Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Newspaper paywalls
I am actually for pay-walls, micropayments, something, anything for newspapers.
But this pricing structure is completely unreal.
$4.95 for a 500 word article?
How much is a copy of the newsprint going to cost at the subway? $20000?
Good RIddance to the Pontiac
globeandmail.com : In Pictures
Pontiacs used to be cool. When David Hasselhoff drove in a black one that talks.
It has been completely drained of any brand value years ago. Goodbye, goodbye. We missed you when you died in the late 80's. The zombie that you are is being staked, burned, and buried.
Pontiacs used to be cool. When David Hasselhoff drove in a black one that talks.
It has been completely drained of any brand value years ago. Goodbye, goodbye. We missed you when you died in the late 80's. The zombie that you are is being staked, burned, and buried.
Nokia surrendering before shots are fired.
Nokia to Maintain Media Sharing Site - News and Analysis by PC Magazine
Nokia is turning Ovi Share into shelfware...
Gees ... how am I suppose to trust ANY of Nokia's other online efforts...
Nokia is turning Ovi Share into shelfware...
Gees ... how am I suppose to trust ANY of Nokia's other online efforts...
Sunday, May 10, 2009
If only writing was easier, I would have more friends
Good writing is hard work.
It just occurred to me to write an email to a friend. I have known her for awhile and I like her (platonically) quite a bit. Unfortunately, we've drifted apart a bit. I wanted to write to her; I've always have had a hard time talking to her an intimate level, though she is quite intelligent and sensitive.
I was hoping to maybe do one of these:
Yeah. Nice and easy-peasy.
And totally not going to work. At least, it's not what I want to communicate to her.
What do I want to say?
1) I care.
2) I think she is great.
3) She can call on me for things.
What I really what to do is to craft one of those tight 800 word emails I used to write to friends. It had quotes, lines of original poetry, little vignettes, observations, rough explanation of philosophical concepts, the whole she-bang.
Except I was either skipping classes or unemployed when I wrote those. Thinking about now, I usually spend about 2 hours on the actual composition of the email. Editing was another hour. Research for those pithy little quotes would be another hour. Then, there are the hours I daydream about what should be in the email, what I should say, why do I want to say it, what am I trying to say, what hidden message am I saying.
I estimate that I probably spend 8-10 hours every time I write one of those things. And they were brutal 8-10 hours because of the way my mind work, they were 8-10 hours I could not concentrate on anything else. The email takes over all the process time of my thoughts. Everything else is reduced to whispers on the fringe of my consciousness.
The reality is that I couldn't do those things anymore. Maybe I'll ask her out for dinner or something.
You thing she will say "YES"?
It just occurred to me to write an email to a friend. I have known her for awhile and I like her (platonically) quite a bit. Unfortunately, we've drifted apart a bit. I wanted to write to her; I've always have had a hard time talking to her an intimate level, though she is quite intelligent and sensitive.
I was hoping to maybe do one of these:
Hey M.
How are you? I just want to drop a line to say hi.
Yeah. Nice and easy-peasy.
And totally not going to work. At least, it's not what I want to communicate to her.
What do I want to say?
1) I care.
2) I think she is great.
3) She can call on me for things.
What I really what to do is to craft one of those tight 800 word emails I used to write to friends. It had quotes, lines of original poetry, little vignettes, observations, rough explanation of philosophical concepts, the whole she-bang.
Except I was either skipping classes or unemployed when I wrote those. Thinking about now, I usually spend about 2 hours on the actual composition of the email. Editing was another hour. Research for those pithy little quotes would be another hour. Then, there are the hours I daydream about what should be in the email, what I should say, why do I want to say it, what am I trying to say, what hidden message am I saying.
I estimate that I probably spend 8-10 hours every time I write one of those things. And they were brutal 8-10 hours because of the way my mind work, they were 8-10 hours I could not concentrate on anything else. The email takes over all the process time of my thoughts. Everything else is reduced to whispers on the fringe of my consciousness.
The reality is that I couldn't do those things anymore. Maybe I'll ask her out for dinner or something.
Hey M,
How's it going? Busy Tuesday? Want to go have pho with me? Call me.
You thing she will say "YES"?
Saturday, May 09, 2009
2010 Bentley Continental GTC | Autonet.ca
2010 Bentley Continental GTC | Autonet.ca
I got all excited a few weeks ago because I saw a Bently on the road.
I got all excited a few weeks ago because I saw a Bently on the road.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
TheStar.com | GTA | City may restrict right-hand turns
TheStar.com | GTA | City may restrict right-hand turns: "In the 1970s, Toronto used to turn Yonge St. into a giant pedestrian mall for part of the summer. Complaints that the mall had become fertile ground for drug pushers and other criminals led to its cancellation."
They should totally revive this.
This would be pretty neat. It would be Pedestrian Sunday at Kensington, except on Yonge which would totally move it to the mainstream.
And drug pushers are less of a problem now than it was in the 70's.
They should totally revive this.
This would be pretty neat. It would be Pedestrian Sunday at Kensington, except on Yonge which would totally move it to the mainstream.
And drug pushers are less of a problem now than it was in the 70's.
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