I can’t wait for this film. Is there any doubt this is the best Batman series ever?
[via Justin Blanton]
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The Shortening Distance Between Thought and Action
One thing I actively work on, and have been actively working on for sometime, is maintaining a non-reactive mode of working. Fortunately, or unfortunately, as technology continues its steady advance promising “convenience”, I believe it’s not really a convenience which it delivers. Rather, it’s a shortening of a distance between thought and action. If I’m not careful, this can lead to a more reactive way of working - checking email, twitter, and the like reflexively.
David Pogue, Public Relations Appearances and the Independents
New York Times tech writer David Pogue is in the news, but not as usual.
NYT Public Editor Arthur S. Brisbane:
Journalists are accustomed to seeing public relations pitches in their inbox. I was surprised, though, when I recently got one on June 8 touting tech columnist David Pogue’s speech to PR professionals in which he credits PR with providing most of his ideas.
The pitch revealed that for $159 I could view a video of Pogue’s “Pitch Me, Baby” speech set for an online airing on July 11. The speech is derived from an earlier appearance at a public relations conference called the Media Relations Summit, staged by Ragan Communications.
Preparing for John Siracusa’s Review of OS X Lion
New OmniFocus Theme
I love OmniFocus, but the Mac app lacks a certain amount of polish. Thankfully, creating themes for OmniFocus is quite easy.
I’ve created one that I have been using for a while, and decided it was time to share it. It uses Helvetica Neue all over the place, with red background and red type for overdue items, with orange for upcoming items, like the default theme.
‘Nothing Doesn’t Go in Here’
I have a pair of failed notebooks on my nightstand.
Both are Moleskines. Both have about eight pages of writing, in blue ink.
Both are failed attempts at writing for my own good.
Recently, I’ve been realizing that writing for me would be a healthy thing.
(Read: my doctor told me to do it.)
I got my first batch of Field Notes notebooks in the mail last week. Being so much smaller, my thought was that I would be more likely to carry one with me at all times.
Atlantis
I am truly sad we won’t see this again.
Warren Buffett, on the Deficit
I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.
[via My Investing Notebook]
Shawn Blanc, on the HP TouchPad
As a tech writer it was great to be able to use and live with the TouchPad for a while. There are many things I appreciate about webOS, and I’m glad I was able to spend some time with a non-Apple device for once. But, alas, the TouchPad is far less likable than I expected it would be. As it is I would not recommend it to anyone I know — even my friends with webOS phones.
Obama Tweets
I like the guy, but this is just awkward.
On Obligation and Happiness
If what you’re doing isn’t making you happy, you probably won’t do a good job at it. You might even subconsciously sabotage yourself.
Who is Google’s Product?
Google makes billions of dollars in revenue each fiscal quarter. That money comes about by the same process that all companies use: They sell a product to their customers. Their customers pay money for that product.
Who’s Google’s customer? You? Really? When’s the last time you paid Google for anything?
Advertisers are Google’s customer. What do they sell to advertisers? They sell you. Or, at least, they rent you out, or provide access to you.