15 Jul, 2011
I’ve been clear about my affection for the social bookmarking service Delicious, but I’m afraid that the site’s days are numbered. It has nothing to do with Yahoo! selling it off—honestly, I’m happy that they did. It has everything to do with the ubiquity of two little buttons (seen on this blog) that are powered by two of the largest Internet companies in the world.
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8 Mar, 2011
Commercials are an annoyance that we’ve learned to tolerate.
Commercials are annoying. Sure, every once in a while there’s a commercial that does a fine job of storytelling, capturing viewer attention and even becoming part of the cultural fabric. But these types of advertisements are the exception.
Commercials are intrusive. They’re fast-forwarded through—an excuse to run to the bathroom. Commercials are an annoyance that we’ve learned to tolerate as television viewers/radio listeners. We’ve been conditioned to believe that this invasive style of advertising is a necessity that must be endured in order to enjoy quality content.
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26 Nov, 2009
After dropping the kids off at school yesterday, I headed to our local Whole Foods Market to pick up the Thanksgiving turkey. Fortunately, I made it into the store just as it opened, beat the crowd and left unscathed – poultry in hand.
Prior to driving away from the store, I posted the following to my Twitter account:
So I went to @wholefoods this morning, and one of their employees gave me the bird. Happy Thanksgiving