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Category Archives: General
Lineage
Darrin points to the MIT SIMILE project. The lifeline/timeline visualization is similar to something I’ve been working on for the Genealogy Namespace for OPML project. While it’s cool to see a single person’s timeline, far more interesting to me in the intersection and relationship between multiple people (a marriage isn’t just one-sided, a birth has …
Luckmaking in Place
“Placemaking takes time and sometimes just plain dumb luck. No planner envisioned it all, first laying out the grid of streets and creating a zoning code for Dinkytown, then deciding precisely that an alley was to be converted to become the location of a breakfast counter and a legendary, delicious business.” – Sam Newberg A …
Can I Celebrate New Years on Feb 1?
Like magic, all the crazy stress and pressure I’ve been working through the past 8 weeks evaporated at the stroke of 12 last night. Seriously, magic. I have no other explanation. Then again, I have no explanation for why January was that tough either. Things feel like they’re right back where they should be. Mind …
Where Do You Want People Talking About You?
One of the complaints I continually hear about companies supporting forums, comments, reviews under their own domain is that their customers will say something “bad”. The reality is, customers find places to have these conversations – with our without formal support. Case in point: KottkeKomments.com. Jason Kottke doesn’t have comments on his blog, so a …
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Low Hanging Snark
“An inexperienced picker would pick the low-hanging fruit first” – Albert Pell quoted in Fast Company In the instances where I’ve heard the phrase ‘low-hanging fruit’ the above is true. Rarely does picking the easy stuff solve anything than checking something off a list. The real important, long-term actions take the commitment of getting a …
Awake in 5
Just got word that Jon Steinhorst‘s latest short film, Awake, is up at 3to1Studios.com. It’s a great looking, if emotionally tough, 5-minute piece. You may remember Jon from our podcast conversations.
BitPass Bites the Dust.
Just received and email from Bitpass.com saying they are no longer: Dear Valued Bitpass Merchant We want to thank you for your past business, however due to circumstances beyond our control, we are discontinuing our operations…” “On January 26, all US Bitpass Buyer accounts will be closed and we will begin the process of refunding …
Mistaking Relevance for Trivia
Last night, I had bad dream about attending a live recording of a radio program. From what I can remember, the point of the show was to dismiss highly-personal communications as trivial while a panel of teen girls shared the melodramatic relationship unfolding within their MySpace pages. While “trivia” (or gossip) might not be the …
Color Me Stressed
I took the ColorQuiz 3 times this afternoon. Hear the results