In July, I blogged here about the "crowdfunding exemption" petition, File No. 4-605, which the SEC had just posted to their website. The petition seeks to allow people to solicit… Read the rest of the article: Grassroots Securities Deregulation

When I guestblogged here last year, I wrote about crowdfunded securities. The upshot was that crowdsourcing platforms like Kickstarter can't support investment, because that's illegal; they can only offer tiered… Read the rest of the article: SEC Crowdfunding Exemption action: File No. 4-605

My guestblogging experience here has been wonderful, thank you all! I've learned a lot, made some neat connections, and gotten many pointers for learning more and doing more about things… Read the rest of the article: Farewell!

Many people, including close friends and family of mine, hate joke bands. I understand the sentiment. Music has an almost sacred ability to break through left-brained chatter, reconnect you to… Read the rest of the article: Joke Band Respect: Surf Punks, Upper Crust

I was at Columbia the same time that Barack Obama was there– he was a senior when I was a freshman– and although I never met him, I would guess… Read the rest of the article: Approaches To A Just World Order

Pervasive surveillance is a funny thing, and I wonder how it will affect dress. All those cameras are sharpening the difference between public and private spaces, so how about this… Read the rest of the article: Welcome to the See-Easy

Allow me to dive in over my head here– countless BB readers know way more about games than I do, and I want to learn from them/you. I'm fascinated at… Read the rest of the article: The Great Game Designer

I'm thrilled at the success of Kickstarter and Spot.Us, which partly fulfill a longtime dream scheme of mine. These sites are primary sources of great stuff, and you should check… Read the rest of the article: Adventures in Ex Ante Crowdfunded Securities Law

Guestblogger Paul Spinrad is a freelance writer/editor, and is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine. He is the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids, and… Read the rest of the article: Disney English

Guestblogger Paul Spinrad is a freelance writer/editor, and is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine. He is the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids, and… Read the rest of the article: My Cousin Adam (The Late Paul Cotton)

Guestblogger Paul Spinrad is a freelance writer/editor, and is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine. He is the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids, and… Read the rest of the article: Fact-Checkers and Certified Public Logicians

Guestblogger Paul Spinrad is a freelance writer/editor, and is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine. He is the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids, and… Read the rest of the article: Tom Geisler's Inventions

Guestblogger Paul Spinrad is a freelance writer/editor with Catholic interests, and is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine. He is the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to… Read the rest of the article: Sing-Along Jesus Christ Superstar

Guestblogger Paul Spinrad is a freelance writer/editor with Catholic interests, and is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine. He is the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to… Read the rest of the article: Ayn Rand: The Wired Interview (1998)

Guestblogger Paul Spinrad is a freelance writer/editor, and is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine. He is the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids, and… Read the rest of the article: Based on a True Story

Guestblogger Paul Spinrad is a freelance writer/editor with Catholic interests, and is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine. He is the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to… Read the rest of the article: What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?

Boingboing guest blogger Paul Spinrad is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine. He enjoyed everyone's attention enormously.  Guestblogging for Boingboing has been a real treat– I always love the discussions here,… Read the rest of the article: Let's Just Say Hors d'Oeuvres

Boingboing's current guestblogger Paul Spinrad is currently Projects Editor for MAKE magazine. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Wendy, their two children Clara and Simon, and their cats… Read the rest of the article: Essay Jukebox: Playlist #1

Boingboing's current guestblogger Paul Spinrad is currently Projects Editor for MAKE magazine and the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids. He lives in San… Read the rest of the article: Replace Hardcovers with a Bunch of Big Signs

Boingboing's current guestblogger Paul Spinrad is currently Projects Editor for MAKE magazine and the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids. He lives in San… Read the rest of the article: NuRide for mobile devices?