Recently readI’m begging a particularly eloquent, non-blogging friend to write a reaction to all of the complete crap being spouted about the supposed “immorality” of wealth (ugh). His emails alone on the topic are better than any published work I’ve read on this mess so far. Axioms like the following, noted by my friend via email, […]
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This book by Judith Herman, M.D. was a real eye-opener for me. In fact, I’m going to have to read it again just to process all of the data and analysis it contains. (Check out the first 50 or so pages on Google Books.) Dr. Herman had me at the introduction:
The ordinary response to […]
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This morning I boarded the Caltrain at my usual station and felt quite relieved that I’d got a monthly pass last week. I take pleasure in little things like not having to open my handbag, whip out my wallet and root through my seventeen debit cards and forty-six loyalty cards just to buy a train […]
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For what it’s worth, the person who wrote this is the same person who still can’t bear to throw away perfectly good plastic bags or aluminum foil.
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I got this laptop in April 2006 - it’s extremely lightweight but not so much that I’d throw it in my handbag just in case I needed it. Also, at this point it’s got a bunch of stuff on it that I don’t feel like archiving properly (yet), but I love the idea of starting […]
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It was amusing for a bit, but now I’m thinking we’ve all been had. The guy just CANNOT be this far up his own backside. Coren’s reaction to the Downfall parody of his irate email to Times sub-editors is brilliantly prickish:
I’m fluent in German, so watching it with subtitles is not quite as funny for […]
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It wasn’t so long ago that this hilarious artifact would have passed for a status symbol (she types from the WordPress app for the iPhone).
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Flickr meme (via @abchao + a few others)
Originally uploaded by dynamist.
In lieu of actual content, I give you this meme.
1. Take a picture of yourself right now.
2. Don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair…just take a picture.
3. Post that picture with NO editing.
4. Post these instructions with your picture.
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Ashton is easily my favorite celebrity (not that I have a rankings system…okay, so I do, but it’s private). He’s an absolute sweetheart, smart, curious, and completely down to earth - not to mention a lot of fun. I’m really excited that he’s now live on Qik, taking fans behind the scenes at his new […]
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I’m taking a break from Twitter of late, for one reason: There are too many otherwise intelligent people proclaiming there that free market capitalism has “failed”. I can’t spare the time or energy to get so pissed off so many times per day, so I’m pretty much ignoring Twitter until after all of this hysteria […]
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Sneak preview of Oracle Open World expo
Originally uploaded by dynamist.
Today I was at the Moscone Center in San Francisco to make sure Qik is all set up for Oracle Open World. If you’re not familiar with OOW (I wasn’t), it’s absolutely freaking huge: Oracle takes over the entire Moscone Center, and the city of San […]
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iPhone Cupcakes
Originally uploaded by nickbilton.
These iPhone cupcakes created by Danielle and Nick Bilton are too cute for words. Now I want to make Qik cupcakes!
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There are two ways to reduce the connection between politicians and money. One is to reduce the role of money. The other is to reduce the role of politicians. I choose the latter. I contend that reducing the role of money of politics in order to make politics more honest is like trying to make […]
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