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My ML Calendar.app syncs with my Google Account, manual update. Changes made on Google side go to Calendar on refresh, but changes made to Calendar.app don’t go to Google. Wish I knew who to blame; I’ll hate ’em both equally for now.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/9123142.
I scanned several recent articles in flattening of eBook sales. No journalist mentioned the stinking DRM/Format mess, not even Wonkblog. Appeared often in comments though. I guess we’ll find out who is right in a few years…
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/8700904.
Knowledge flow: is it accelerating? I feel as though the flow of new significant knowledge across multiple domains has accelerated over past 3 years. Just a feeling… Can’t quantify …
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/8627074.
Happy thought of the day: Considering stresses of American tribal power shifts, global environment policy demands, post-AI world transforms – state of US politics is much better than the historical norm.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/8477764.
Downloaded my Twitter archive. Nice design. 1 mo = 1 .js file, HTML wrapper to browse. CSV file too. Nice.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/8258626.
The world needs a scent clock for dogs. Smells like flowers in the morning, dead fish at night. Then Kateva would know when to expect her dinner.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/8250218.
Landmark moment: Companies confess IT hiring “gap” not skill shortage after all [photos.app.net]. “Unattractive” includes salary.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/8197006.
Using Google Play Upload, I can read my iPhone User Guide on all of my Macs. (I have a couple of 3rd party ePub readers, but Google/Chrome/Play may be best way to read Apple’s ePubs on a Mac.) — photos.app.net/8166539/1
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/8166539.
Demonstrated I could put my iTunes ePUB files into Google Drive folder, then put symlinks into iTunes Books folder and iTunes would sync them to my iPhone.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/8164770.
Mortal Life: The extreme sport of the gods.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/8160868.
Samuelson and Quigley, Funny Times: “Oh my God! The Universe is a Ponzi scheme…”. I think some physicists suspect as much. photos.app.net/8143699/1
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/8143699.
My bike is passed by a gas-engine-mod bike. Thought 1.0: DWI license suspension. Thought 1.1: Reasons why rider is Hero spitting in eye of Fate. The .1 comes from experience.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/7970334.
“We are all filtering through to the back of the pack.” Ultra runner John Storkamp. I like that quote.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/7747986.
@johngordon Storm soaking reminded me that I should periodically take an iPhone shot of all of my wallet cards. They’ll dry this time, but it’s a habit I’d forgotten. I’ll create a q6m task for that.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/7502209.
Storm bike notes: Paper maps and wallet bad. Old Baggie worthless. Front bag a basin. Garage opener suspect. iPhone waterproof pouch, nylon computer case and helmet good. Beware pothole beneath 3″ water.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/7501950.
It is still hard for me to remember that other people are not like me, and that often i am an observer and not a participant. I know that of course, but my brain keeps flipping to solipsism mode. Does anyone not have this problem?
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/7390526.
The more we learn about how physical activity tunes the developing brain, the more I wonder about a relationship between ADHD prevalence and decreases in child activity.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/7333669.
Before adwords Alta Vista was a loss leader for DEC. Post-smartphone, and the end of adword revenue, I wonder how Google Search will change. Google Reader might be a preview.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/7296657.
CCC running slowly? Check available space. http://bit.ly/12C0GNQ My backup was taking 10x longer than it should. I had 2GB free on a 1TM drive. And the target image was encrypted. Amazing it ran.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/7288218.
Two factor / biometrics: I can leave my pw to my estate, but now do I leave my retina too? #t
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/7109454.
My personal task list got so bad I put everything but critical on backlog (no dates). I’m moving to agile-dev style two week iterations for my personal tasks and calendar.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6787094.
I’m paying for Feedbin, but Feedly conversion of GR subscriptions is smooth. Missing: sharing via pinboard or app.net, no search, no IFTTT channel. Reeder integration not there yet.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6775094.
@sean Email/domain blacklist-equivalent kill one channel for these charity scams (and other scams), but fraud flow divers to post and phone. That diversion will accelerate demise of post/phone. Evolution of spam is funny. #t
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6757134.
I think the pre-demented fraud-vulnerable elder problem will accelerate the end of traditional voice comms. We need google-class spam and the equivalent of signed-sender for voice.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6648957.
The evolution of the net as both agent of freedom and of authoritarian control over the past 25 years is an abject lesson in the folly of prediction.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6589494.
It is extremely weird to read an article by someone for whom Digg is an ancient lost city of rumor. Wonder what he would say about Slashdot. #ibuiltstonehenge
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6466471.
@fields Boundaries, categories, slots and order. Some minds strongly like these, in the US they are GOP. Road bicycles violate. Motorbikes not so much. #b
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6446296.
I’m surprised how often the Mountain Lion Aperture-based screensaver gets stuck in loops. There’s something bad in that mix.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6379152.
To my surprise I’m getting more plain text/simple tool. Simplenote over Evernote. Toodledo over OmniFocus. Freemind over XMind. Performance, reliability, security, data portability, cognitive load …
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6320611.
Panopticon: As enthusiasm grows for employee analytics / big data, support for remote work will decline.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6314857.
Corporate strategy 101: Push on doors until you find one that’s open. Make that one a strategic priority. #b
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6125827.
I update my blog post on the world’s undersized market with thoughts what relative size might mean … http://notes.kateva.org/2013/05/stock-prices-resorting-to-another-dumb.html (update).
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6074312.
No group will appreciate the computer-assisted driver as much as bicyclists.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6071621.
I like Jordan Ellenberg’s article on the prime twins conjecture even more this morning. I’d not processed the deep weirdness of the random behavior of the superbly non-random primes. Heavy!
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/6004852.
With Google ending support for iOS and OS X Calendar (CalDAV going, ActiveSync gone) I feel like I’m returning to the dark ages. Last time that happened was end of PalmOS. Does my woe have company?
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/5907459.
NYT on recent problems with their RSS feed links breaking: “We have had other reports of this problem …our technical support staff … will look into it. … let us know if the problem is resolved.” So there’s hope.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/5861532.
Thinking about my prior post, realized we will soon learn when humans became domesticated. Who thinks it was about 50,000 years ago?
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/5798715.
FaceTime sound quality is much better on my MacBook Air than on my iPhone 5. That surprised me. (All wifi).
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/5599738.
@clarkgoble Contaqs.app: Big search fail. They implemented phrase search instead of starts with word search. Useless. Sob! I’ll write it up in blog post. Maybe they will fix one day. Don’t buy. #t
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/5456415.
Google’s two factor so called “application specific” (they aren’t) listing in account:security has a “last used” date. So you can at least delete the ones that you aren’t using much. (These are a bit of a security joke. Hah hah.)
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/5162872.
SciAm had an article on robot-human teams. They missed the story. Automated defibrillators run codes now, humans follow instructions.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/5125227.
You don’t get grants or tenure or prizes or big pubs for confirming a finding or publishing a messy answer to a novel question. Is modern science designed for fraud?
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/5124818.
I’m seeing this often on Google Reader now: “Sorry, an unexpected condition has occurred which is preventing Google Reader from fulfilling the request.”. #t
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/4835403.
Google eNom domain renewal malfunction today. I received notice and invoice at same time; notice is weeks late. Worrisome.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/4756711.
Why I don’t love Fantastical.app: many of its features are hidden, and the app accessible doc is limited to a few tips. Gamification of productivity apps does not delight me.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/4745237.