The solution is very simple. Do what it is that you do very best; the thing that you would engrave on your tombstone as your proud contribution to society. Put it in a form that is the best and most convenient you can do for your audience given today’s technology. Abolish filler and bullshit. Leave [...]
Category Archives: Business
On the future of Mac OS X
May 1, 2010 – 2:18 pm
Charlie Stross recently wrote up a much-mentioned article which is nominally about why Steve Jobs hates Flash, but actually about what he believes to be Apple’s overall long-term strategy. In it he predicts the death of the Mac and OS X as we know it. When I read the article, I tweeted: Indie Mac devs, [...]
The radar is dotted with memberships
March 30, 2010 – 6:46 pm
For convenience, I’ll mark the beginning with ACT’s membership program. For that program, early signs are good. After that, I don’t know the chronological order, and I don’t know a complete list of the experiments. I just know what has fallen in my lap. But here’s what’s on my tiny little radar: In New York, [...]
Look Left
January 16, 2010 – 11:53 am
It’s early Saturday morning, my wife just went to work, and residing in my mental register are about eight things that take drastically higher priority over writing a blog post. So heeeeyyyeeeeeere I am. Top of the morning to you. I’ve got a date with the farmers’ market in about an hour, so let’s do [...]
Peddling with Principle
November 7, 2009 – 10:58 pm
Speaking of TED talks, on Thursday Baltimore played host to TEDx MidAtlantic. Among many brain-bending talks was one by Joel Salatin, the now-famous farmer from Polyface Farms. In Joel’s talk he challenged us to bring nobility and sacredness to our work. He said: My success is tied to the cumulative effect of everyday stories, and [...]