January 2010
17 posts
Old and new world. After the iPad comes the iMac.
stevenf:
I need to talk to you about computers. I’ve been on a veritable roller-coaster of “how I feel” about the iPad announcement, and trying not to write about it until I had at least an inkling of what was at the root of that.
Before we begin, a reminder: On this blog, I speak only for myself, not for my company or my co-workers.
The thing is, to talk about specific hardware (like the...
WatchParis.
“Ich geh hier nicht weg
Was soll ich auch woanders
Will es nicht riskiern
Mich...”
– Rosenstolz, “Aus Liebe wollt ich alles wissen”
“Hast du nur ein Wort zu sagen
nur ein Gedanken dann
lass es Liebe sein
Kannst...”
– Rosenstolz, “Liebe ist alles”
“…knowledge workers believe they are paid to be effective, not to work 9 to 5.”
– Eric Schmidt (via azspot)
How to say stupid things about social media →
Criticising social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook is as pointless as knocking people who discuss the weather. Cory Doctorow hits the nail with the hammer. Go read…
“Maya Hayes: I love penguins.
Emily: Me, too.
Will Hayes: Me, three.
Maya...”
– http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832266/
“Definitely, Maybe”. Romantic comedy. Movies with Kevin Kline are by definition ok. :-)
“In most cases, the reason I don’t do special requests has to do with the...”
– Kenny Shopsin, “Eat Me: The Food & Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin”
I think anyone who has ever developed software has had to deal with this syndrome. I call it “user entitlement.”
(via buzzandersen)