Adriana:
The writer-fan distinction should not collapse into some false and, god forbid, forced equalisation. It should collapse into us being fans as well as having fans. That is the strength of the network.
This reminded me of what Alice had to say about fans and friends. I love her closing remark:
Never assume someone else thinks […]
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James Lileks (does anyone deliver the goods more consistently?):
[I]f you grew up in a community that was already pretty well organized on its own, you might look at a Harvard grad “community organizer” who had the time and luxury to write an autobiography before he was 50 as something other than One of Us in […]
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Half Moon Bay Tweetup - Fortune Dinner
Originally uploaded by b_d_solis.
I spent the late afternoon and early evening back at the Ritz-Carlton, doing the work-related socializing thing at the Fortune Brainstorm event and tweet-up. Honestly, it’s not digging ditches, is it?
Photo (CC) Brian Solis, www.briansolis.com and bub.blicio.us
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Danicki women
Originally uploaded by dynamist.
I have been told by quite a few people (family members and otherwise) that I look a lot like my grandmother. I’ve also been told that this shared resemblance extends to my late aunt, too. I really, really want to see this but just can’t right now. It’s quite frustrating. I […]
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I guess Hayek probably did know about these other, “bottom-up” forms of socialism, but as he, and his mentors like Ludwig von Mises pointed out, such “libertarian socialism” is an oxymoron since it ignores whether a member of a “voluntary” commune would be allowed, in practice, to leave with his or her share of accumulated […]
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I feel like 31 is too old to still care about birthdays, but I can’t help it: This one far surpassed all expectations. I was at work all day, with lots of activity on the back of our beta launch today, and then headed over to BJ’s Brewhouse for a small gathering organized by Laura […]
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Birthday roses from Daniel
Originally uploaded by dynamist.
I was so surprised to walk into my office this morning and see these gorgeous roses. Thank you, Daniel!
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I’ve spent the last week on a press tour on both coasts, and now the reason why can be revealed: We‘re in beta! (I wasn’t going to post this until tomorrow, when the embargo officially lifts, but the news is already breaking across the web.)
Even better, now anyone can join Qik, regardless of whether or […]
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Half Moon Bay
Originally uploaded by dynamist.
I have a feeling this post is going to make some people mad. All the more reason to write it!
Okay, so that was a good call. Half Moon Bay is simply stunning and I still can’t quite believe that it’s so close to my house. I live in such a […]
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Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
Originally uploaded by RHITMrB.
My 31st birthday is on Monday, but I will spend that day working (and how). So I decided to turn this weekend into a series of birthday treats for myself. This has included plenty of shopping, including a gorgeous fuchsia Burberry trench coat, a few pairs of Prada shoes, […]
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That’s the only thing I can conclude from the amount of hilarity I found in the following scene.
I was in downtown Redwood City with a friend, having lunch and checking out the lay of the land (I am moving either to Redwood City or San Mateo in the next month or so). Every Saturday […]
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So now you can have a Qik video of exactly what you’re live blogging sitting right there within your live blogging tool. More details are here.
We met Keith McSpurren, CIL’s founder, only a few weeks ago at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York. CIL was the official live blogging tool of the conference, while […]
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That’s a lot more surprising to me than the way this headline puts it. Are there really people out there who own iPhones exclusively for phone calls?
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