June 2008
The Archives
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06.30.08Livers vs. Inhabitants.One of the reasons people enjoy creating and sharing their content instead of consuming other's work is the feeling of control over the world they live in. This post from Dumb Little Man had a good quote: When you stop desiring and consuming, and you start living and producing, you quickly lose money as a personal oppressor and begin to use it, instead of it using you. Being a valuable person, and creating value for the world will take you far. So this begs the question, are you living in a world that ...
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06.25.08Does $V offer near-term upside?FeedTheBull and I have both liked $V for it's recent strength. The technicals may indicate further near-term upside. 100-Day with 1-Day bars The trend is clearly higher. Current prices rest on the trend line for potential near-term support. The 20-day moving average is approaching a crossover of the 50-day moving average. Volume remains consistent. The price action is consolidating around $82. I'd argue a clear breakout above the $84 level would be a very bullish sign here. 10-Day with 60-Minute bars There is a retracement to the 50% levels. The pricing is ...
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06.22.08Wanting better and finding moreThese are some areas of my life I am constantly trying to improve upon: To be a better runner, I run more. To be a better writer, I read more. To be a better reader, I write more. To be a better programmer, I code more. To be a better (world)-citizen, I interact more. To be a better educated adult, I question more. Where in your life to you seek improvement and more importantly what are you doing more of to get there?
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06.06.08Hulu finally gaining tractionInterest in the major TV networks' distribution site, hulu, has picked up here in the US: Be sure to check into hulu if you've not yet been. Though it will never rival YouTube in reach, it will have some great content that may interest you.
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06.05.08Twitter’s current growing pains and unintended consequencesTwitter has had better uptime this week and has been noticeably more stable. Last week, the site went down almost every day around 12 noon EST when the West coast began get online. The evidence doesn't suggest however that the site's architecture problems have been solved. Rather the service appears to be earning some uptime at the expense of the API experience. As I first mentioned here, reliability to the API has been less than stellar. More recently, there have been hints that the Twitter folks are perfectly comfortable limiting API support at their discretion. I've seen a ...
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06.05.08The cycle of progressWhile striving for something: Usually the start is the hardest part.
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06.05.08Blogging isn’t a one verb activityI want to clear up a common misconception. Blogging isn't writing. To simplify blogging as a composition exercise ignores the majority of the work. It's a bit like saying a road trip is 100% destination and 0% journey. Hardly. Most of the memories on road trips start and end well before and long after the waypoint. Similarly, while it may seem obvious that blogging is writing -- just like driving seems like the obvious time-consuming nuisance between a road trip's start and destination -- it is convenient to overlook the long path of ...
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06.03.08Structure through limitationsI am currently listening to Talk of the Nation on NPR and the guest is Lynda Barry author of What it is. Fascinating book aside, she just raised a good point that I have recently learned. One listener phoned-in and asked how she turned out so much high quality work. Her answer: limit the time she devotes to each task. Now it may sound counter-intuitive that you may be able to write a perfect piece in limited time, but constraints can focus your efforts to where they are best spent. Spinning your wheels is easy when you have nothing forcing your ...
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06.01.08Stop trying to sound smart, because you don’tI read more than I write. The advent of blogging has exposed me to a catalog of authors, from aspiring to veteran, who carry many different writing styles. One of the things I try to do with igudo is get people to participate in the growing online community. This generally includes writing. As a result, I'd like to rant a second on one of the patterns I see when new writers. I had a friend in school who would always proof my papers. I would smile as she read, knowing that she loved every last word of the art I had handed ...
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