while the news is always bad there has…

“while the news is always bad, there has never been a better time to be alive.” – Matt Ridley http://ping.fm/5vY5A twuote

The new scarcity is not creative products but…

“The new scarcity is not creative products but satisfaction.” – Kevin Kelly (via http://WriterToGo.com/post/4221776801) #tech

Creativity is a renewable resource Biz Stone #art…

“Creativity is a renewable resource.” – Biz Stone #art #twuote

the smaller the screen the more hurried and…

“the smaller the screen, the more hurried and less informed the decision ends up being.” – Seth Goden http://ping.fm/xC1z1 tech

Discovery and invention are the same process Kevin…

” Discovery and invention are the same process.” – Kevin Kelly http://mykl.us/gN9LZ2 #art

Always design a thing by considering it in…

“Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context.” – Eliel Saarinen #art #twuote

Genius is more often found in a cracked…

“Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.” – E.B. White http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Genius #quote

charming over reaction of the day Popping Advil…

charming over reaction of the day: “Popping Advil and drinking gin right out of the bottle.” – The Macalope http://ping.fm/TVNFT

if you want a phone that will reliably…

if you want a phone that will reliably get system updates, the iPhone is still your only option. (re: http://ping.fm/2lsYG tech)

I am personally if casually curating quotations on…

I am personally, if casually, curating quotations on this tumblelog http://Twuotes.TheMultiverse.net (also @Twuotes).

RIM has 2 CEOs &amp 3 COOs expecting…

“RIM has 2 CEOs & 3 COOs… expecting straight answers from a company that can’t even decide who’s in charge?” http://ping.fm/DRjj8 tech

only we geeks think the iPad does less…

only we geeks think the iPad does less than a regular computer. to everyone else, it does more. — an 8th grader http://ping.fm/P2XLh tech

a few fellow casual curators and i are…

a few fellow casual curators and i are collecting our favorite quotations at http://twitter.com/Twuotes, http://Twuotes.TheMultiverse.net.

The future is already here — it’s just…

“The future is already here — it’s just not evenly distributed.” – William Gibson http://mykl.us/f9e5Pw tech quote

It’s not the voting that’s democracy it’s the…

“It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting.” – Tom Stoppard http://mykl.us/eOM3hO #quote

Any company large enough to have a research…

“Any company large enough to have a research lab is too large to listen to it.” – Alan Kay http://mykl.us/gQqmwQ #tech #quote

we like to obsess over things that don’t…

we “like to obsess over things that don’t matter because it’s more fun than obsessing over things that do.” – Amanda Hocking #twuote

ideas improve with use

ideas improve with use.

Marriage &amp self control have an open one…

“Marriage & self-control: have an open one and control your jealousy, or a closed one and control your lust.” – Alain de Botton

a good serial is like a good cookie…

a good serial is like a good cookie: small enough you think you can eat just one, but so delicious you gotta have “just one more”.

attempting restoration with the application of roughly equal…

attempting restoration with the application of roughly equal parts sunshine and @c8h10o2n4. except after dark. #spring

He thinks and thinks about what a product…

“He thinks and thinks about what a product should be and then worries it into existence.” – Stephen Bayley http://ping.fm/uLERO #tech

Now it’s easy Do the thing Brent Simmon…

“Now it’s easy. Do the thing.” – Brent Simmon http://ping.fm/yL4PB publishing

Remember the name the place was once known…

“Remember the name the place was once known by, and you enter a different place.” – David Newland

Blog title…

glowing abstract rectangles
hovering, in the fog.
electric lit billboards
on the nightway, hillside.

vintage pizza bistro is not a good tagline…

“vintage pizza bistro” is not a good tagline for a restaurant. i’m looking for fresh pizza. always. (#bad #branding)

Cause you never know when you might need…

“Cause you never know when you might need to communicate in a limited symbol set!” @JHitzig http://ping.fm/ZUzSL

truth sits on my words lightly a crooked…

“truth sits on my words / lightly, a crooked detective’s / pork-pie hat” – @JSAbsher #micropoem

the harder you work to protect the soft…

“the harder you work to protect the soft spot, the more likely it is that you’ll get hurt.” – Seth Godin http://ping.fm/o1159 #quote

reading is an act of stillness Mandy Brown…

“reading is an act of stillness” – Mandy Brown (#quote via http://WriterToGo.com)

I’d forgotten about The FBI’s investigation of ‘Louie…

“I’d forgotten about The FBI’s investigation of ‘Louie, Louie’, which they finally declared ‘unintelligible at any speed’.” – Clive Thompson

Nuclear Power Plants Ranking America’s Most Vulnerable not…

Nuclear Power Plants: Ranking America’s Most Vulnerable: not a happy read, but important! http://ping.fm/fqzwH (via @CeliaBlack)

A book is a tool for turning idleness…

“A book is a tool for turning idleness into imagination.” – @WriterToGo http://ping.fm/iD0gB (#art)

