April 2012
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February 2012
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I'm still not buying anything
It’s been just over a week since I started my experiment in not buying anything for a month, and here’s my first progress report. The long and short of it is that it’s been incredibly easy. I haven’t bought anything except for food, and it hasn’t been a sacrifice.
So let’s recap what I’m trying to do. I’m not actually trying to buy nothing;...
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Evernote releases new version with multiple... →
In my continuing merry-go-round between Evernote, Yojimbo and DevonThink, Evernote has regained pole position, at least as the everything bucket. This new version has some great improvements, but it’s more fun to criticize:
When you’re in full screen mode on OS X Lion, you can now double click on as many notes as you like and view each in its own window, all while Evernote remains in...
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I'm Not Buying Anything for a Month
I’m embarking on a research project related to consumerism, materialism, happiness, minimalism, and even stoicism. This is an area of interest I’ve had for quite some time, evidenced by the fact I started the Unclutterer blog in another life (now in the caring hands of Erin Doland), and evidenced more recently by essays on the meaning of leisure. I’m hoping to use this space to...
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January 2012
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“Do not indulge in dreams of having what you lack, but reckon up the blessings...”
– Marcus Aurelius
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Anonymous And The War Over The Internet →
Saki Knafo:
“You’ve heard Anons say before that this is a war,” he said. “A full scale information war. That’s not mere propaganda, many regard that as a perfectly accurate description. And the stake at play is, simply, ‘Who will control access to information? Everyone or a small subset?’”
In case it wasn’t clear, he then labeled that...
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DDoS Attacks Increased by 2000% in Past 3 Years,... →
What’s amazing about this is not the increase, but how resilient the Internet is and how well it adapts.
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How Thick Is Your Bubble? →
In case you haven’t seen it, here is a quiz that goes along with Charles Murray’s new book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010. His thesis is that the elite that influences the course of the country is out of touch with the mainstream middle class more than ever given that they live in coastal Arugula-lined bubbles. (The obvious question is: So what? I guess I’ll...
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What Europe’s ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Has in... →
Me at TIME.com: “In George Orwell’s 1984, the Ministry of Truth employs a “memory hole” to eliminate inconvenient facts. If a previously published photo or record later proves to be embarrassing for the government, it is thrown down the hole. The facts are erased from the face of the earth and the world is led to believe that something that happened never actually happened. The European...
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In case you didn’t know, every week I host a...
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Why We Won’t See Many Protests like the SOPA... →
Me at TIME.com: “The SOPA blackout protest last week was an unprecedented event. Its massive success — with dozens of members of Congress switching their stance in one day under the withering intensity of thousands of phone calls — surprised even the activists who spurred the protest. So does this mean that we are entering the much-heralded era of Internet-powered citizen democracy?”
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“[A] very broad law that gives the government the power to start saying who can...”
– That’s Mitt Romney at yesterday’s GOP debate. I like this very broad statement on free speech, but sadly marking this one for later claim chowder.
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“Back when search wasn’t personalized, Google could defensibly say that one...”
– John Batelle
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At the Top of Congress’ New Year Agenda? Regulate... →
This week in TIME I recap the latest on SOPA and PIPA and look at what’s ahead once Congress reconvenes. I also address the argument that the piracy bills don’t amount to censorship since they’re aimed at unprotected speech.
December 2011
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November 2011
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