September 2009
94 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-13) →
Soulsavers (2)
Grum (1)
SoKo (1)
Miike Snow (1)
Nightmare of You (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“My doctor had told me that it was normal to feel anxious or depressed after a...”
– Avant Game: Super Better - or how to turn recovery into a multi-player experience
Concussed Jane McGonigal knows more about the science of happiness than you do with your normal, un-swollen, brain.
Dailymotion - Otis Redding Try a Little Tenderness... →
Otis Redding at the Monterey Pop Music Festival.
“By manipulating the movies it suggests, and by restricting the number of copies...”
– Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: Netflix’s tail massage
Playing squash with someone far better than me. A demoralizing end to the week. (@ Vancouver Lawn Tennis And Badminton Club)
am I the only one who is permanently disappointed by Google Reader’s search?
Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun
I’m...
I’ve been shunned from my own home for the day. Hope Blenz doesn’t mind if I take a shower in the bathroom. (@ Blenz Coffee - Yaletown)
“Trust in technology. The very notion of sending money to some company a thousand...”
– PeteSearch: When Sears was a startup
“If we believe that NPR models are the future of journalism, we may need to think...”
– …My heart’s in Accra » Clay Shirky and accountability journalism
I’m at Soho Cafe & Billiards (1283 Hamilton Street, Vancouver). http://bit.ly/I3z0I
I’m at Chocoatl Chocolatiers (1127 Mainland Street, btw Davie St. and Helmcken St., Vancouver). http://bit.ly/X5jfn
“the coherence of newspapers is no longer logical.” Clay observes that we’d never...”
– …My heart’s in Accra » Clay Shirky and accountability journalism
“You might be innovative — but are you awesome? For most, the answer is: no. Game...”
– The Awesomeness Manifesto - Umair Haque - HarvardBusiness.org (via davemorin)
There’s a great conversation going on over at HN about my dad (possibly) opening a hackerspace: http://bit.ly/dfp3o
“Terry McBride of Nettwerk told this story at a recent conference:
A band he...”
– Emphasize meaning over price = More paid sales | Derek Sivers
Johnny & The Hurricanes - Beatnik Fly
Puppy shopping > puppy ownership http://twitpic.com/iipae Nothing beats playing with cute dogs, but not having to pick up their shit.
I just became the mayor of Honjin Sushi on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/nzARX
“In fact consumers never really were paying for content, and publishers...”
– Post-Medium Publishing
I’m at Joeys bentall.
Much needed (@ Chop shop in Vancouver) http://bit.ly/2zQUs6
I’m at Circa Restaurant & Lounge w/ @chrisbreikss. http://bit.ly/db6mz
Is excited for Launch Party tonight
Tumblr has been killing it lately. Check out the new, realtime, popular page and the potentially lucrative ‘Projects’. http://bit.ly/15kBzD
grace-notes:
Phil Collins | In the air tonight
...
Doors - L.A. Woman
Way too big for Tumblr to host
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-13) →
Soulsavers (2)
Grum (1)
SoKo (1)
Miike Snow (1)
Nightmare of You (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Thanks go to @classicrock101 for this Canadian 80s...
“It’s easy to stare at a spreadsheet and say, “that’s it! I totally get this...”
– 7 ways I’ve almost killed FreshBooks | VentureBeat
This man speaks some truth
Everyone on my train is wasted. People are making out. Hilarious. (@ City Centre SkyTrain in Vancouver) http://bit.ly/9yaNE
I just unlocked the “Bender” badge on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/S28m6
I just unlocked the “Adventurer” badge on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/XWVFK
I’m at Goldfish Pacific Kitchen (1118 Mainland St., Helmcken, Vancouver). http://bit.ly/2luyqS
Is with 14 beautiful people at an 8 person table. Good times.
“transparency would be a core element of our journalism. One example of many:...”
– Eleven Things I’d Do If I Ran a News Organization « Mediactive
I’m at Salt Tasting Room (45 Blood Alley, btw Carrall St. & Abbott St., Vancouver). http://bit.ly/e5Lte
Wondering which is a better Foursquare Mayor deal: one big freebie every Saturday night or 7 smaller, daily, freebies for the current mayor.
I just unlocked the “Local” badge on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/18wRcZ
I’m supposed to come up with some fun activity for the office to blow off steam this afternoon. My suggestion: office fight club.
I was told we have a bunch of PHP Ninjas working here. That’s basically the same thing as the other kind of Ninja. You guys are screwed.
I’m at Thirdi World Headquarters (215-1080 Mainland, Helmcken, Vancouver). http://bit.ly/17CNW0
I just became the mayor of Thirdi World Headquarters on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/17CNW0
Are office checkins on Foursquare necessary? I don’t care about being Mayor, I just like to be plotted in the right neighborhood.