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee…

“A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.” – Alfréd Rényi http://ping.fm/qkE2X (#c8h10o2n4)

We control the pipe We win Thank you…

“We control the pipe. We win. Thank you for using AT&T.” – Bob Frankston http://ping.fm/bJlby #twech

Any company that can squash the leading edge…

“Any company that can squash the leading edge can prevent the future.” – Bob Frankston http://ping.fm/s720n #twech

digital video now makes up one quarter of…

digital video now makes up one quarter of the entire home video market in the United States, according to NPD Group. http://ping.fm/wFI3n

You know who never complains about the shift…

“You know who never complains about the shift to digital music? People who buy and listen to music.” Dave Wiskus http://ping.fm/at7zg #tech

Poetry quarterlies approximately twice as truthful as poetry…

“Poetry quarterlies: approximately twice as truthful as poetry halflies” 🙂 – @unmodern

One is never so spent or damaged that…

“One is never so spent or damaged that he can’t bring joy to someone’s life.” – Yamamoto Tsunetomo http://twitter.com/_hagakure_

Newt I want you to show me on…

“Newt, I want you to show me on the doll where The Patriotism made you commit adultery.” – John Fugelsang #patriotism

The first step toward understanding the unknown is…

“The first step toward understanding the unknown, is realizing that you don’t know.” – Java Latte http://facebook.com/JavaLatte

The first step toward understanding the unknown is…

The first step toward understanding the unknown, is realizing that you don’t know.

you’ll never want shitty American pastries again http…

“you’ll never want shitty American pastries again.” http://c8h10o2n4.themultiverse.net/post/3829417369

drawing conclusions from too little information is like…

drawing conclusions from too little information is like looking at the clouds and seeing shapes and pictures, where there are none.

Twitter ecosystem folks are mad at Twitter And…

“Twitter ecosystem folks are mad at Twitter. And guess where they’re venting their anger? Ay, there’s the rub.” – @DavePell

Twitter wants to be an app We users…

“Twitter wants to be an app. We users wish it were a protocol. @DaveWiner is right: http://bit.ly/hVtJdH” – @DWeinberger #tech

Over Japan at least the stars are all…

“Over Japan / at least the stars / are all in place” – @TankaQueen #Japan #micropoem

the mud • will only remember them running…

“the mud • will only remember them running • until the sun • wipes its memory • clean” – @CoyoteSings #micropoem

For the 1st post hangover drunk I recommend…

“For the 1st post-hangover drunk, I recommend the Bailey’s coffee. It tastes a little like Xmas and a little like hope.” – @Rands #hangover

I look at your picture daily a ceremony…

“I look at your picture daily / a ceremony / that has no real / beginning / or end” – @mwwise #micropoem

if you don’t have friends smart enough to…

if you don’t have friends smart enough to frequently make you feel #stupid, you are getting stupider all the time. (#intelligence)

continuing to read the news about Japan and…

continuing to read the news about Japan and the nuclear plant explosion, using my @FitToTweet lists. http://twitter.com/FitToTweet/lists

the Sendai earthquake moved Earth’s axis ten inches…

the Sendai earthquake moved Earth’s axis ten inches, according to the USGS. (source: The Vancouver Sun http://ping.fm/VAFeO)

there’s a blur on the hill a blooming…

“there’s a blur on the hill – a blooming of the guard – as we pollinate the will – like children in the yard” – Jeremy Toback

I felt so aggregated Bill Keller http ping…

“I felt so… aggregated.” – Bill Keller http://ping.fm/Ci9E0 #FitToTweet

I watched the news &amp saw poor ppl…

“I watched the news & saw poor ppl busted for illegal mood-altering #drugs. Then came the commercials for the legal ones.” – John Fugelsang

Borrowed time and borrowed world and borrowed eyes…

“Borrowed time and borrowed world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it.” – Cormac McCarthy

measure your status by the opportunities a business…

measure your status by the opportunities a business class hotel provides to purchase ordinary goods & services at an audacious markup.

a business class hotel says you are elite…

a business class hotel says “you are elite”, a status roughly tracking to their room rate, with the endurance of a room service entree.

a business class hotel will delite you with…

a business class hotel will delite you with fake marble or superficial wood paneling. in the lobby.

i’ve been contemplating the benefits of typical business…

i’ve been contemplating the benefits of typical business class hotel brands compared to middle of the road franchises….

if you hunt and peck for unstated meaning…

if you hunt and peck for unstated meaning in other people’s words and silences, you’re like as not to end up chasing your own tail. #monkey

you can never buy too many pastries in…

you can never buy too many pastries in Little Havana. (#midnight-snack)

the network economy is a place that harbors…

“the network economy is a place that harbors little harmony or stasis” – Kevin Kelly http://ping.fm/e6cpB biz twech

you just posted to my Twittersteam and changed…

“you just posted to my Twittersteam and changed my icon without asking and that’s a #dealbreaker.” – @Rands #twech

along the walls shadows quietly playing out their…

“along / the walls / shadows / quietly / playing out their lives” – @gennepher #micropoem

growing the talent pool* is the best business…

growing the talent pool* is the best business case i know of for investing in our education system. (* http://ping.fm/NnEib) twech

