Quoted: GodKillsAKittenEveryTimeYouUseMe: recommended static field type for storing injector references (if you must) in Guice.

Quoted: My "no distinction between publisher and consumer" definition of social media seems to have caused a little to-do locally.

Quoted: Via Justin Kodama and Shailendra Rao's work on "3D Portable Office" design, Understanding Office Ecologies , I found David Kirsh's The Context of Work. This paper is full of insightful models, but the simplest lessons are around the distinction between neat and scruffy office usage "personality types". I am undeniably a scruffy, preferring to keep

Quoted: A brief observation from the IAB performance marketing forum: the interactive advertising industry seems to consist of people from the direct marketing world, who think in terms of leads, and from media agencies, who think in terms of exposure and traffic. The DM folks are all abuzz about the varying quality of leads, and there are interesting efforts

Quoted: Yesterday, shannon & friends celebrated her birthday and all things 1984 at the loft with music and video from the eighties and glowing helium balloons. People began arriving by 19:00, and many did not leave until 2:00. About 70 cups were left lying about and nearly half of the 200 white and purple balloons had wandered home with guests.

Quoted: A case study worth keeping around for client education: Via an employee blogging officially but with a personal voice, Adobe has heard public concern, engaged in an open dialog about it, and directly addressed the issue.

Quoted: 8 years after the demise of my previous favorite band, I believe I've found their heir: Two Ton Boa opened for The Dresden Dolls, and I'm in love.

Quoted: Yahoo forecasts a high temperature of 51° immediately followed by a low of 57°. At no time this weekend will it be 52°–56°.

Quoted: .arrow {font-weight:bold;} .down {color:red;} .up {color:green}Not the best year… ↓ disaster↓ oklahoma↓ death↑ seattle↓ death↓ breakup↓ death↑ girlfriend↑ birth↑ chicago↑ birth↑ fort myers…but clearly looking up.