Get It Right. Please. Get It Right.
Status Quo is Your Biggest Competitor
... so being an old fart - I clicked through. No. Not THAT Status Quo.
People ... I'm talking to YOU Barbara - should be more careful with their headlines.
I thought for a minute that the boys had moved into business consulting.
Phew.
The one thing I do know? Honest mistake. I know Barbara. It wasn't meant to be 'click bait'.
You're Fired
The paper tried to rise above all this, but it made a new rule: If you sack a compositor, get him off the premises immediately.
Which Paper? The London Times
When? 1882
Why? Well, it turns out for very good reasons ...
When I was a lad, there was a Genesis song ...
"Get 'em out by Friday!
You don't get paid till the last one's well on his way.
Get 'em out by Friday!
It's important that we keep to schedule, there must be no delay."
... it would seem even in 1882, this was too slow ...
Fact Fatigue Is Settling In
The saddest part of this :
Third of Republicans Think Trump Won Popular Vote
... is that I am not surprised.
Smoke Without Fire
I wrote this yesterday ... and then it got me to thinking ...
Theranos - this just the latest legal action
... and now Facebook's Oculus
But no worries - all is good and upright in the world of Tech.
You Can't Have It Both Ways
What Grande does need is a reality check. Sorry, honey but you can’t base a career on selling sex and then get angry when your horny fans treat you like a sex object.
I agree mainly with a lot of this, but not;
The truth is that Ms.Grande is actually astonishingly talented as a singer and an actress.
The Underbelly of Silicon Valley Continues To Be Exposed
There are nay-sayers out there letting us know that there is nothing to worry about. Then again - they are the same nay savers that have said before there was nothing to worry about - you know like the housing market isn't inflated or those 'non-profitable, low-revenue companies searching for a business model being valued at hundred of millions of dollars' do not point to an inflated market.
Anyway, from time to time I highlight some of those companies that are considered outliers by those same people, but I keep wondering if it is more the norm.
San Francisco District Attorney files lawsuit against drone maker Lily for false advertising
but actually - it is a lot more ... ^^ that was the headline, this is the first sentence of the article ...
After raking in tens of millions in preorders and venture capital, the drone maker — if it can really be called that — Lily is shutting down.
Hawaii Story-telling ... It's A Tradition.
I love how Podcasts are really emerging as a story-telling vehicle. Of course Serial is the famous one ... but don’t for one minute think it is the only one.
Take this wonderful series from Hawaii's Civil Beat. When you visit the islands, you might not realise the under-currents. When you move to the islands, you still might not realise the under-currents. To do that, you need to explore, ask questions, understand and at all times keep an open mind.
That is exactly what Jessica Terrell did. And of course, if you follow my writings, you will know that I do too. It is amazing what is not in the history books, much less reported. Kudos to Civil Beat.
But more importantly - take a listen. You will not be disappointed.
Just Ignore This - Like Usual
So my tributary feeds my river.
And my river feeds my estuary.
But not always.
I wonder .... as @davewiner says 'still diggin'
Mill Valley is larger than I thought - seems we need a Satellite Office for our Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center
And Another Thing ... Intriguing!
1. to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate:
"The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work."
2. to achieve or earn by appealing to another's curiosity, fancy, or interest:
"to intrigue one's way into another's notice."
3. to draw or capture:
"Her interest was intrigued by the strange symbol."
... and also used by a friend when she saw the newly emerging web publication .... And Another Thing.
XFinity and Beyond ....
It just appealed to me.
And I know it's naughty - but as I have demonstrated a few times before ... they aren't my favourite utility company ... which reminds me - I should update that post - it did get fixed.
But there's more.
Time Warner Cable on MAUI - one of the most expensive places on the planet - delivers what I get from Xfinity with FASTER cable AND HBO - for HALF the price.
And so on to my next battle.
Apple Is Doomed
Seriously? I Thought Peter Thiel was meant to be a visionary. These are all his comments ...
- 'age of Apple' at its end
- the evolution of the smartphone has reached a zenith.
- We know what a smartphone looks like and does. It's not the fault of Tim Cook, but it's not an area where there will be any more innovation."
... and it was published by the NYT!
taken to the logical conclusion, this seems to be his belief ...
