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1051.
by nir 18y ago
I'm reading his book now, and it's excellent. And I rarely enjoy non-fiction 'meme of the day' type books. His book is like conversation with an older, intelligent person who has the kind of wisdom you get from life experience. It's also v
1052.
by nir 18y ago
Sorry.. This was supposed to be in reply to "Unfortunately some people think that means there's no point in seeking out good brushes and paint."
1053.
by nir 18y ago
Very true, but too often people end up focusing on tools instead of what you do with them. I suspect most people engaged in PHP/Ruby/Python/Erlang/etc use them as much as suburban dads use their Black & Decker powertools. Seems to me yo
1054.
by nir 18y ago
Well, if it works it's a great model... A "sell the company" business model is like becoming an actor with a mind of becoming rich like Tom Cruise. No doubt some people who do it will find some success, but by definition this is something
1055.
by nir 18y ago
If you read TechCrunch for technical insight (or any kind of insight, for that matter) you're part of the problem! :)
1056.
by nir 18y ago
Hype. Twitter, by definition, appeals most to the people who are somewhat extrovert, like to talk/write a lot about themselves (see Michael Arrington complaining recently that Twitter's downtime denied him from broadcasting, live, his food
1057.
by nir 18y ago
(This is actually from the article:) "Anyway, I’m in a particularly bad mood because I have food poisoning (thanks very much Grand Hyatt Seattle) and Twittering it was going to make me feel marginally better because a bunch of people would
1058.
by nir 18y ago
Why does anyone care what Scoble thinks? His prediction record is somewhat less than stunning. Isn't it obvious by now that Scoble & A-list bloggers are just as clueless and hype-prone as mainstream media? Or are we still waiting for Si