“After New Orleans, the people in Baghdad said, ‘Oh, now I get it.’” – Thomas P. M. Barnett I’m 2/3 of the way through the presentation, and it just keeps getting better.
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Why Buying Local, Frontier House, and the Trade Deficit are All Silly
Russ Roberts’ EconTalk is consistently interesting and engaging podcast covering economics as a perspective and a practice. I spent the first half of this week listening to his hour long conversation with colleague Don Boudreaux on the economics of buying local for the sake of buying local. Boudreaux and Roberts expand on many of the …
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RE: MinneBar 07 Schedule Is Out
This is a test of posting through the feedseeder project. Something I’ll be demo-ing @ Minnebar, check the schedule for when. MinneBar 07 Schedule Is Out – J Wynia Update: “…or an information architect saying things like the browser is dead, I’m looking forward to catching up on your version of crazy.” – Aaron Mentele …
Best quote I read this week
Best quote I read this week: “…say that someone has created a special replicating machine that allows you to replicate the style of anyone’s underwear that you like. That’s what’s happening.” – Mike, Techdirt
Done Monkey-ing Around
“…my fear on this one is that no one will want to drink [the beer] for fear they will be implicated, or worse yet, sympathetic to the kidnappers.” – Bongo’s slightly regretful kidnapper.
The Need for Nichér Yellow Pages
Inspired by a pre-MinneBar conversation, I’ve been thinking more about websites and advertising. Back when I was a kid on family trips – whether to the grandparents or elsewhere – one of the first things I would do at our destination is pull out the Yellow Pages. After comparing its size against the thin leaflet …
Bringing Me-dia to Rural America
For a few weeks in the early 80’s the town 30 miles down the road had a broadcast TV station. The only TV broadcaster in the county. In the 20 years that follow, it’s only been Eau Claire, LaCrosse, or Minneapolis TV. Communities at least another hour away (if not 2) with no incentive to …
Xcel Energy started including WindSource…
Xcel Energy started including WindSource charges as a line item on their monthly billing statements. We buy all of our energy through that program and I’ve been curious to see how much it actually adds to our bill. This month: $12. Such a small amount to support renewable energy programs. Elsewhere: Dan Grigsby did the …
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Friday, April 13, 2007 2:07:46 PM
Twitter Tools sends a tweet every time I update a post. I really dig that since I’ve been updating (rather than writing new) lately. I find it especially useful for posts that have fallen off the RSS feed.
Friday, April 13, 2007 1:33:51 PM
I re-listened to the proceedings from February’s Public Media conference yesterday. The first time around I missed the ‘origins of objectivity’ bit (not taking a positioning makes it easier to attract the widest range of advertisers). Seems consistent both in light of this week’s Imus drama and in why the difficulty in advertising on blogs. …