every apple product intro has the same exact analysis, debate and criticism around it. I remember the iMac: “but it has no floppy drive!” Paradigm shift never is painless.

[From CrunchGear » Archive » MacBook AirHead: why Apple’s new laptop is basically useless]

I’m appologetic for not blogging as much as I should here. I still have to finish my whole Part 2 on Life.

Since I came back to work from the Christmas break, I had to go to New York City (very fun) and then I got really, really sick on the way back. Let me tell you all something: there is absolutely nothing worse than flying with a fever. Nothing at all in the world.

Second to that: nothing worse than a layover at SFO with a four hour delay.

I’m still getting over whatever I had, so I’m a bit slow on the uptake with work and such. Rest assured I have some posts queued up in thy head including:

1) The difference between music and software

2) What 2008 has in store for what I do

3) The shrinking nature of the world

4) A new R.E.M. record, when I can talk about more of it.

grow up people. honestly. CES is a big old circle jerk wankfest in the need of some fine insurrection tactical media artwork. which this was. well played. The only thing more fun would have been if somehow one could make a really tiny HDMI signal generator and slip that into the ports on screens. Now that’d be funny. What this does remind me of too is my young days (about 11 or 10) when I would uh, alter the IBM PS1’s and Packard Bell’s at Sears. fdisk? anyone? In all seriousness though, fucking with presentations while funny probably sucked for those people. But come on, who at CES never wanted to fuck with the dancers and pitchmen?

[From Global Neighbourhoods: Gizmodo Prank at CES. Victims may be bloggers]

well played Mark. Well played. Blog hand wringers - shut up.

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[From blog.pmarca.com: Porn, Ning, and the Internet]

thank goodness someone is seeing reason. This whole Scoble “affair” reminds me of high school in a way. The audience that actually cared extended maybe to a circle of a few thousand? Its basically a discussion board, but without a walled garden. So you have your data portability (everyone has their own pulpit), but in the end it still degenerates into the reality of everyone having their own pulpit. Can we resolve in 2008 to not over-inflate already inflated egos, and maybe, just maybe exercise the critical thinking and analysis that the Blogosphere holds (or past-tense?) so much promise for?

[From Forget Kenya, Let’s Talk Scoble-gate!]

zomg people. Never mind the Iraq war, corrupt politicians, waterboarding, the environment, impeachable offenses or perhaps using the tools we have for social change. Nevermind. We now have a new cause: Robert Scoble’s facebook account was disabled (!) People: you know what to do. Drop EVERYTHING. This should be political activism on a scale not seen since Kent State. Finally something we can rally around!

[From Facebook Bots Disable Robert Scoble at Facebook Applications Reviews, Facebook Widgets, Facebook News]

I think the key for me in 2008 is that I want to keep the same momentum that I’ve had going in 2007. So far it looks to be happening, as looking at the calendar for January and its travel, pause, travel, pause… February off, SXSW, travel, R.E.M. release, etc, etc.

Not to mention the 80 projects that are going on, new people coming aboard, new technology and more.

The last three weeks were great, to just take a breather and reassess things, but now… back to it. Deep breath and dive in.