July 2009
19 posts
Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule
I find one meeting can sometimes affect a whole day. A meeting commonly blows at least half a day, by breaking up a morning or afternoon. But in addition there’s sometimes a cascading effect. If I know the afternoon is going to be broken up, I’m slightly less likely to start something ambitious in the morning. I know this may sound...
Amazon.com Plays Big Brother With Famous E-Books
This morning, hundreds of Amazon Kindle owners awoke to discover that books by a certain famous author had mysteriously disappeared from their e-book readers. These were books that they had bought and paid for—thought they owned.
Ironically, the books were 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell.
This is scary and sad. We need competition in this...
“Walking speed absolutely reflects health status,” Simonsick says. So when you...”
– Why New Yorkers Last Longer — New York Magazine (via bijan)
Total urbanist propaganda, but true. Start walking!
“New Pony” by The Dead Weather.
Jack White...
“Dont Haunt This Place” by The Rural...
“Pulling On A Line” by the Great...