November 20, 2008
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For thinking out loud
Four knowing and provocative posts by Steve Lewis: Infrastructural Convergence: Broadband over Power Lines An Intellectual’s Ascent to the White House and the Half-Century Decline of American Conservatism from Intellectuality to Ignorance Purple vs. Pixelated: The Obsolecence of States and the Reality of Differences Viktor Klemperer, Values-Based Identity, German and Dutch Perspectives Online, and… Continue reading
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Great Radio Meets Great YouTube
When I was driving up from Santa Barbara to San Francisco on Sunday, I was listening to KPIG for awhile, and caught an amazing version of “Singing the Blues“, which was a huge country-pop crossover hit for Guy Mitchell in 1956. It was casual and enthusiastic and about as “country” as it gets. Loved it,… Continue reading
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Not bad for a tube-powered guy
According to this my geek cred is 27 out of 50. Like Alec (who scored 41), I come up short on the gaming and entertainment hacking front. I woulda done better if there were items like, “Have changed bulbs on a broadcast tower,” “Rembember Ohm’s Law,” “Built a Heathkit” or “Know what ‘millimhos’ are”. (Clue.)… Continue reading
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Toward the end of the “social” bubble
In VRM is Personal, I say this… “Social” is a bubble. Trust me on this. I urge all consultants on “social ______” (fill in the blank) to make hay while the sun shines. Even as the current depression deepens, lots of companies are starting to realize that this “social” thing is hot stuff and they… Continue reading
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From Brighton to Beachy Head
There wasn’t much to see during the redeye from Boston to Zürich and on to Amsterdam yesterday. Too bad, because the Swissair window was one of the cleanest and clearest I’ve seen yet. But I did get a nice quick series of the East Sussex coast, with its white cliffs, from Brighton to Beachy Head,… Continue reading