Archive for December, 2009
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-19
“One can only be honest about having a point of view while remaining open to …reality…that might demolish it.” http://s.nyt.com/u/vfg # P&E and Kirkus gone. http://s.nyt.com/u/vwp # For fun: My favorite things of 2009 http://bit.ly/6T4gvi #
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
My favorite things of 2009
Here’s a list of things from 2009 that I particularly liked. The list has no order to it. And so: Leica M9 — A full-frame camera that not only is not an intimidating SLR but also comes from the greatest line of cameras—the Leica M series—but is also a gorgeous rangefinder, but also gives you [...]
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Why emailing a PowerPoint is better than delivering a presentation
For the evidence, see this study that came out of the University of Alabama.
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Saturday, December 12th, 2009
What is poetry good for?
I just read (and enjoyed) Ian McEwan’s story, “The Use of Poetry,” in the New Yorker at the recommendation of T-Rex Tragedies, who cited this passage, which must make you laugh: She said goodbye politely enough and went on her way, but Beard walked after her and asked if she was free the next day, [...]
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-04
Dowd didn't mention people's hypocrisy re privacy: willing to give up for popularity but not compromised security: http://bit.ly/5RCkaj # A nice little web-based tool for making iPhone icons: http://www.flavorstudios.com/iphone-icon-generator #
