"It's like an alcoholic that you realize, he's not just getting drunk on the weekends, he's got the bottle in his desk," said Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig before a cheering crowd at the W Hotel in San Francisco last night. The occasion of the gathering was Lessig's brand-new book, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy.READ»
One of the most effective behind-the-scenes connectors in the Valley, Sylvia Paul, started out throwing some of the hottest parties at computer-industry conventions in the '80s. Now she links the hard-core geeks, entrepreneurs, media insiders, and the political activists, too.READ»
