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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Keep Digging Yourself
“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” – e.e. cummings “There are a lot of people that don’t start making money until you briefly forget …
The Future of Publishing: Cory Doctorow
“My guiding principle in this project has been thrift. Without a publisher to capitalize the book, I’m doing my darndest to spend money only when it makes me money. Lucky for me, today’s world is one where that constraint is well accommodated. Obviously, the print-on-demand paperbacks don’t cost anything — the book doesn’t exist until …
Yahoo’s a Memory Hole
“Two graduate students, intrigued by a growing wealth of material on the Internet, built a huge fucking lobster trap, absorbed as much of human history and creativity as they could, and destroyed all of it.” – Jason Scott, Archive Team
The Rumors of Quicksilver’s Death are Melodramatic
“It was a good run. So long, old friend.” – Merlin Mann “It’s just that given the choice between helping to keep something you love alive, and very publicly declaring it dead, I’m not sure why you’d choose the latter.” – Rob McBroom It seems a tad melodramatic to declare a functioning piece of open …
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Stinkin’ Flair
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Lifeline
Scott Grannis’ Calafia Beach Pundit has become daily reading for me [1] – primarily because I’m a sucker for the charts he shares. Take a minute to look at this one. (no worries, I’ll still be here when you get back). Good stuff. It’s rare to see a single chart summarize our own confidence over …
Fermenting: “Out Like a Lion” Ginger Maibock
20-some inches of snow fell on Saturday. I don’t know exactly how much – because the temperature promptly dropped below 10°F and – I decided to stay indoors. And brew up some beer for spring. “Out Like a Lion” Ginger Maibock Recipe 10 lbs Pilsen Light Liquid Malt Extra 2 lbs CaraMunich II 2 oz …
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Peerless
“Why can’t you be as trustworthy on the Web as you are walking into any store off the street? The reason is that you have no status on the Web itself beyond the minima implied by the term ‘user.’ Whatever status you experience is what’s granted by site owners. You are the client. Your position …