January 2012
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December 2011
3 posts
The Content Licensing Industry Is Broken
Tonight I logged on to Amazon.com to order Chris Guillebeau’s awesome book “The Art of Non-Conformity”, since 3 separate people recommended it to me in the past week. The first choice I was confronted with - Kindle or Paperback?
What is wrong with this picture???
It costs $10.17 to print a new copy of Chris’s book on dead trees, bind it with glue, put it in a box, and...
“When your friends are goofing off, that’s when you catch them. So every...”
– Bill Nguyen
The Secret to Advertising URLs on TV
URLs are everywhere. Just turn on your TV - it seems like almost every commercial is trying to get you to walk over to your PC and visit their website to “learn about this season’s great offers”, or “see the unrated version” (thanks GoDaddy). In fact, I recently read a stat that 61% of all TV ads include a URL.
But there’s a problem - I don’t think...
July 2011
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June 2011
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May 2011
3 posts
April 2011
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February 2011
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December 2010
4 posts
November 2010
3 posts
October 2010
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September 2010
1 post
Get Financially Organized – A 20 Something’s Guide... →
My younger brother just graduated from college this year and is getting settled into a new job, life on his own, and financial independence. Along with his first paycheck, he’s also been bombarded with a lot of new financial choices and a lot of acronyms (IRA, 401k, etc). Everyone knows they should be saving money, but the reality is that nobody ever tells you exactly how to go about it short of...
July 2010
2 posts
May 2010
3 posts
A Study of Infographics (by me) →
You can click through to read my whole post (with pretty data pictures).
I wrote earlier about the increasingly visual nature of media and news in today’s society. The prior post focused mostly on photography, but there is another visual technique that has risen dramatically in prominence in recent years, particularly online - the infographic. Infographics aim to make complex data sets easy to...
April 2010
6 posts
In related news, it appears muppetpants has...
March 2010
10 posts
“If the relationship between money and well-being is complicated, the...”
– David Brooks - The Sandra Bullock Trade - NYTimes.com
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Video Game Bosses Lament: They’re starting to see a pattern… Digg it if you like it!
This is fantastic for all of us who’ve lost count of how many pixelated enemies we’ve bopped on the head.
“Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you...”
– Pete Seeger (via karri) (via rachell) (via quote-book)
Unsolicited Analysis: Annie Hall →
The movie that beat the infinitely more important and influential Star Wars for best picture. Remember Annie Hall? No? Yup.
This “little guy, big guy” is nonsense. It’s crap. The Hurt Locker was made for 11 million dollars and made nearly 200MM dollars. The idea that this is some tiny film from nowhere “taking down” the best picture of 2009 is completely ludicrous.
For some reason,...
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Jon Stewart plays ChatRoulette
As usual, John Stewart is the man.
February 2010
8 posts
Time my driving is at it's most dangerous and...
“All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s...”
– Niccolò Machiavelli
January 2010
15 posts
With Master Cleanse, clarity gained -- with a...
streetsofchicago:
minilaarni:
To do this diet or not? Click here for article. Moo did this and could only last four days and it was painful/disgusting to watch her go through it. However, I will no longer be living with the rents and no longer be tempted with all sorts of goodies that lurk in the pantry and fridge. So maybe I should try this out? Hmmm, if all else fails then I have a...