Becks at Unfogged is justly skeptical of Twitter yet fears its inevitability. Kathy Sierra’s Asymptotic Twitter Curve is a sharp summary of the problem:
One question is whether the curve describes some kind of cognitive limit or is a rather more cohort-specific representation of the dangers of adopting technologies developed an increasing number of years […]
And I got this cool present:
These are Penguin 60s, the original (orange) series and the Classics, which Penguin brought out in 1995 for their 60th anniversary. (They recently issued a similar series for their 70th, though not in the United States.) When they came out I really wanted the Classics collection, but had no money. […]
Via Gruber, comes a post about The Boring Store, which sells nothing of utility and definitely does NOT contain assorted spy equipment. Here’s a part of the awning:
On Bloggginheads.tv, Virginia Postrel and Dan Drezner discuss organ markets, Virginia’s recent spat with Amitai Etzioni, and the importance of making clear that Kieran Healy Is Not A Libertarian.
In the discussion, Virginia wonders what I think of Etzioni’s view. In his letter to the New York Times, Etzioni decries the prospect of market incentives in […]
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