Thoughts: Stephen King’s “On Writing” August 17, 2007
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King is a legend for his commercial success and his overall writing skills. He nearly died in a hit-and-run accident which required months of recovery. He started this book before the accident and finished it during. The autobiographical sections are good, but the sections about the writing process are even better!
Are people taking less personal responsibility for themselves today? August 17, 2007
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Many people will try to take credit for anything that leads to pleasure or happiness while avoiding responsibility for anything that brings pain or sadness. This trend just seems to keep on going as influences in many aspects of life discourage the individual to stand up and be accountable for their actions.
Which is better: Coke or Pepsi? August 17, 2007
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Simple and to the point. My vote’s in here. However, I try to qualify taste differences between the two brands and when I’d drink one vs the other.
ZDNet.COM article about RSS Feeds August 17, 2007
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RSS feeds begin to bleed into enterprise applications by ZDNet’s Dana Gardner — What’s newly powerful is that nearly any kind of content can be driven through these feeds — from documents, spreadsheets, and data to video, blogs, podcasts and online HTML instruction manuals. Feed Bleeds allow for human knowledge in natural language to mingle and complement IT-based assets such as data, application services and automated event-driven processes. Think of it as broad integration on the cheap — and fast.
Brain Broadcast - Information Reliability August 17, 2007
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I wrote a short article yesterday concerning information in the mass media. Common sense would dictate that some of this information will be inaccurate or incomplete. How do you protect your own interests and get a good grip on the truth, given the multitude of data flying around the Web and other media.
What do you think?
