Four Yorkshiremen- October 25, 2007 The classic Monty Python sketch. Luuuuxury!http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/2007/10/four_yorkshiremen.html Jigsaw is totally unethical- October 24, 2007 I really hate and despise Jigsaw. After having spent the last 4 years never giving out my email address, somehow these weasels picked it up off a scanned card and are publishing it on the internet. And their official policy on removal is horrendous. Their CEO Jim Fowler should be ashamed of himself.http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/2007/10/jigsaw_is_totally_unethical.html Malcolm Gladwell was sitting next to me at lunch again- October 23, 2007 Probably not that strange given where I live, but Malcolm Gladwell has sat next to me at lunch or dinner 5 times in the past year. Thanks for the support Malcolm!http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/2007/10/malcolm_gladwell_was_sitting_next_to_me_at... Google maps in a crisis- October 23, 2007 On the NY Times California fires blog, they point to this phenomenal wildfires map on Google. For some strange reason, it makes me feel proud of the Internet industry and everything computerzation and the Web have brought to our lives here in the 21st century.http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/2007/10/google_maps_in_a_crisis.html Come to Web 2.0 Meetup tonight- October 22, 2007 Sponsored by TheLadders.com, New York's Web 2.0 Tech Meetup is tonight at Slate Plus. Come on by!http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/2007/10/come_to_web_20_meetup_tonight.html Classifieds are not meant to be free- October 15, 2007 So says David Manaster, CEO of Electronic Recruiting Exchange: In our industry, modest fees are a form of quality control. They weed out the spammers and scammers, and make people think twice before paying to post an inappropriate or off-target ad. I agree with David. While "information wants to be free", what fees in the classified industry serve to control is not information, but behavior. That "free" leads to abuse of a good is the basis of economics -- pricing mechanisms serve to...http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/2007/10/classifieds_are_not_meant_to_be_free.html Amazing Optical Illusion- October 14, 2007 Right Brain v Left Brain in an amazing optical illusion.http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/2007/10/amazing_optical_illusion.html Classic Giuliani- October 5, 2007 The best line ever from the pugnacious mayor: David, your compulsion, your excessive concern for weasels is a sign of something wrong in your personality, the mayor said. I am giving you the benefit of 55 years of experience having handled insanity defenses, you need help. Can't make that up.http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/2007/10/classic_giuliani.html |