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08/01/11--18:56: We live in the beyond past Science Fiction… (chan 1656550)

We live in the beyond past Science FictionI am a science fiction fan. What is more I was, perhaps still am a member of the subset of SF Fans who are SMOFs (“Secret Masters of Fandom” i.e. the folks who organize and run science fiction conventions – I started a new science fiction convention over [...]


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08/09/11--08:08: Why I don’t accept most connections on LinkedIn or circle back on Google+ (chan 1656550)

Why I don’t accept most connections on LinkedIn or circle back on Google+Recently I have read articles which note that it is apparently the “accepted norm” on LinkedIn that most people accept all connection requests. Perhaps this is true, but if so it also explains why I haven’t found LinkedIn very useful since that became [...]


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08/25/11--03:08: My Steve Jobs memories (chan 1656550)

My Steve Jobs memoriesAs a kid I learned to program on Comodore64′s and on the Osborne “luggable” my father had from his work. My mom was a mainframe programmer but we were relatively early adopters of computers – however as we didn’t have a TV we didn’t get an Atari or other home computer for [...]


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09/19/11--11:50: When did millionaire shift from assets to income? (chan 1656550)

This is a political post – if you want to leave comments great but I have moderation turned on and I will delete any comments that are personal attacks or otherwise offensive. When did millionaire shift from a measure of assets to a measure of income? These are far from the same thing. Growing up [...]


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10/10/11--17:22: Selling stuff on Kickstarter is better than selling equity (chan 1656550)

Selling stuff on Kickstarter is better than selling equity for most startupsI’m writing a blog post about why the Kickstarter (and IndieGoGo etc) model is BETTER than if the model allowed for the sale of equity. My main thesis is that if you are building a business you are in the business of selling something [...]


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10/10/11--17:37: super interesting in what +Gina Trapani is… (chan 1656550)

Oops didn’t mean to share this but leaving it here as a reminder. Still a great post by Jason (and Gina).  super interesting in what +Gina Trapaniis doing with ThinkUp…. basically it lets you–if you have a web server (I know, not user friendly)–download all your social data and play with it.it now supports Google+, [...]


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12/31/11--23:49: Getting married [done] (chan 1656550)

[written during the weekend of the marriage but I didn't post it, posting it now before the year end] This weekend I am getting married! It is a big “change of life event” to use the HR terminology – more importantly and more accurately it is an important next step in my life and relationship [...]


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01/01/12--00:00: Looking back on 2011 and forward to 2012 (chan 1656550)

2011 ends in just minutes as I write this and it has been a year of highs and lows, perhaps too many lows. In any case I am looking forward to 2012, the first full year of marriage for me – I was married this past Fall – that’s definitely a major highlight of my [...]


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01/03/12--20:17: I’m thinking about pushing the “reset” button… (chan 1656550)

I’m thinking about pushing the “reset” button on most of my media consumption and rebuilding all of it this month.That means: 1) not renewing any print magazine subscriptions & deciding on a case by case basis was print publications to subscribe to for 2012. I’d like to have 3-5 magazines a month – considering The [...]


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01/20/12--15:47: Taking up the challenge – iBooks Author some ideas (chan 1656550)

Taking up the challenge – iBooks Author – some ideas So there is a lot of huff & puff at the moment across the Internet about the EULA for the new Apple iBooks Author software which they released early this week. The software itself is getting mostly rave reviews for making the process of building [...]


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