March 2009
20 posts
“Maybe those numbers make you feel small. You might wonder if you’re writing...”
– Are You Struggling Over a Small Readership? | Men With Pens
In this article, James wonderfully compares blog readership to concert audiences. His example resonated deeply with me and can be applied to quite a few other endeavors. You should read the article in its entirety and see if you agree with...
“A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the...”
– G. K. Chesterton - The Quotations Page
“Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima on a business trip on Aug. 6, 1945, when a U.S. B-29...”
– Japanese man certified as atomic bomb victim in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki — chicagotribune.com
Luckiest man alive?
“When we’re busy, the creative things are usually the first to go, but creativity...”
– Unclutterer » Archive » Ruthless Simplicity: How to ward off doing more and burning out
by Danielle LaPorte
Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable « Clay... →
This is a fantastic article. My Thanks to Patrick for linking to it first.
patrickrhone:
This is, quite simply, one of the smartest things I have read in a long time. This is the clearest explanation of why the newspapers are dying and what can be done to stop it (spoiler: nothing).
There are so many choice items I could quote here I am not sure where to start so I will pick one at random:
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“Even if you succeed in giving us a wonderful plot and structure, you’ve got...”
– The Kill Zone: Creating Characters that Jump Off the Page
Robert Gregory Browne gives some solid advice on making sure your characters do this for you.
WatchIs It Windows 7, or KDE 4 ? » Linuxcrypt.net
“This DRM chip can’t legally be reverse-engineered without violating the...”
– Apple: Why Apple’s New iPod Shuffle Isn’t Consumer Friendly
It’s this disregard for openness that makes me think twice about buying an apple computer. I’d love to have a Mac. But I don’t want to pay money to a company that operates in such a manner.
“Instead, Michiganders, despite being self-deprecating to a fault, make a point...”
– FT.com / Weekend / Reportage - The travails of Detroit
“Moving from Microsoft XP to Vista would not have brought us many advantages and...”
– French police: we saved millions of euros by adopting Ubuntu - Ars Technica
The above quote is from Gendarmerie Lieutenant-Colonel Xavier Guimard.
“While we’re on the subject, here’s an ironic thing we noticed while dry camping...”
– Outdoor Enthusiasts Trash Jawbone Canyon OHV Area | live. work. dream.
“If culture loses the copyright wars, the reason for copyright dies with it.”
– Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Why I Copyfight
“However, some experts concerned about invasion of privacy contend that Secure...”
– New airport security rules to require more personal information — chicagotribune.com
Land of the free?
“We are looking forward to surrounding ourselves with new fun and friendly...”
– Wandering Off the Beaten Path: Anxiously Awaiting
WatchStorm Jameson Famous Quote about Face Book, Happiness, Happiness Quotes, Life, Risk | Quotes Daddy
“Combating it with technology is a dead end, because piracy is a social problem,...”
– Terminally Incoherent » Blog Archive » You can make software piracy irrelevant
