They forge frontiers.
This, sadly, may change in the future, as governments get nervous and proprietary platforms like iOS become more dominant. But for now it’s still the Wild West, and that’s why I spend my time on it.
