Hollow “But you know what’s easy to find outside Google Play or Apple’s iTunes? Anything you want.” – Violet Blue
Omphaloskepsis.com “After gazing intently at my own life for a few minutes, I snapped out of it. Just like I thought at the beginning, I mused. * is just a pretty mirror to gaze into narcissistically.” – Jon Mitchell * I removed the name to make a larger point – garrick.
Un-withdrawal “…many people find the biggest surprise in leaving Facebook is how little leaving affected them. Like them, I found leaving a non-issue.” – Joshua Spodek
“people == distraction” “…sometimes you need few days without anyone else to get things done before deadlines. Working remotely off of 12”-13” laptop can give you a boost that you don’t expect…” – Peter Legierski
Paying for Freedom “I would pay for a service that never sells a single piece of my life. For a service that cares about my emotions and not ad impressions. For a service that is committed to putting me first and not the advertiser. For a service that emphasizes and never blurs the sanctity of my privacy. For a service that fosters real friendships with real friends and not the consumption of information. For a service that respects my time and never dares to distract me. For a service that humbly gets the fuck out of the way, becomes invisible and allows for humanity to prosper. For a service that isn’t a service at all, but a beautiful supplementation to life.” – Youssef Sarhan
Advertising Eats Batteries “Up to 75 per cent of the energy used by free versions of Android apps is spent serving up ads or tracking and uploading user data” – Jacob Aron, NewSeientist
All We’d Have Do is Say ‘Stop’ Webstock ’12: Matt Haughey – Lessons for a 40 year old hat tip patrick rhone
Dead Tree “Print will survive. Books will survive even longer. It’s print as a marker of prestige that’s dying.” – Tim Carmody
Anti-Free “…avoid mom-and-pop projects that don’t take your money! You might call this the anti-free-software movement.” – Maciej, Pinboard.in
Important! “The problem isn’t the 100 messages but the 100 new responsibilities represented by the email messages.” – John D. Cook