“The sensible thing to do would be to sit down and be quiet, and reflect on what happened. But social media offers no rewards for silence or waiting.” – Daryl Lang (garrick’s note: deletion mine.)
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Cubicle FUD
“‘Job security’ is a myth created by big companies to trap you in a boring and unchallenging job. You will sign an employment-at-will agreement at every job you take. ” – Ernie Miller Truth. No organization wants you to fulfill your life’s potential. They just want you to fill the round hole they’ve drawn and …
Quick – Respond
“QR codes are a link. Plain and simple. Except they’re not plain and simple, they’re weird and complicated.” – Joel Marsh
It’s Always Something. Always.
“It’s useful when reading this kind of essay to find out what the author is selling, although it usually isn’t this obvious.” – John Shutt
Fermenting the Web
“The message is simple and exciting. When the time is right, a very small number of people with a clear vision can build something with huge impact. I’m not talking about making huge numbers show up in their bank accounts.” – Dave Winer (I like to think of this as fermentation)
Something to Do With Our Pennies
Not (Yet) The Worst We’ll Do
“Did our high-frequency trading program have flaws that lead to our company losing 450 million dollars? (that is a tough one to beat, IMHO). Collect your own! It’s fun!” – Dan Milstein “Exactly. It’ll be like, ‘You thought *yesterday* was bad? Well, now you have a enormous metal chicken to deal with. Perspective. Now you …
My Apologies, ‘Users’ is Accurate.
I was riding the LIRR the other day from Queens to Manhattan, and everyone around me was staring into the screen of their smartphone, tapping, typing, clicking. I watched the faces. They looked like the people sitting around in the system lab at the UW Comp Sci Dept in 1978. Same damn thing. Except now …
Dopamine
Brain scan research shows that our brains show more stimulation and activity when we anticipate a reward than when we get one.
Serpent
No matter how much I use [my iPad] to check email, surf the web, or tag photos on Facebook, I’m still gnawed at by a horrifying emptiness that no amount of fiddling with your magical gadget can fill. – Sam Weiner