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The Blogoclump

August 19, 2009

Sorry to those few folks who still read the Blogoclump feed (looks like still around 90 people using it), but it looks like the third-party service I was using to aggregate feeds has been hacked and lots of other random stuff being pulled in. I am probably just going to let the clump die its [...]

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John Hughes, RIP

August 7, 2009

“Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. What we did was wrong, but we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see [...]

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Which Olive Oil Shall I Choose?

August 6, 2009

Finalized plans for Paris vacation this fall. Now looking ahead to spring 2010, and trying to choose between Spain and Italy. Barcelona or Rome? Any thoughts? Commenters helped me choose Prague this past spring, and it was fantastic, so thought I’d ask again!

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Paying for It

August 4, 2009

An interesting shift: people spent about the same amount of time consuming media content in 2008 as they did in 2007, but for the first time they spent more time with media they paid for than they did with ad-supported media.

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The Ones That Got Away

July 30, 2009

Not to state the obvious, but as we’ve been seeking a new team member recently, it has hit home: there are tons of talented professionals seeking positions right now. You might think this would make it easier when you’re looking for the right person, but it doesn’t. And given the labor market, when you have to [...]

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Come Not Between a Dragon and His Wrath

July 24, 2009

This weekend is your last chance to catch “King Lear” at the Shakespeare Theatre. If you’re in DC and have a chance, catch it you should. A surprising production, at times jaw-dropping, driven by a phenomenal Stacy Keach in the title role. It was a memorable and searing experience.

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Weirdly Walled Off

July 23, 2009

Just out of curiosity, why do so many associations require a member login to view their staff directory? The answer can’t be to reduce spam because there are other ways around that. It’s always struck me as somehow unfriendly. Surely they don’t think that knowing who their staff are is actually a “member benefit”?

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Instant Digital Edition

July 21, 2009

I stumbled across this a couple weeks ago — if you ever want to create one of those “digital editions” of a print publication on the fly, this incredibly easy program simply imports a pdf and creates a nifty flash book complete with an elegant interface and swooshing page flip sounds. For around $260 American, it’s a [...]

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Pretending Something Matters

July 13, 2009

Interesting op/ed in the NYT today on the faux Google vs. Microsoft battle — made even moreso by today’s Microsoft announcement about an online version of Office.

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