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

Day: April 12, 2008

  • Saturday night links

    Pirillo Starts Large Scale Community CMS Project is TechCrunch coverage of Chris Pirillo’s announcement of Gnomepal. I’m trying to think of a company where its content management system is a sustainable competitive advantage. I’ve been involved in the building (and rebuilding) of several, and it’s hard to imagine a scenario where you wouldn’t start with one of the open-source projects first.

    A look at the first Web server at CERN is a Scoble video I want to watch because I enjoyed this book about the CERN origins of the web.

    Dan Bricklin video about WikiCalc is on my list simply because I enjoy his continued evolution as a curious mind in this industry.

    Mary Meader led an interesting life. (via) The opening graph of her obituary in the NYTimes:

    Mary Meader, who as a spunky new bride in the 1930s took off on a 35,000-mile journey to advance geographic knowledge by making unprecedented aerial photographs of South America and Africa, died Sunday in Kalamazoo, Mich. She was 91.

    History in a food fight. Worth a look.

    I watched the CampfireOne videos introducing Google App Engine, and read a few reviews/reactions. Many folks I respect pointed to this writeup as the most useful. It’s alright if you’re only going to read one.

  • favorite10.com helps you find new music

    My friends Vin and Chris found time for favorite10 this year. f10 is for music lovers who are constantly on the lookout for new music. Honestly, I am not the target audience. Hard to remember the last time I looked for new music, whether online or off. But Vin was kind enough to invite me to the private beta, and now it’s available for everyone. If you believe in vinyl and the coherence of the album in a singles world, then you care enough about music to use f10. Give it a look.