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Watching time, the only true currency // A journal from John B. Roberts

Day: September 21, 2004

  • I’m glad someone caught it

    Thanks to Jeff Veen for catching the most outrageous line of tonight’s Online News Association meeting. I could barely believe my ears. Just how much wine was consumed prior to this one? Separately, Jeff voiced a telling comparison: Orkut and LinkedIn are like high-school yearbooks. You get everyone to sign it, and then you put…

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  • When I finally break down and get a modern cellphone, here’s one reason: content

    I use a boring cellphone. That’s OK, but I am interested in a few features of more modern phones, specifically a camera and a web browser. My biggest fear, though, is the service plan which will be required to keep the data charges economical: it’s almost certain to be out of whack with what I…

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