May 2010
7 posts
The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains
We crave the new even when we know it’s trivial.
And so we ask the Internet to keep interrupting us in ever more varied ways. We willingly accept the loss of concentration and focus, the fragmentation of our attention, and the thinning of our thoughts in return for the wealth of compelling, or at least diverting, information we receive. We rarely stop to think that it might actually make more...
“We’ve been hearing a lot about game piracy recently, with big developers...”
– David, one of the developers at Wolfire.
“Why is the Federal Trade Commission threatening Apple with a possible lawsuit...”
– Robert Reich: “Apple Isn’t the Problem; Wall Street’s Big Banks Are the Problem” (via Daring Fireball)
“When you’re young, you look at television and think, There’s a...”
– Steve Jobs on media, conspiracy, and giving people what they want.
Part of an interview Steve Jobs gave Wired in 1996.
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Managing What To Get Done != GTD
First and foremost, this is a “call to arms” of sorts. It is primarily directed at myself but if you find it rings a bell with you, then great. I find writing really helps me solidify opinions and thoughts, so here goes it.
I’ll be honest: I’m sick and tired of being in a limbo in regards to a task/project manager. I’m not talking about a team tool (eg. GoPlan et...
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Hulu will never go international…
… unless they find a way to monetize it. And advertisement isn’t it.
PS: Want to skip the argument and go straight to my point? Jump here!
The Setting
Hulu is an awesome *free* TV viewing online service. It allows you to catch up on the last 5 episodes of most TV shows, some movies and plenty of clips extracted from past shows. It’s free, supported by short, in-place...