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Jul 20
“I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is ransom notes…” Philip Dusenberry (via simko)
Posted at 10:08pm
Jul 20
What if there were no stop signs… and a major corporation was charged with inventing one? (via notcot) Great video, but I don’t think this is just a “major corporation” thing; I’ve worked on student projects that were just as bad.  Any time you get multiple people with different agendas working towards a goal, the purity and simplicity of the original idea will become hugely diluted.

What if there were no stop signs… and a major corporation was charged with inventing one? (via notcot)

Great video, but I don’t think this is just a “major corporation” thing; I’ve worked on student projects that were just as bad.  Any time you get multiple people with different agendas working towards a goal, the purity and simplicity of the original idea will become hugely diluted.
Posted at 10:45am
Jul 18

FACT: 81.5 percent of all e-mails sent in June were spam

Wow.
Posted at 10:27am
Jul 18
“I think it’s axiomatic that a new form — and I view YouTube as a new form of video entertainment — will not ultimately use the old forms to monetize.” Eric Schmidt, Google CEO
Posted at 10:06am
Jul 18
Nauseously Optimistic.  Well, I try to be. Nauseously Optimistic.  Well, I try to be.
Posted at 2:29am
Jul 18
I know everyone reads (and blogs) xkcd, but looking through the archives I couldn’t resist posting this one. I know everyone reads (and blogs) xkcd, but looking through the archives I couldn’t resist posting this one.
Posted at 2:22am
Jul 18
A Wordle of what I listen to most according to Last.fm (click for full-size version).  Great idea, Travors. No surprises for anyone who knows me really, although I do think this only shows the more conventional side of my listening.  But I would say that…

A Wordle of what I listen to most according to Last.fm (click for full-size version).  Great idea, Travors.

No surprises for anyone who knows me really, although I do think this only shows the more conventional side of my listening.  But I would say that…
Posted at 2:13am
Jul 17

Selling with DIPADA

Talking to older and wiser people at work learns me stuff…

Definition - Define needs and wants.

Identification - Identify your products/service with needs and wants.

Proof - Prove that your product/service satisfies needs and wants.

Acceptance - Gain acceptance for the proof.

Desire - Gain desire for product/service.

Action - Close that sale.

Posted at 3:30pm
Jul 17
“The archetypal example [of dread] is the example of the experience one has when standing on a cliff where one not only fears falling off it, but also dreads the possibility of throwing oneself off. In this experience that ‘nothing is holding me back,’ one senses the lack of anything that predetermines you to either throw yourself off or to stand still, and one experiences one’s own freedom.”

Wikipedia on Existentialism (via inky)

The classic Albert Camus quote “Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?” is a great case of this.
Posted at 12:55pm
Jul 17

Death Cab for Cutie...

…were “mostly boring with the odd flash of melodic brilliance” at their Manchester gig tonight :-(
Posted at 2:07am