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I followed the NY Times bit on movies in the car, then saw Jenny’s comments on the same. These were quite timely, as my wife and I hit the road Saturday morning for the Chicago to Philadelphia drive. It’s an 800 mile drive, and with a 2 year-old and a 2 month old, we were…

Mind-bomb: Weblog Neighborhood Tool.   [Scripting News]Now how am I supposed to keep up with all this stuff if they keep updating the software every week fer crissakes? Nice work to the folks at Userland. I’ve downloaded a bunch of stuff this morning, and will likely work on it tonight and tomorrow. I leave the…

In keeping with the theme of blogs in business, Dave Winer had the same reaction to this piece as I did: [I]t’s not about advertising. It’s the inverse of advertising. The economic revolution of blogging is about manufacturers giving up on advertising and going direct, talking to their users, and their competitors’ users. And that…

Just realized after looking at my calendar that today is my last day in the office for four weeks. Help.

This is unquestionably the weirdest piece of spam I’ve ever received. From: JamesRoberts167…Subject: re: in your opinion, which is worseDate: Thu, 30 May 0102 12:33:55 +0400 Let me ask you this…which is worse: A. The engine on your Lexus freezes up at 160,000 miles instead of 300,000. You take a financial hit and you are…

Hands down, the weirdest piece of spam ever. I shudder to think what individuals this will attract from Google…

Interesting. Nick Denton’s three favorite TV shows happen to be my three favorites, in fact they’re the only shows I like. Last night The West Wing wasn’t on after last week’s fabulous season finale. What a shame. I didn’t tune into this show until its third season (I think) and there are so many episodes…

The British Are Coming!. London-based Clifford Chance is swooping into San Francisco in style and scandal. The firm’s partners completed a vote Wednesday agreeing to extend offers to former Brobeck chairman Tower Snow Jr. and 21 Brobeck partners. Legal consultant Peter Zeughauser, who represented Clifford Chance on the deal, said the move is a clear…

Leadership on the Line (Harvard Business School Publications). How can you lead your organization through a rocky time if you aren’t willing to admit that you might be part of the problem? We’ve all been there: the “leader” who says, in effect, “Get your act together! If it weren’t for you, we’d be doing much…

CNN.com: Warner Bros. is set to make its first foray into the burgeoning online gaming world with a pay-to-play game version of its film franchise “The Matrix,” Variety reports.Cool! I still think that the semi-underground campaign for A.I. last summer was the way this kind of online counterpart to a movie ought to be done.…