Ramblings… nonsensical ramblings… wildly nonsensical ramblings…
From Switch, by Dan and Chip Heath:
Ambiguity is the enemy. Any successful change requires a translation of ambiguous goals into concrete behaviors. In short, to make a switch, you need to script the critical moves.
(I got this quote from the Kindle most popular highlights for the book.)
“No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We’ve been working on it for months. Now go act busy for a few weeks and I’ll let you know when it’s time to tell them.”
-Quote attributed to an R&D Supervisor at 3M
via Casey Research.
From Michael DeGusta: Digital Subscription Prices Visualized (aka The New York Times Is Delusional)
Does The Times really think the mass audience is going to decide their $455/year is better spent on The Times rather than getting 20+ free articles/month from The Times plus The Wall Street Journal ($207/year) plus The Economist ($110/year) plus say The Daily ($39/year) for good measure, and still having ~$100 left over each year?
One of the best North Carolina Style BBQ restaurants in Durham closed today… this was our local go-to place for really good barbecue, even though it was a little inconvenient to get to. Dillard’s, you will be missed!
The closing got some attention… after the N&O, Herald Sun, Bull City Rising articles, apparently the lines to eat there resulted in 1+ hour waits on Thursday and Friday.
Internet cafe–
where two people go to meet
Facebook to Facebook
From ThinkGeek Haiku, Poppy from Laurel, Mississippi!
Very cool… the recent shuttle launch as viewed from an airplane…
Via DaringFireball.
Unfortunately, this flow chart doesn’t capture all the lyrics in the song… but it’s entertaining.
via flowing data.
Interesting infographic. How long until the 10:1 book to e-book sales total is 1:1 or even 1:10?
Click on the picture to zoom-in…
Hey Neal Stephenson fans out there… if you like audio books, Audible now has the entire Baroque Cycle available. 114 hours, retail price of $174.
Tasgall Elegando
