2009-04-15 (Wednesday)
Links
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Scottberkun.com » #50 - Advice for new managers: pt. 1
A good couple of essays on being a manager. I find this stuff fascinating, although I’m not a manager.
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Readernaut
Nicely done site for not only logging your reading but keeping notes on it too.
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Modern History
Awesome stuff: “a series of collages assembled exclusively from screen grabs of Youtube videos.” Free printable versions too. Remind me of John Martin paintings. (via Kottke)
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Buildings and Food: How to look at billboards
Brilliant essay from 1960 about how outdoor advertising is entirely wrong. Wish I’d written it. When I rule the world outdoor advertising will be banned. (via Kottke)
Tweets
@THEWHATWORKS No, not making Pepys theatre, but posting his diaries online: http://www.pepysdiary.com/ (over 6 years down, 3 to go)
"Being in the shoemaker's stocks" - Pepys' expression for wearing tight shoes.
@smagdali Yahoo goes up to 10 years ('Max'): http://tinyurl.com/6d2nhm
Meeting in turn was slightly marred by non-appearance of client due to their calendaring error. Thanks fate. I will tempt you no more.
Nice sunny cycle into town for a meeting slightly marred by the smelly heated crowded drain of Shaftesbury Avenue. Too many people.
Tempting fate. All of the fates. Come ON!
Reboot watch: Today the page lets you send suggestions for Reboot 11. http://www.reboot.dk/
Swum, breakfasted, five days of a philandering Pepys prepared. To work!