January 2012
My Favorite Music of 2011
*Someone Like You by Adele (the version recorded at her home is vastly superior to the radio edit) *Graces by More Hazards More Heroes *Summer Home by Typhoon *I Will Be Waiting by Daphne Willis *The Last Waltz by Busman’s Holiday (Daytrotter recording) *Shell Games by Bright Eyes
Jan 1st
December 2011
Spoken Word →
Dec 8th
‘Top-Drawer’ Business Books of 2011 from Jeff Swystun http://t.co/wyrY5poR incl. Onward, Brandwashed, Lean Startup, In the Plex
Dec 6th
RT @fredwilson: If you want to win you can’t let @AaronRodgers12 have the ball in his hands at the end the game
Dec 5th
With The Domino Project so much about low price, short books and reader convenience, I wonder if collectibles conflicted w/ the brand.
Dec 4th
RT @MikeShatzkin: Looking for successful self-pubbed author, 10k or more units sold, who started from scratch, for DBW panel. Ping DBWau …
Dec 3rd
Paperless Book – Behind the Scenes →
Dec 2nd
November 2011
Of readers of the @TheEconomist over 40, 95% read it in print. Asked again, only 35% believe they will in 24 months http://t.co/Fe7UEyMp
Nov 30th
Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow is also 50% off at $15 for the hardcover http://t.co/8J65oTWr
Nov 29th
We Didn’t See It Coming →
Nov 27th
Sohrab Vossoughi of @zibapdx in HBR “Is the Social Sector Thinking Small Enough?” http://t.co/c8ZJxjum #pdxrocks
Nov 27th
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Lots to be thankful for this year. #fb
Nov 24th
+1 RT @jwikert: Couldn’t resist buying the short eBook collection of blog posts from @mcuban. Well worth $2.99 http://t.co/oP73ETMu
Nov 23rd
Poor Economics – A Rich Book →
Nov 22nd
RT @hughmcguire: something i wish would die: book subtitles formulated: “how so-and-so VERB PREPOSITION so-and-so-outcome”
Nov 21st
Nice “What Are You Reading?” thread on @HackerNewsFP http://t.co/dFWrd6t3
Nov 20th
RT @pomeranian99: One of my favorite, but subtle, Kindle skeumorphs: No clock. A good and undigital bit of design, making it easier to i …
Nov 19th
At 2PM PT today @zen_habits is doing a live webcast Ebooks: The Key to Blog Income + Spreading Ideas http://t.co/ywYELXDF
Nov 18th
It only takes 2.5 cents to ship a t-shirt from China to Europe via shipping container via @theeconomist #ididnotknow
Nov 18th
Nice start to @Contents Magazine with Babies and Bathwater by @aworkinglibrary http://t.co/2WZhGLIR
Nov 17th
Even one TD for Matt Flynn. 45-7 #packers
Nov 15th
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Coverage for Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow →
Nov 15th
The Heath Brothers have a new ebook called The Myth of The Garage compiling their Fast Company essays. It’s free. http://t.co/xXcBp04O
Nov 12th
Amazon 2011 Top Biz Books (cont): Endgame, Disciplined Dreaming, Poke The Box http://t.co/Qx1g1i7r
Nov 9th
+1 RT@Bookgirl96: There’s no such thing as “terrible 2’s.” It’s the year between 3-4 yrs old that will kill you.
Nov 6th
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Nov 6th
RT @laurahazardowen: Started public Google Doc of all books in Amazon lending prog. If we crowdsource we can get the whole list done htt …
Nov 6th
Great interview with @alexdecampi at Loud Poet http://t.co/TgxVH19J Pulls no punches on problems of commercial publishing ecosystem
Nov 5th
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Portlandia is iTunes’ TV Show of the Week. It costs $8.99, Go get it. http://t.co/7hIMyx0e
Nov 4th
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Thx for all the well wishes! @allegrojane @debbieweil @Nemacolin @eproulx @davidburn @patricknlewis
Nov 3rd
Offer from @PasteMagazine - Subscribe to mplayer today and get 1st 14 issues for free http://t.co/1iYGeB4d <- I love it.
Nov 3rd
+1 RT @pomeranian99: Comparing freelance health-insurance family plans; wildly expensive and nuttily high deductibles. Barely “insurance”
Nov 2nd
October 2011
RT @DeathStarPR: You may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not the Obi-Wan I hope someday you will join me And we can rule the galaxy as fath …
Oct 31st
Oct 31st
It has arrived. The reading shall commence now. http://t.co/6XI5IkJE
Oct 27th
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Prediction: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is going to be a big crossover book like Taleb’s Black Swan.
Oct 27th
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I forgot about Lean Startup and I Moved Your Cheese for great Fall books, because I got to read those early.
Oct 26th
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Grateful to have the Packers/Vikings game on Fox12 in #PDX
Oct 24th
Love the heirlooms they have here. Bought Ambrose, Liberty, and Mt Rose (@ Kiyokawa Family Orchards) http://t.co/wPfSGeto
Oct 22nd
(cont) Why The West Rules-For Now by Ian Morris. These both won in the English category.
Oct 22nd
Anyone know if there is an equivalent of Publishers Lunch for the music and movie industries?
Oct 21st
Registration for @toc NYC is open. Feb 13-15. http://t.co/g5Jc0QBS
Oct 20th
RT @SInow: This is Green Bay’s 1st 6-0 start since 1965 (year before SB era & last time Packers were NFL’s last undefeated): http://t.co …
Oct 19th
Stopover before flying back to Portland (@ Calgary International Airport (YYC) w/ 3 others) http://t.co/byNp2itP
Oct 17th
H-O-M-E! (@ Portland International Airport (PDX) w/ 32 others) http://t.co/I57Pum7C
Oct 17th
On my way back to the States. (@ Frankfurt Airport Terminal B w/ 2 others) http://t.co/HPs5FTPL
Oct 16th
One meeting left and Frankfurt 2011 is over. #fbm11
Oct 16th
RT @DeathStarPR: Blackberry have announced their service is now “fully operational”. Expect them to begin firing on the Rebel Fleet ASAP.
Oct 14th
Day two of the Frankfurt Book Fair begins. German launch of The 100 Best Business Books at 3pm- Hall 4.1 E100 http://t.co/S8KVV47c
Oct 13th
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