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07.12.08

RTP Startup Weekend dougw, internet | (0)
Editorial note: I'm at RTP Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend is a serial weekend-long codefest designed to design, birth, and launch a company in little less than two coffee-filled days. Watch the live-stream here. Lot's of smart, ambitious people here. Developing...
06.30.08

Livers vs. Inhabitants. dougw | (0)
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 ...
06.22.08

Wanting better and finding more dougw | (0)
These 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?
06.05.08

Blogging isn’t a one verb activity blogging, dougw | (0)
I 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 ...
06.03.08

Structure through limitations dougw | (0)
I 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 ...
06.01.08

Stop trying to sound smart, because you don’t dougw, users | (0)
I 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 ...
05.28.08

Keep on keeping on dougw | (0)
One of my favorite games to play while running is to stalk other runners. The rules of the game are simple: Pursue the runner discretely If you are spotted you must back off You must pass the other runner if you aren't spotted, and You cannot stop or slow down until the runner is out of sight (behind you). For maximum fun, screw time and mileage, make the number of overtaken runners your goal of the outing. I share ...
05.16.08

I saw a Black Swan today books, dougw | (0)
Paul Kedrosky was talking about this today as well so I'm going to blame him for what happened... I needed to sweat tonight. My legs were sore but felt like they had more to give. I set out to make up for the poor workout I had yesterday. So I biked to the track and ended up punishing my legs. Realized I was in the zone when I pulled myself away after 50 sprints up 42 stairs (no walking). Easily the best workout I've had in a year. Never heard no in my head, all ...
05.09.08

Windows XP is gone (sort of) dougw, microsoft | (0)
I found this amusing. Windows XP just won't die. The folks at Lenovo will be discontinuing preloads of the OS May 20, but will still offer a DVD "downgrade" for those smart enough to avoid Vista. My only question is when are we going to see downgrade DVDs of Vista? Sooner than the 7 year span of market success XP has seen, no doubt.
04.01.08

FriendFeed changes name to FringeFeed dougw, internet, users | (0)
So that's an April Fool's joke but it should. Just look at the Popular FriendFeeders: Yeah. Tech heavy bloggers. Not quite mainstream. Interesting to see if this personal aggregation thing gets squashed by a more complete UI (Facebook) or crosses the chasm to the mainstream.

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