River on the Metro.

River on the Metro.
Originally uploaded by Burnt Pixel.

Dave Winer is brilliant!
He has a winning way, not because of his stellar personality or because of his movie star good looks, but because, unlike soooo many of his contemporaries in the tech world, he understands the concept of "simple".

He is the father of the "simple" web site (blog); the "simple" push technology (RSS); and now the "simple" mobile information terminal, a cell phone transformed by River of News.

While many of us in the news business keep building more and more complex ways for people to get our content (mobile.nytimes.com), Dave has figured out how to get the people what they want, painlessly.

Brilliant!