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Entries from February 2005

What I learned about blog traffic from Miguel de Icaza

February 6th, 2005 · 1 Comment

Soon as I followed Ted’s link last week to Nat Friedman’s pictures (scroll down) of Miguel de Icaza I couldn’t wait to see what Joey deVilla would do with them. I had to wait a few days, but Joey’s captions on these imitations of Bill Gates’ 1983 Teen Beat poses were worth it. These hilarious […]

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A sick princess

February 6th, 2005 · 3 Comments

I kneel on the floor and hold the cup up to her lips. The sleeping beauty blinks, realizing I have come to help her. I brush the tresses away from her face and cradle her head with one hand. The girl drinks drop by drop. I watch the elixir disappear, hoping the amethyst liquid will […]

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Sea anemone and Eepy-deep

February 6th, 2005 · No Comments

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So what shape is it?

February 6th, 2005 · 1 Comment

One of the wonders of blogging happens when others take what you have written and add another layer to it, creating a richer dimension and a beautiful collaboration. Tim Bray referred to my post Why blog about your baby?: I think that the Long Tail is actually a tangled mess of microcommunities and subcultures and […]

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More thoughts on The Wisdom of Crowds

February 6th, 2005 · 1 Comment

I failed to mention in my previous review that the reason I read James Surowiecki’s book was the simple fact that it was lying in Ted’s office. He is the one who ordered it from the library, and now he has posted his review. Ted and I have had a few conversations about the book. […]

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