Jars, Bars and Startups: HodgePodge for Aug. 22

Even his pivots have pivots

Stewart Butterfield really wants to make a particular kind of online game. He’s tried and failed twice now. The first failure spawned Flickr. The second attempt has now led to Slack, the hottest boring startup in all the land.

Jarring trends

If it seems like you’ve seen more things in Mason jars lately, it’s not your imagination. In what the New York Times labels a desire for authenticity, demand for the screw-top glass jars has surged in recent years.

Out of the woods

The truly fascinating story of a man who just decided one day to live in the woods in Maine. He survived on supplies pilfered from nearby towns for almost three decades before being caught in the act.

Drink responsibly

There’s still a lot we scientists don’t know about hangovers, but what they do know contradicts a lot of the advice you’ve heard.

Game theory

Textbooks are expensive and maybe don’t even work that well, so what’s the solution? KQED says the future may point to video games.

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