January 2009
Postal service threats to cut a day of mail... →
marco:
(via Peter W. Knox)
Beyond the direct job losses, I’m not sure that this would necessarily be a bad thing.
The mailbox for our apartment is nearly full every day. There’s a trash can helpfully placed in the alcove with everyone’s mailboxes. Every day, I open the mailbox door and shovel all of the crap into the trash can except the 0-2 legitimate envelopes. And, every day, the trash can...
Ladies and Gentlemen of Tumblr, I present to you:... →
spytap:
ladimcbeth:
My friend Paul is an incredibly talented violinist and singer. His first album debuted on iTunes today and I am very excited for him. Take a listen, see if there’s anything you like. :)
DUDE! The Brand New Paul Dateh Album!
i NEED this album. so do YOU.
Kurt Vonnegut's 8 Rules for Writing Fiction.
erik:
ledgeradio:
amandasthoughts:
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.
Start as close to the end as...
Some Streamy recommendations
moth:
The Streamy Awards are a new award created to honor the best work in television for the web, and nominations need to be in by 11:59 PM tomorrow night. Anyone can nominate a series or person for an award by going to the site.
Of course I’d love Next New Networks’ work to get some nominations, but I wanted to personally lobby for some exceptional people, that I’ve both worked with and...
Biggie Smalls — Party and Bullshit...
A well-lived life is not a tour of gas stations
bijan:
Tim O’Reilly has a great post today and clarifying his point about working on stuff that matters.
This was my favorite part:.
“I want to remind you that financial success is not the only goal or the only measure of success. It’s easy to get caught up in the heady buzz of making money. You should regard money as fuel for what you really want to do, not as a goal in and of itself. Money...
