About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
Looks like Leif Utne bought a 1-way ticket on the high-speed underground tunnel between Minneapolis and the Pacific Northwest. “Pass it on to anyone you know who might be interested in a beautifully-remodeled, energy-efficient home close to bus lines on a safe, quiet street in an artsy neighborhood. It has a brand-new kitchen and furnace …
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Last week, I wrote: “For every really cool thing the iPhone has, there’s a really lame thing. 3G even more so.” Abi Jones asked me to draw up the list. This is the first pass at the list. I’m expecting corrections and additions, especially post-July 11. Cool Lame From Apple From AT&T Lower device cost …
There was a time when, if you wanted telephone service, there was one model that AT&T leased to you. Today, there’s no requirement that you and I must use the same phone when we talk to each other. Just as there’s no requirement that we must use the same email or IM client. This weekend, …
The 2 parties have a 6-month opportunity to show the American public how serious they are about solving this country’s problems. “…Spend 1/4 of the money [raised by the campaign] telling everyone how you’re using 1/2 of the money to help people. This proves that your Presidency will be about solving problems, because you’re not …
Tim Brunelle passed me the baton 4 jobs I’ve had (and would be even less good at today): graphic design laser printer repair baling hay hand-milking sick cows 4 places I’ve been (and anxiously await returning): Brussels Hamburg All those waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge That hill I used to spend winter afternoons hiking …
Back in May, Barry Ritholtz bet James Pethokoukis that we are in a recession. From my view and the numbers I’ve seen, the downturn is concentrated in the housing sector. A good thing. Unfortunately, housing is a huge percentage of our overall GDP and it completely collapsed. Reminds me of early 2001, when the tech …
Big thanks to Tom Elko over at the Minnesota Independent for bringing me the best transit news I’ve heard all year. “The House of Representatives easily approved the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act….legislation authorizes $14 billion in appropriations to modernize and expand passenger rail…includes $850 million in grant money to fund high-speed rail initiatives.” …
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The problem with many of the suggestions on how Twitter should charge1,2,3 is they put the emphasis on the wrong problem. The problem isn’t on the publication side (number of ‘tweets’ written by any individual), it’s on the distribution side (delivering the ‘tweets’ to their ‘followers’). A simple equation to understand this ‘spew’ problem. Message …
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Aaron Fruit pointed me to a screenshot of Rebisoft‘s new Twitter client, Twucket. Yes, in fact, the purple arrow with the caption, “Click a user’s image to open their Twitter page…” points right at my chin. er did. Neat. I’m even happier they caught me writing about Cullect. UPDATE: According to J, Rebisoft updated their …