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Fri, 18 May 2012 17:25:22 -0400

Oldie but goodie

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:43 -0400

Oldie but goodie

I had my first breakfast as a married man...

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:36:42 -0400

I had my first breakfast as a married man here.

acehotel:

King’s Highway, Ace Hotel & Swim Club, by James Moes.

NPR Music: Google Beatbox

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:45 -0400

NPR Music: Google Beatbox:

nprmusic:

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"The apps were, in the jargon of information technology, “walled gardens,” and although sometimes..."

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:14:46 -0400

“The apps were, in the jargon of information technology, “walled gardens,” and although sometimes beautiful, they were small, stifling gardens”

- Why Publishers Don’t Like Apps is a great piece by Jason Pontin of Technology Review, explaining why apps haven’t proven to be the savior of publishing. The lack of linking and creation of “small, stifling gardens” is key, as are the economics of a business model that actually forced publishers to pay Apple for the privilege of selling single issues of magazines. Then there were the immense technical challenges, none of which mean a fig to the reader but which cause expensive headaches for the publisher. In short, the overarching question is simple but profound: what do users want or expect from their digital reading experience, and how do publishers provide that without bankrupting themselves? Clearly, providing a walled garden experience doesn’t cut it, and Pontin is searingly candid in his assessment of Technology Review’s own rather desultory experiments:

We sold 353 subscriptions through the iPad. We never discovered how to avoid the necessity of designing both landscape and portrait versions of the magazine for the app. We wasted $124,000 on outsourced software development. We fought amongst ourselves, and people left the company. There was untold expense of spirit. I hated every moment of our experiment with apps, because it tried to impose something closed, old, and printlike on something open, new, and digital.

That last phrase holds the key. As long as publishers attempt to shoehorn the old into the new, it proves they still haven’t understood the shifts to their business.
(via thoughtyoushouldseethis)

Per Fred’s recomendation - I had this on Sunday night, and...

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:40:17 -0400

Per Fred’s recomendation - I had this on Sunday night, and am now enjoying the leftovers as tacos. Almost better the 2nd time around.

fred-wilson:

the beef short rib at Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria

Maybe the best new dish in NYC right now

WHEN YOU FOUND OUT TRADER JOE'S WAS COMING TO AUSTIN

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:11:23 -0400

wheninatx:

FINALLY!!!

popculturebrain: Poster: The Duplass Brothers’ The...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:59:32 -0400

popculturebrain:

Poster: The Duplass Brothers’ The Do-Deca-Pentathlon | Vulture

Those Duplasses sure are busy.

popculturebrain: New Images: Moonrise Kingdom | /Film

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:40:21 -0400

popculturebrain:

New Images: Moonrise Kingdom | /Film

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Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:42:28 -0400

lazerpegasus: sometimes you just can’t help but love your...

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:55:00 -0400

lazerpegasus:

sometimes you just can’t help but love your friends, but hate them for their awesome skills

popculturebrain: Poster: Safety Not Guaranteed | Collider

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:29:22 -0400

popculturebrain:

Poster: Safety Not Guaranteed | Collider

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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:19:27 -0400

are you trying to tell me...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:20:24 -0400

are you trying to tell me something?

susyblue:

http://lucyengelman.tumblr.com

cindybokeh: FUTURE LIFE.

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:46:41 -0400

cindybokeh:

FUTURE LIFE.

gqfashion: Your Morning Shot: Hunter S. Thompson “I have a...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:44:20 -0400

gqfashion:

Your Morning Shot: Hunter S. Thompson

“I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.”

- Hunter S. Thompson

etsy: (via Sir Hopsalot Easter bunny rabbit handmade from by...

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:29:03 -0500

etsy:

(via Sir Hopsalot Easter bunny rabbit handmade from by forestblue)

The house I grew up in (on the left) The house Susie grew up (on...

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:35:02 -0500

The house I grew up in (on the left) The house Susie grew up (on the right)

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Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:18:29 -0500

splitsider: We asked a whole slew of illustrators to bring to...

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:17:35 -0500

splitsider:

We asked a whole slew of illustrators to bring to life the insane clubs that Stefon has described on SNL. The result: Stefon’s Illustrated Guide to New York’s Hottest Nightclubs.