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I got from Richard Marx to Tony Iommi in 6 steps. That's kind of genius (and it included a marriage).

"But isn't that disheartening, that something pretty awesome, and so successful, can still be short by a few million a year? How are we supposed to become the future and all?"

For posterity: a clip of my live critiques at IRWD2010 (even though there's no view of the site Ethan and I are critiquing)

Fairway Cafe is nice and all, but I don't share the sentiment. It's not THAT great a restaurant, while Fairway really is THAT GREAT a market. I am 100% in favor of Fairway increasing grocery space and the product array. More Fairway shopportunity without driving to 125th Street! What's not to love?

I know how he feels. (via waxy.org)

Sliding scales: 99 percent of users have fewer than 200 followers (typically they only have 24)

The doctor behind the "MMR vaccine can cause autism" scandal has been removed from his medical council in Britain (roughly equivalent to losing one's license in America). Let's hope this puts the issue to rest, so people actually vaccinate their children and the world doesn't get overrun with mumps cases. For more details, read this great graphic novel: http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html

Congrats to my old colleague Peter Hobbs on his new site launch

The Internet is amazing, and Matt Haughey's creation is one of the most amazing things on the Internet. Read it all the way through.

Holy moly (also, great photography)

On the surface, I like everything about the new Supreme Court Justice nominee. Progressive, open-minded, consensus-building, a Jewish girl raised on the Upper West Side, and a former clerk for Thurgood Marshall? Count me in. (And she may be gay? Fearless Obama!) I love this quote from the article: "'Her open-mindedness may disappoint some who want a sure liberal vote on almost every issue. Her pragmatism may disappoint those who believe that mechanical logic can decide all cases. And her progressive personal values will not endear her to the hard right. But that is exactly the combination the president was seeking.'"

Jack Shafer, tell us what you really think: "If the infinitely patient and hideously rich Graham can't see a profitable future for the money-losing magazine, that future doesn't exist. The category has finally gone to mold and will, in another 30 months or 30 years, advance to putrefaction."

Thoughtful, insightful ideas on Newsweek. "It’s never been print vs. web – it’s attention vs. apathy." Unfortunately, the business model doesn't necessarily support the shifts that seem so logical in Derek's post; if the magazine goes monthly, its share of attention may fall precipitously, which creates that much more of an uphill battle in maintaining relevancy. (Not to mention that "Newsmonth" doesn't have quite the same ring to it.)

Flashback: nine years ago next week Apple announced it was trying a retail model. How novel it was! "A computer industry analyst said the company might open as many as 10 stores as part of a strategy to extend the Apple brand."

Missed this while I was on vacation. I'm not terribly conservative about my online transparency, but Facebook is designed for users to network and share based on personal interests. The assumption used to be that those interests were mine to keep close to the vest until I shared them with people I knew or wanted to know. Now, those details are going public, in order to better monetize the site. Good for Facebook, good for marketers, bad if your interests include touchy subjects that you hadn't thought were findable in a simple Google search. Divulge accordingly.

Matthew Baldwin is going to consume and review every item in his office vending machine. Instantly my favorite new blog