On this beautiful Saturday, I missed PublicRadioCamp. Unfortunate for many reasons, including – many of my favorite people in town were there. Hell, some of my favorite people in town organized it. Instead, I had one of the best days ever with my family. Our Day Sleep until after 7am Pick up a few things …
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Book Curation
“…we are going smaller, we are going less.” – Bodo von Hodenberg, bookseller – Bildschöne Bücher, Berlin Germany BTW – I found this link on my economics reading list in Cullect which proves (at least to me) that good curation is about both depth and discovery.
For Sale: Lief’s Green House in Nordeast Mpls
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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Fore
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 …
First Green Light for High-Speed MSP – MKE – ORD AMTRAK
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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Going Down Market
Some interesting graphs from intrade. Chances the US Economy will go into Recession during 2008 Down to 32 from a high of 79. Chances Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic Presidential Nominee in 2008 Down to 3.0 from a high of 75
Long Term Assumptions
I’m fortunate to be regularly exposed to a number of crazy project ideas. Each of the ideas I vet through a number assumptions: We all will be regularly, publicly, independently, publishing via the internet1. This is consistent with Fred Wilson’s views2. Publishing via the internet complies with both Moore’s and Sturgeon’s Law. Our peers are …
Did Twitter Kill This Blog? No, Cullect Did.
No, despite my activity on Twitter, I don’t blame it for my barely bi-monthly postings here. And given Twitter’s uptime (ba-dum-bum) you shouldn’t either. There’s a far more guilty party; Cullect.com. Writing posts on Twitter is easy – have a passing thought, write it down. Done. Writing more than 140 characters is more time consuming. …
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Reed, You’re Welcome
“Viewing Garrick’s Twitter opened my eyes to how social media enthusiasts were using it to connect with others in the industry, to share interesting news and resources, and to help out friends and business acquaintances by sharing their accomplishments and cross-linking. This might make Twitter sound way too business-like, but it’s not.” – Reed Smidebush
RE: How Do People Find The Time To Watch Television?
“…for the first time, society forced on an enormous number of people the requirement to manage something they’ve never had to manage before…which was free time. And what did we do with that free time? Mostly we panicked and spent it watching TV.” – Clay Shirky A nice reminder on what is actually active and …
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