Cancel Computer, Daring Fireball. First I wanted to blog this post for one fantastic quote: “To be trustworthy is to do what you say you will do; to do whatever someone else wishes you to do is to be obsequious.”
Then I got an even better, if more irreverent, one: “It’s hard to work the concept of a ‘software update’ into a cow analogy, but here goes: You willingly purchase a cow, which, the purveyor of said cow makes explicitly clear, is intended only to be used to produce milk. You buy it and figure out a way to make cheese. Two months later the purveyor of the cow offers you a pill, free of charge, which, if administered to the cow, will result in slightly better-tasting milk, but which pill comes with a stern and plainly worded warning that, if administered to a cow that had been used to produce cheese (which, recall, was made clear from the outset the cow was not intended for), the pill might kill the cow, and that, even if it doesn’t kill the cow, will prevent all previously known cheese-making hacks from working. Further….”
Great pull quotes aside, it’s a nice bit of analysis, too, and John Gruber is the wisest (if unapologetically biased) Apple observer around. So we’ll just link to the whole post.
Cancel Computer, Daring Fireball
Category: Internet (Page 24 of 40)
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For the record: I proposed this exact free/pay scheme to The Economist in 2002. I’m glad someone is trying it
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“New York loves its sidewalk cafes. It’s not so clear why.” I often wonder this myself (although Amsterdam north of 79th Street is pretty pleasant in the evenings)
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“The current #1 track on Amazon’s music store is 1234 from Feist. You probably know this as the soundtrack to the new iPod nano ad.”
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$#@!
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Missed this the first time around: “One accident per 1.5 million flights [in 2006]! That’s the equivalent of you and 100 of your friends taking one flight every day of the year for 40 years straight.”
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This is very Machiavellian, but won’t a short strike help GM in one respect by reducing existing inventory? Obviously not long-term, and the PR is bad, but ignoring the variables, there’s a bottom-line opportunity here
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Many congratulations and well-wishes to Paul and Mo
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Truly, if you’re passionate enough about just about anything, there is a blog opportunity for it
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Totally unfazed by Deborah Solomon, which I like. Plus this gem: “the more you read, the more intelligent you are. It’s really that simple”
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The floral paintings on the hoods of taxicabs this fall are in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the metered taxicab. Not sure I get the connection, but I love the art
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This looks fun (and very, very nerdy)