Someday my kids will have a bowl of…

“Someday my kids will have a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. And they’re gonna hate me for the cereal I’ve been feeding them.” – Dave Pell

it is my rainbow way to gently stroke…

“it is my rainbow way / to gently stroke a bruise / until blue becomes the past” – @perlygates #micropoem

Is something important because you measure it or…

“Is something important because you measure it, or is it measured because it’s important?” – Seth Godin http://ping.fm/amElZ #twuote

lunchtime reading Which iPad 2 should I get…

lunchtime reading: Which iPad 2 should I get? by Marco Arment http://mykl.us/gB1xBP (#twech iPad2)

when an English person says ‘You must come…

“when an English person says ‘You must come around some time,’ it means leave me alone forever.” – Alain de Botton #manners

Work only starts when the fear of doing…

“Work only starts when the fear of doing nothing finally exceeds the fear of doing something badly.” – Alain De Botton #twuote

the real excitement lies in imagining the least…

“the real excitement lies in imagining the least computerized field becoming computational.” – Kevin Kelly http://mykl.us/f4fEmq #twech

eating a proper Philly Cheesesteak in Florida thinking…

eating a proper Philly Cheesesteak in Florida, thinking this place is the ultimate suburb of New York, the last exit before the final toll.

protective stones and a grimy heartbeat slow to…

protective stones and a grimy heartbeat, slow to surrender, steady from end to end, is “Biutiful” (2011).

taking the Firefox 4 beta out for a…

taking the Firefox 4 beta out for a test drive. fx4 webbrowser

You like Belgian beer Have a Stella Artois…

“You like Belgian beer? Have a Stella Artois” is the equivalent of, “You like American music? Have a Justin Bieber ticket.” – Rich Potter

toying with reblogging on @Tumblr as a simple…

toying with reblogging on @Tumblr as a simple curation method. following #Tumblrs which are part of the @MultiverseNet.

Remember kids it’s only ‘Class Warfare’ when you…

“Remember, kids, it’s only ‘Class Warfare’ when you fight for the bottom 90% of the population.” – John Fugelsang on #politics

larger slate type devices including the Kindle and…

“larger slate-type devices, including the Kindle and iPad, require cases in almost all practical uses.” – Marco Arment http://ping.fm/nwoSy

a Cracker Jack and jazz daydream The Legend…

a Cracker Jack and jazz daydream, “The Legend of 1900” (1998) oscillates from scene to scene, like the rocking metronome of the sea.

I ride home watching my bicycle pull its…

“I ride home, watching my bicycle pull its shadows eastward.” – @KrisLindbeck http://twitter.com/KrisLindbeck #winter #sun

a Cracker Jack and jazz daydream 1900 1998…

a Cracker Jack and jazz daydream, “1900” (1998) oscillates from scene to scene, like the rocking metronome of the sea.

People only consider paying for online content when…

“People only consider paying for online content when doing so is as easy as not paying.” – Dave Pell biz twech

The essence of a ‘strategy tax’ is something…

“The essence of a ‘strategy tax’ is something that keeps a company from reaching its full potential” – John Siracusa http://ping.fm/mL6y4

an unsung heroes of MacOSX is the simple…

an unsung heroes of MacOSX is the simple, yet incredibly powerful, Preview application. – MacFixIt http://ping.fm/TJ776 essentials

by way of supporting workers in Wisconsin and…

by way of supporting workers in Wisconsin and everywhere, boycott Koch Industries products: http://ping.fm/AfXdl

Latte cooling fast people briskly walking by cold…

“Latte cooling fast / people briskly walking by / cold Winter morning” – @JosPoet #micropoem

after an accidental diet of skim milk &amp…

after an accidental diet of skim milk & coffee, ladling cream into this morning’s Ethiopian, and tamping it down with a choc’ croissant.

enough of dull grey sky of drizzly weakling…

enough of dull grey sky, of drizzly weakling high noon. i’m packing my bags. #migratory #winter #haiku

i’d enjoy #winter if i could just watch…

i’d enjoy #winter, if i could just watch movies, read books, play games and cook for 3 months, in my favorite jammies, and mostly in bed.

Technology is all the accumulated usefulness that our…

“Technology is all the accumulated usefulness that our minds invent.” – Kevin Kelly

http://ping.fm/ByLTD #twech

The bulk of technology in our lives was…

“The bulk of technology in our lives was invented long before we were born.” – Kevin Kelly

http://mykl.us/dXPM1n twech

Traditional media distributors will be cut out of…

Traditional media distributors will be cut out of the food chain; today it’s books, tomorrow it will be movies. http://ping.fm/ljFnr

The Very Rich Indie Writer no traditional publisher…

The Very Rich Indie Writer – no traditional publisher can offer Amanda Hocking better terms than her ebook earnings – http://ping.fm/ZUfRC