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Announcing the ShareAppeal beta!

Announcing the ShareAppeal beta!

If you would like to give ShareAppeal a try, just click here. I’m excited to announce the beta launch of ShareAppeal, a new social app that enables us to build reading lists for our friends and help others discover new content online. What’s it do? Our friends

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Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better?

Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better?
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Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better? (3 of 3)

Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better? (3 of 3)
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Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better? (2 of 3)

Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better? (2 of 3)
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Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better? (1 of 3)

Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better? (1 of 3)

Illustration by Sean Nyffeler of Popcorn Noises fame We spend a lot of time gobbling up media. We want to do fun stuff, and we want to do stuff on the cheap. Such is life in a stagnant economy. One of my go-to, quick and dirty ways

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What I did during my hiatus from the working world (Part 3 of 3)

What I did during my hiatus from the working world (Part 3 of 3)

[This is Part 3 of 3. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here.] Poker in the beautiful Northwest Near the end of August, Luckbox Larry rang me up and suggested that I visit Seattle for some poker tournaments. I started planning my trip to Seattle and

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What I did during my hiatus from the working world (Part 2 of 3)

What I did during my hiatus from the working world (Part 2 of 3)

[This is Part 2 of 3. Part 1 is here. Part 3 is here.] Write, write, write I spent about six months blogging regularly. I’ve never had a super structured approach to blogging, so I just end up writing about whatever’s on my mind. I publish some of

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What I did during my hiatus from the working world (Part 1 of 3)

What I did during my hiatus from the working world (Part 1 of 3)

[This is Part 1 of 3. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here.] It’s been eight months since I quit my previous job (Part 1, Part 2), and things went swimmingly. I’ve just taken a new job, so I figure it’s about time to summarize what

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The Fair Weather Fan: A triumph of sports marketing

The Fair Weather Fan: A triumph of sports marketing

Part of the American ethos is that we should love sports, and that we should love particular sports teams. This goes all the way to the top: George W. Bush recently threw out the first pitch at a World Series game, and next March will bring hours

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My initial thoughts on the iPhone 4S

My initial thoughts on the iPhone 4S

NOTE: This post is written mostly from my perspective as an Apple fanboy. Pretty soon, I’m going to do a more detailed post from my perspective as an Apple investor. Back in June, I wrote about the WWDC 2011 Keynote and how I was ok with it.

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