“…publishing is the art of determining what is worth paying attention to, by whom.” – John Battelle
Monthly Archives: November 2010
#sad
“I guess it’s about respect. It’s about a relationship I had, and I think many of us had, with Twitter, that doesn’t seem to be there anymore. And that’s frustrating, and disappointing. But mostly I guess it’s just sad.” – Ed Finkler
Worse than It Appears
“It’s like spammers took over technology, like the pet food guys did in 1999. Everyone has a scam. This year the scam is to grab all the user’s data and resell it.” – Dave Winer “My point is that your privacy has an economic value. Or it could, if such a market was created. Today …
Introducing: The Daily Reality Planner
“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nov 14, 1957 If you’re like me, you’ve continually struggled with answering 1 question: “Where did today go?” To Do lists are helpful in identifying what should be done. Assigning those To Do items a date and time on the calendar declares when …
Reminder, You Might Be Trying Too Hard
I love this play. It’s simple, counter-intuitive, executed with nonchalants. thanks Mark J. Perry
Arise, Mechanical Turks, Arise
Years ago, I heard a story of an American barred from crossing into Canada because the Canadian customs agent interpreted the American’s intentions not as recreation, but as work. The American didn’t see it that way, nor did he have employment papers, and he reversed course. “Q: Is there going to be legislation or IRB …
Writing out the Problem
8pen is another attempt at bringing touch-typing to mobile devices If you listened real close – in the video – you hear the narrator mention ‘handwriting’. That’s both why 8pens approach is pointed in the right direction and why this version of it misses the mark. Selecting individual characters is terribly tedious. Seriously, these things …