August 2008
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OMG OMG OMG, sign me up. →
WatchConversation with Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of WIRED. 45 minutes edited down into 5. Sad.
I always hear this whole “people have short attention spans,” blah blah blah. But sometimes I wish we could post a true 45 minute interview. Chris had some fascinating things to say, and you know what? Not everything should be a soundbite.
Oh well. It was still a pleasure to talk...
Sorry!!
Not much blogging, b/c I’ve spent the day working at the Soho House with Meghan, Maureen, and M.
As I said originally, the full rollout of “lifecasting” - and NonSociety in general - won’t be complete for some time (weeks). Hang tight. Or loose? Whatever.
Wtf are you doing in front of your laptop anyway? IT’S SUMMER! GO OUTSIDE!!!!!
PS. The Soho House is...
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Yay! →
More on this tomorrow, when I’m not crashing …
“You might have the shortest attention span of any writer I’ve ever read,...”
– Reader Will.
I believe Good Will Commenting makes a valid point, which I will deflect/concede by directing him to the Atlantic’s recent cover story “Is Google Making Us Stoopid?” Um, yes??
“One can live at a low flame. Most people do. For some, life is an exercise in...”
– Diane Ackerman
Sent by reader Aja, who added, “I’ve only been following your life for about a year, but the changes I’ve seen have been amazing. Don’t be afraid to let that part of you shine through, the part that is a fighter, it is that part of you which inspires.”
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I listened to Girl Talk’s Feed the Animals...
Rosie O'Donnell maybe possibly to have a variety... →
Rosie lives across the hall from me. Do not for a moment believe that I wouldn’t sit outside her door for days to campaign for a part as the lovable sidekick band leader type to whom she directs her jokes.
Quite possibly the most bitter, bullshit book NYT... →
From “The Young Turks of Cyberspace,” (about Sarah Lacy’s Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0) by Katie Hafner:
The writing is, at best, informal. For instance, the last time I checked the American Heritage Dictionary, in spite of how computer trade journalists might choose to use the word, “architect” was not...
ugh.
maybe it’s because I haven’t slept … or the long, delayed flight … or the cumulative weight of the last six years … or something, but I am 1) over the color pink and 2) over parties & small talk and 3) over putting myself out there.
This is slightly different than before, which was an emotional (almost hysterical) reaction. It goes deeper than that; it’s...
Wherein I try not to look like a douchebag signing... →
WatchAt Meghan’s parents house in Los Altos Hills. I could spend entire afternoons doing this.
Michael: Are you twittering that?
Julia: Sort of. We have this secret tumblr for all of the things we say which make us look like assholes.