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The written word seems so horribly low tech. It hasn’t changed much for a few millennia, at least since the ancient Greeks invented symbols for vowels.

Of course, we can’t all have the design sensibilities of a Steve Jobs.  But I believe there’s untapped creative potential in each of us. Thankfully  Excel spreadsheets let us sneak artistic flourishes into otherwise sterile profit-and-loss statements and marketing workflows.  … Continue reading →

In most civilian fields, job satisfaction may not be a life-or-death matter, but a relatively uninterested, insecure work force is unlikely to bring about a vigorous recovery.

from David Pogue.  It sounds like he got it right:  it’s not an iPhone but more a “vessel”– I guess that means a portable platform– and really a “1.5 pound sack of potential.”

NYC Datamine Mashable New York State Open Senate Vox Populi Paul Kedrosky’s Infectious Green Google Public Data Explorer Ars Technica Nick Carr’s Rough Type

As a growing tadpole in the 1970s, I remember discovering the mischievous humor of the NY Times capsule movie reviews.  Buried in the TV listings, these one-line confections were whipped  up by the legendary Timesman Howard Thompson.   For millions of … Continue reading →

Did that search engine really know what you want, or are you playing along, lowering your standardards to make it seem clever?