- In 100 years we will still all be using phones that look like slabs of glass
- Innovation is only about what something looks like, not what it does
- Apple's only future is in phones, which have reached their zenith, thus Apple will die
Read All About It ... the sad thing is that he is one of Trumpette's IT peeps. (Apart from his ten-year-old son - who understands 'the cyber'.)
And Another Thing .... why can't he smile more. Is the world really that bad?
Oh Wait!
Beer Maps - And Not The Kind You Are Thinking
This right here. This link. This is the single most important link you ever need to have.
The Beer Judge Certification Program lists 100 styles with defined ranges of alcohol by volume (ABV), bitterness (measured in IBUs, or International Bittering Units), and color (measured using SRM, or Standard Reference Method).
... and that link up there will take you to a mapping of every beer you could be consuming.
... oh - and talking of the other Beer Maps - I bet if you did this walk, the chances are that many of these delights could be sampled on route.
Enjoy.
Truth ? Fiction? Who Cares?
If the election of an American president abetted by Russian interference seems stranger than fiction, you're almost right. Exactly 30 years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, ABC aired a seven-night, 14-and-a-half-hour miniseries depicting life 10 years after the Soviet Union manipulates the presidential election as meek and deflated Americans shrug. “Amerika,†was heavily criticized at the time for peddling the histrionic premise of a bloodless coup. And while much of the production remains implausible, its core message is more relevant today than ever: They did it because we let them.
If you want to watch it - needless to say - it is all up on YouTube - this is part one of the thirteen parts.
There Are Leaks - And Then There Are Leeks
I still don't get why Billy Bush was so bad that he was essentially thrown off TV - but Trump is now going to be President. But that aside ... though #Trumpet thinks he is safe - I am guessing he isn't and that someone is eventually going to break ranks - for the good of the country.
PostScript - there is an expression in England that talks about welshing on somebody. It is a derogatory term about not paying your debts - and seems to come from a feeling that us English used to have abou the Welsh.
And then there are Leeks ... that are quintessentially Welsh.
Retro
I have not owned a printer for the better part of 4 years. In that time I have had to actually print something once - for the Blue Cross/BlueShield. (I know - right !). Everything else that people think I print and sign, is actually done through my iPad using EMail, DropBox and Sign My Pad.
Still - if you do still enjoy paper - here's a deal.
REDUCED to $49 - from $149. Plus ink cartridges - of course. Oh - and paper. Oh - and you can only print wherever your printer is.
Sign My Pad costs $3.99.
#JustSayin
OPML - Bug Or Incompatability
I was fixing a bug in OmniOutliner where it wouldn't open a file with an uppercase .OPML suffix. I did some digging, and the fix was to register the app as handling the com.apple.news.opml file type.
... Brent Simmons writing on his blog about OPML.
In the short piece, he references Dave Winer, the inventor of OPML. Why is this interesting?
Well I use Omni Outliner and I use some of Dave Winer's software - including this blog that you are now reading.
OPML is used for aspects of this site and the river site I run here.
Time to do some investigation because I rarely find OPML files created by OmniOutliner play happily with Dave's world. I have always put it down to operator (that would me) error. Now, I am not so sure.
Anyone Can Be A Patron Of The Arts
Fascinating read from NPR. Bottom line - you do not have to be rich to sponsor the arts. Beth Morrison is one of Opera's biggest patrons and does it all out of a two bedroom flat in Brooklyn.
Outlier or Just Business As Usual
The drama has some investors predicting more disasters. “What if Theranos is the canary in the coal mine?†says Roger McNamee, a 40-year VC veteran and managing director at Elevation Partners. “Everyone is looking at Theranos as an outlier. We may discover it’s not an outlier at all.†That would be bad news, because without trust, the tech industry’s intertwined ecosystem of money, products, and people can’t function. Investors may find the full version of the old proverb is more accurate: “One bad apple spoils the whole barrel.â€
Read All About It. Because the main story is that Theranos might just be the tip of the iceberg.
BTW - The 'Theranos' that Roger refers to ... that's the Theranos that laid off 155 of its remaining 375 staff yesterday - after laying 340 of 790 just three months ago.
However you look at it 220 people out of 790 just three months ago is a 72% staff reduction.