2010-09-20 (Monday)
Writing
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Should you build your own home?
Should you build your own (online) home? Or live in one of the existing communities with their cute little houses?
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@arhayward Yeah, before I tweeted that I realised I'd completely missed a touchdown somewhere.
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Watching American Football takes 75% of my attention. Reading stuff online takes 75% of my attention. I just can't quite make this work.
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@gilest I thought that recently, investigated a bit online, could find no evidence that crisp packet colours changed...
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I'll be speaking very briefly, but with absolute authority, at @thisisplayful on Friday about Foursquare: http://bit.ly/dDhNGG #playful10
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I must remember that long blog posts don't necessarily "just take an hour or so". OK, Monday, let's get started!
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The metaphor train has arrived at its destination. 'Should you build your own home?' http://bit.ly/aPkvSv
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The metaphor train is a lot slower than I expected.
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Yeah, you might be twee, cute hipsters with retro cycling helmets and old fashioned bikes, but it's still a one-way street you selfish gits.
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Man in the coffee shop at 9am eating a whole tub of smoked mackerel pate with a fork. I love smoked mackerel pate, but... eeeesh.