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“It is not often someone comes along that’s a true friend and good writer. Charlotte was both.”— Narrator, Charlotte’s Web
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4 posts tagged Merlin Mann
Merlin Mann - Say Yes
Proof of concept.
Hear that background noise? Yeah.
That’s because I just did 8 tracks of instruments and vocals on my fucking phone.
On the fucking street.
Just…wow.
Garageband on the iPhone. It isn’t the first music studio software on the iPhone, but neither was Garageband the first music studio software on the Mac. This could be kind of a big deal.
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“Boy, when your users start writing Greasemonkey scripts to make your site un-bad … basically, your users just rented a blimp and are trying to tell you something.”
Merlin talks about “friends,” privacy, intimacy, Facebook, Instapaper, and lots of other stuff that’s well worth talking about.
“A friend is somebody who you trust with your stuff.”
Merlin Mann - Bold Ideas and Insane Possibilities (Keynote @ WebVisions 2010)
May put this up on 43f later, but if you’re interested in my something something social media talks (and think Facebook is as terrifying as I do), have a look.1
Slides:
Again, winged it. Again, turned out not so bad.
Yes, Van Hœt: I’m working on getting an audio-only version; no, Van Hœt: it won’t be in .flac or .ogg. ↩
“Seem sad and self-involved to unapologetically love something you helped make? Sure. Whatever. But, Jesus, does it ever feel a thousand times better than never having made something you genuinely think turned out great. Seriously. Now that I’ve had it both ways, I can highly recommend choosing to make things you like with people you think are awesome. By comparison, the private consolations of doing otherwise turn out to be surprisingly modest.”
Steampunk DIY on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
As you may know, Merlin Mann is an ardent fan of “steampunk.”
“… all brass fittings, too, I would note.”
If you’re viewing this at work and you don’t work at home (sad for you) or in a cozy, private office with a closed door, you deserve what you get. Just sayin’.
