Splitting It Up

I've wrestled with my desire to write more for years. Lately I've posted mostly links, photos, etc. as a means just to have new content. In 2014 that's going to change.

You'll notice there's new links at the top for photos, videos and links pages. 

This will be the place for writing. Sometimes long form essays, sometimes 2 sentence random thoughts. Anything else will go in those 2 sections.

I have no idea if this will inspire me to write more, but it's worth a shot. I actually do have a lot to say and have the place to say it, it's just taking the effort to put it into writing. 

BlackBerry Board Refused to Break Up Company Despite Interest From Apple, Others →

Like a dying man holding onto his last ditch bit of hope. Time to take that sick dog out back and shoot it in the head.

Harris Poll: All 32 NFL Teams Ranked In Popularity →

Hey, at least we’re more popular than the Jaguars. And maybe soccer.

BlackBerry to World: Not Dead Yet! →

Good luck with that. Let me know how it works out.

Dogs Are People, Too →

Fascinating story, and gives scientific confirmation to what so many of us already believed. Now I’m hugging Rex for as long as he’ll let me and missing Mia even more

1Password and The Crypto Wars →

Great post from an amazing company that I can’t say enough wonderful things about.

I know there were a lot of superlatives in that sentence, but they are all well deserved.

Generation X gets really old: How do slackers have a midlife crisis? →

Holy shit. As great as this article is I have a hunch I’d feel a lot better about my life if I hadn’t. It’s always good to know you’re not alone though.  

Generation X gets really old: How do slackers have a midlife crisis? →

Gutted by the economy, shipwrecked by nostalgia, Gen X stares down a midlife crisis. Winona Ryder can’t save it

Holy shit. As great as this article is I have a hunch I’d feel a lot better about my life if I hadn’t. It’s always good to know you’re not alone though.  

How the iPhone and Bad Decisions Killed BlackBerry →

Why one of the companies that pioneered the smartphone market may soon end up selling itself as scrap.

A great look at what arrogance, ignorance and dismissing your competition can do to a once profitable company. 

Ep. 79: "We Are Not Snow Giants" - Roderick on the Line →

The Problem : He’s not going to think he’s in a mine shaft.

I cannot begin to describe the magic of this episode. Seriously. Even if you have no idea who John or Merlin are and have never listened to a single second of ROTL before, fast forward to the 00:56:15 mark for 26 of the funniest minutes you’ve ever heard. Not just funny, but amazing.

Own Your Own Identity →

Yes yes yes yes yes and yes. 

I’ve tried over the years to write similar sentiment but have never been able to put it as perfectly as this.

It’s a shame that 20 years into the “internet revolution” people still don’t grasp how important this is.

Apple Launches Third-Party USB Charger 'Takeback Program' →

Following the electrocution of a Chinese woman that may have been caused by a counterfeit iPhone charger, Apple will launch a new recycling program…

I’m guilty of buying 3 or 4 of these knockoffs when the lightning cables were so scarce. They all cost less than $5 apiece, and consequently were all complete junk. For the $10 trade in fee I’m still coming in less than the normal retail cost. Nice PR move by Apple.

Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have 'Nothing to Hide' →

What’s the problem with ubiquitous surveillance? Don’t think Orwell; think Kafka.

This should be required reading in 2013. 

Microsoft shutting down MSN TV this September →

Just after celebrating the service’s sweet 16th, Microsoft has announced it will be shutting down MSN TV on September 30th. To help ease the transition,

Ahhhh WebTV, the great white hope of 1997. I still remember briefly considering signing up before I got my first internet able computer. Hard to believe it’s still around. Even more hard to believe people are still subscribers.