Month: April 2012
April 30, 2012
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Mom (91) asked what Skype was. Daughter (16) didn’t know you need stamps to mail stuff.
Need to set up cross-training system.
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Right. “Poutine” ain’t gonna fly in America. What should we call them instead?
MT @neilio Freedom Fries
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The new Jack White album is excellent.
http://rd.io/x/QJI6PlTXBA
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AMERICA! WHY YOU NO LIKE POUTINE!??!!
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I sometimes fantasize about opening a chain of Poutine joints in the US. Cheese, gravy & fries. A guaranteed winner.
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Oops, Instapaper just barfed 10 hours worth of offline “likes” onto my Twitter feed. Sorry about that.
Now get reading!
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Best Web Metrics / KPIs for a Small, Medium or Large Sized Business
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The White Savior Industrial Complex – International – The Atlantic
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Who Has The Right To Our Facebook Accounts Once We Die? : All Tech Considered : NPR
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Internet Freedom Starts at Home – By Rebecca MacKinnon | Foreign Policy
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How to Budget Megabytes Becomes More Urgent for Users –
http://NYTimes.com
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The Perils of Apocalyptic Thinking – Politics – The Atlantic
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Personal Data Connector Singly Raises $7M – Liz Gannes – Social – AllThingsD
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Shift Happens – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Boston Review — Claude S. Fischer: The Loneliness Scare
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Is Facebook making us lonely? No, the Atlantic cover story is wrong.
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Social Media’s Small, Positive Role in Human Relationships – Technology – The Atlantic
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What Now: Freemium or Paid? // Peter Levine
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Growth Hacker is the new VP Marketing | Andrew Chen (@andrewchen)
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April 29, 2012
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Wish I’d read that before watching it. 🙁
RT @davidfarrier DO NOT WATCH THE NEW SPOILER-FILLED PROMETHEUS TRAILER
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At customs in Toronto. It’s looking ugly.
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At customs in Toronto. It’s looking ugly.
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April 28, 2012
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I’m watching the finale of Germany’s version of American Idol, “Deutschland sucht den Superstar”.
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The Definitive Post On Why SOPA And Protect IP Are Bad, Bad Ideas | Techdirt
from the let’s-walk-through-the-reasons dept There’s been plenty of talk (and a ton of posts here on Techdirt) discussing both SOPA (originally E-PARASITE) and PROTECT IP (aka PIPA), but it seemed like it would be useful to create a single, "definitive" post to highlight why both of these bills are…
April 27, 2012
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And So It Goes – Kurt Vonnegut – A Life – By Charles J. Shields – Book Review – NYTimes.com
Kurt Vonnegut died in 2007, but one gets the sense from Charles J. Shields’s sad, often heartbreaking biography, “And So It Goes,” that he would have been happy to depart this vale of tears sooner. Indeed, he did try to flag down Charon the Ferryman and hitch a ride across the River Styx in 1984…
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#peoplewatching in Barcelona:
1. Lots of stylish old people walking about
2. Lots of dogs
3. Lots of beautiful women
April 26, 2012
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Placebo Buttons « You Are Not So Smart
The Misconception: All buttons placed around you do your bidding. The Truth: Many public buttons are only there to comfort you. You press the doorbell button, you hear the doorbell ring. You press the elevator button, it lights up. You press the button on the vending machine, a soft drink comes…
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I’m in the same situation.
RT @jlax I don’t know how much longer I can hold out. I need Apple to release a new Air/15in