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To Blog Or To Twitter?

In General on Thursday, 19 November 2009 at 18:39

Lately I’ve become more involved with Twitter. I can’t do this blog full-time, so sometimes I’m just too busy to comment on recent events. I could write a few days later, but by then the issue is “cold” and we’ve moved on. With Twitter I can always comment about what’s going on, and I find myself doing just that.

I mention this because I’ve modified the Twitter section in the footer. Instead of sharing space on the right, it’s now the entire left column. It displays more tweets, and I’ve removed “replies” to keep it focused on my thoughts.

If you check this site daily and review the tweets, most or all of them will be new. So you see there are things going on in my brain even if I haven’t written a new blog post.

Chart of Apple’s profit growth

In General on Saturday, 14 November 2009 at 2:04

(via iphonespies.com)

It’s well-known Steve Jobs has made a lot of money for Apple, but sometimes it’s easier to see as a graph.

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A Desperate Verizon To Men: You’re An Absolute Candy-Ass If You Don’t Buy A Droid.

In General on Tuesday, 10 November 2009 at 1:02

The macho image in advertising is pretty heavily used for truck commercials, and maybe power tools. They’re low in how functional the product actually is, and high in how much of a he-man you’ll look like using it.

Now I guess the macho image applies to smartphones as well (sorry, “robot phones”). After all, what man looking to overcome his inadequacies wouldn’t be drawn to these:

  • Crush a rock
  • Punch a hole through a steel wall
  • Run apps with axle-greased ease

There’s more, but be warned only Neanderthals need apply.

Male or female, the first thing I look for is a mind at work. I can only hope no more men will be swayed by this crap than women are swayed because a product is pink, or has a mirror. This kind of “macho” advertising makes me ashamed of my gender.

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