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Monthly Archives: April 2013
E-Book Journalism: A Discussion on Delivering News via Digital Books
On Wednesday, May 15, 6:30pm, at the Loft Literary Center I’ll be joining Kaeti Hink, Steve Laliberte, Kate Parry, and Dan Haugen on panel discussing e-books and how journalists can leverage them for longer form, in-depth work. It’s a free event open to the public sponsored by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. See you …
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better than I can skeu it
“But when skeuomorphs get in the way of how we actually use something or build something, they demonstrate a lack of imagination or even cowardice on the part of the designer.…Yes, it’s far easier to get understanding or buy in quickly (from investors, in-laws and users) when you take the shortcut of making your digital …
“Sell out, and you’re really buying into someone else’s system of values, rules and rewards.”
Selling out is usually more a matter of buying in. Sell out, and you’re really buying into someone else’s system of values, rules and rewards.… Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person …
“Except you can’t.”
“The [Facebook Home] ad is an apt, if sanguine, depiction of what I’ve been calling ‘present shock,’ the human incapacity to respond to everything happening all at once. In a rapid-fire, highly commercial digital environment, this sense of an overwhelming ‘now’ reaches new heights. Unlike computer chips, human beings can only process one thing at …
What The Princess Bride Can Teach Independent Consultants
I’ve frequently joked that I take much of my approach to working as an independent consultant from The Princess Bride. Knowing all jokes are half true, Patrick Rhone asked me for the punch line. Here are six: “Let’s look on the bright side: we’re having an adventure, Fezzik, and most people live and die without …
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Just Stop. Really. You’ll Be Happier
If you want to keep the illusion of “not missing anything important”, I suggest you glance through the summary page of the Economist once a week. Don’t spend more than five minutes on it. – Rolf Dobelli [pdf]
Their Success Means Destroying Your Memories
It’s good. Though I think Anil overestimates the social value of Facebook, Twitter, etc. But, on the flip side, you won’t know I said this because I don’t have a presence on those places – and I want to be the kind of person that does. Blah.
Open Loop #8 – Don’t Eat the Cupcake
Beer: Jamie – Guiness Black Lager, Garrick – Founders’ Dirty Bastard. Beer Judging Minnebar 8 Blocky Turtle & Maze Meditation & The Willpower Instinct
How to Empty Your Email Inbox
TL;DR: The calendar is the vessel, not the inbox. According to my email service, I receive approximately 1 non-spam message for every 4 spam messages. Everyday 400 obviously unwanted messages are destroyed for every 100 allowed through. Many of those 100 are easy enough to delete as well. Over the course of any given day, …