http://www.jackiedanicki.com Letting go of outcomes Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:34:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from ... http://www.jackiedanicki.com/http:/www.jackiedanicki.com/independence-day-2 [Being Midwestern] never meant anything to me until I traveled to the coasts and realized there are people there who don’t have any idea that anybody lives in between. -Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy (BTW, anyone who says "flyover country" in my presence without irony automatically wins a big douchebag-for-life award from me. ... http://www.jackiedanicki.com/http:/www.jackiedanicki.com/midwesterners-pride It sounds so obvious, but I've lost count of the number of writers I've heard complain that it's hard for them to do X or Y, and wonder aloud how to do X or Y without effort. Where they got the idea that writing isn't hard work, or that it's ... http://www.jackiedanicki.com/http:/www.jackiedanicki.com/francis-flaherty-writing-aint-easy I knew he was bad - dreadfully bad - at, well, everything. But public speaking is known to be one of the areas in which he regularly fails to shine. However, I had no idea he had gotten this dreadful. A politician who can't lie properly - get yer coat, ... http://www.jackiedanicki.com/http:/www.jackiedanicki.com/i-have-to-talk-about-gordon-brown-again It's been awfully humid in New York the last few days, with occasional torrential downpours to cool things off. I can forgive a lot of a weather system that gives us skies like this (photo is completely unedited - click thumbnail for larger versions): http://www.jackiedanicki.com/http:/www.jackiedanicki.com/thunderstorms-gorgeous-skies Excellent post from Om Malik about how the seeming must-succeed online video content play ended up where it is today (i.e. not a great place). On Om's list of what went wrong: Too Big, Too Fast: Joost hired too many people, too quickly. It never behaved like a startup but instead ... http://www.jackiedanicki.com/http:/www.jackiedanicki.com/what-went-wrong-with-joost This was the view from my bedroom on Friday evening (click thumbnail for larger versions): http://www.jackiedanicki.com/http:/www.jackiedanicki.com/post-thunderstorm-sky-nyc On one of the unintended consequences of the UK's shambolic state school system: The handicapping of the intellectual capacity of the country has definitely given the children of the privileged, who were able to buy a better education, great advantages. -Guido Fawkes http://www.jackiedanicki.com/http:/www.jackiedanicki.com/quote-of-the-day-76 Tonight I had two parties to attend on Qik's behalf, each thrown by one of our fantastic partners. At each party, I met great people and was able to chill out a bit. Work can be work, but it's often a lot of fun, too. First up was the Nokia N97 ... http://www.jackiedanicki.com/http:/www.jackiedanicki.com/two-parties-one-girl This was a spur of the moment video, but I think it gets the message across. Thanks to the legendary Documentally for ambushing me last week in NYC! He's the best. Jackie Danicki of Qik.com at the #140Conf from Documentally on Vimeo. http://www.jackiedanicki.com/http:/www.jackiedanicki.com/me-talking-about-qik-uses-for-education