In the culture of blogs, permalinks, trackbacks, and a now somewhat fading ethos of online publishing behavior, to link to something is/was to not only reference it but also to credit it. In linking, we build a new pathway to it, ascribe some authority to it in the eyes of Google and the world, expose [...]
They say every year is unique. The thirty-sixth can’t be all bad, as it’s framed by a denim shirt, a landline, and a glass of fine chilled chablis. I’m Gaylord Perry years old.
Two things about this I wanted to think a little more on: first, most efficient doesn’t always mean most automated. Sometimes a human being with a clipboard, a brain, a smile, and a microphone still trumps an advanced order read-out screen, speaker, and video camera. I’m curious how this started at CFA – was it something they serendipitously observed at one location and shared the idea across franchisees, or was it something they discovered via testing? Second, adopting a new tool doesn’t make your old ones all useless. This is as true for business processes as it is for gadgets. It’s kind of a corollary to “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.”
January 16, 2011 – 1:20 pm
To make more space in the house and regain some long lost focus, I’m working on paring down, removing clutter, and committing to moving on from old projects that have a lot of physical objects tied to them. Today I’m working on books. As I go through an overgrown bookshelf, it struck me how many [...]
December 21, 2010 – 6:49 pm
My Pummelvision from Dave Coustan on Vimeo. A lot of history in here, including: A tornado that ripped through my neighborhood A lost ferret Foods I made and ate Various trips to faraway places Souths by Southwest Rogue Aprons Dogs, dogs, and dogs Dutch baby pancakes, pretzels, breads, beans, dining on $30/week, dinners, desserts New [...]
November 12, 2010 – 8:04 am
The Mega Man 2 Title Screen In Beads: Expired Domain Girl – A paean to the face that launched a thousand tabs, the girl who has “what you need, when you need it,” – the stock photography model used in the majority of generic domain squat pages. The Battle – The effect of the knowledge [...]
October 29, 2010 – 7:08 am
How Many Paid? – A web app/game that asks you to pay a small fee to join, in order to find out how many people have paid a small fee to join. Moss On Moss – Artist Olly Moss breaks down the conceptual idea behind his beautiful, modernist Dirty Harry poster. Storage Masquerading As Clutter: [...]
October 19, 2010 – 7:58 am
I was an early and excited user of Swivel.com, as you might remember from this 2007 Extraface post about creating a chart there of the least popular Boy Scout merit badges. That chart is now gone from the internet, as Swivel shut down recently. Via FlowingData today, I found a really insightful interview with the [...]
October 18, 2010 – 9:20 am
This past Sunday Molly and I attended the Interfaith Summit on Happiness at Emory University, part of the Dalai Lama’s annual visit to Emory and featuring in addition to His Holiness: The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of the United Hebrew [...]
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