Information Maven: Greg Meyer

seattle skyline

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It was this kind of day in Seattle today, the kind that are maybe few and far between in the next couple of months. But a nice one.

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Twilight at Safeco (sepia)

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I went to the Mariners Game at Safeco Field in Seattle on Friday night. Not a wonderful game to speak of, as a rookie outpitched Curt Schilling and the Red Sox, but interesting for the quality of light in the […]

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I’ve taken the leap and posted some photos on Flickr.
This set has lots of pictures of signs and other fun stuff. Enjoy.

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You’ve probably heard a lot about Chris Anderson’s Book The Long Tail The Long Tail lately.
A strong rebuttal appeared in the Wall Street Journal recently. Here’s an excerpt and opinion.
And Anderson’s reply:
And a slightly more reasoned review.
My take after actually reading the book? I think Anderson has some very interesting points. In […]

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Curt Rosengren eloquently describes stumbling to learn a new skill as a metaphor for how we can improve ourselves broadly. Occasional stupidity only feels stupid if you let it - that is, it’s important to remember that learning new skills is a process of continual iteration - and that stopping is the only stupid […]

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