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Idea Journal

April 13, 2005 | Comments 0 Comments

Last Saturday morning I woke up with a head full of ideas, yet nary a clue on how to get them out. It’s a common problem I’ve got. Sometimes it’s simply not enough to have an idea. You need to find ways to express that idea and get it somewhere where is can have a life of it’s own.

But it’s a challenge. Ideas come at the most inopportune times, don’t they? For this very reason I’ve taken to keeping my journal near by at all times, most especially when I’m sleeping.

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Micropatron follow-up report: how things went - A recap of Kottke's fund drive. I did think this was an interesting way to go about earning money and I'm glad to hear it worked out. Even though I don't read him much, I was pulling for him to do well.

Getting started with "Getting Things Done" - A nice overview of the next book on my reading list.

Devil’s Details - This daily updated weblog collects and classifies web design details. I like it!

Sploid - Damn. You've got to be quick with ideas. I swear I had this one a few weeks back, add that to the list of ideas I think are "original" but turn out to be done. Oh well, it's pretty well done for what it is.

The future of blogging - The title says it all.

The Cheapening of Music - An excellent thread about how the Web and DRM, etc. have changed the way we look at music.

thoughtlessacts.com - Looks like an interesting book. But WHY the damn horrible all-Flash Web site? Talk about thoughtless acts.

Paul Graham’s ‘Writing, Briefly’ Repurposed - B. Adam pulls out the nuggests for easy digestion.

Where is YOUR Feed? - Molly opens a very needed discussion on syndication, naming and design approaches. If you have a site that offers a feed, read this and lets get this figured out.

Photo Matt » A Response to the Noise - Matt explains the whole "Wordpress Google Spam" situation. Fair enough.

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