Biz Stone

My mentor, Steve Snider has written a behind the scenes account of the book cover he designed for Infinite Jest and it includes this tidbit.

“That spelling error was made by a young designer who prepared the mechanical, the art which includes instructions for the printer. Trivia fans may be interested to know that the young designer, Biz Stone, went on to achieve international fame, not for his typo, but as a co-founder and the patent holder of Twitter.”

https://lithub.com/on-creating-the-cover-for-david-foster-wallaces-infinite-jest/

I'm excited that Substrate is finally out of stealth mode! https://substrate.com

Started a new company with Evan Sharp and other fine folks! West.co

New features for Mastodon including Highlighting journalism: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/07/highlighting-journalism-on-mastodon/

Starting a new series on Medium: @biz@medium.com

If God is in the little things, why is the devil in the details?

It's crazy that Netflix got the guy from UP to star in Zero Day. He's so good!

Wicked excited to join The Boston Beer Company as an independent Director. I’m a big admirer of founder Jim Koch, the company culture, and the team. https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2024/07/31/2922257/0/en/BOSTON-BEER-APPOINTS-JOE-JORDAN-AND-BIZ-STONE-TO-ITS-BOARD-OF-DIRECTORS.html

Folks, this isn't good.

More about Substrate on Bloomberg. I'm an investor. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/what-is-substrate-a-thiel-backed-chip-startup-seeking-to-crack-asml-s-dominance

If you want to play Strands, this is the link. https://www.nytimes.com/games/strands

I've never finished it in one word but maybe some day!

When my son was 5 I asked him "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" He said, "The egg. It pre-dates the chicken." He was right!

If they have the string across the shower to dry your laundry can they still call themselves a luxury hotel? #cleansocks