October, 2011 - PRCog's Gear Grindings

Bookmarks for October 6th, 2011 through October 7th, 2011

These are my links for October 6th, 2011 through October 7th, 2011:

Why You Should Fire Your Worst Client –
Stephen Colbert’s Tribute To Steve Jobs (AAPL) –
Connecting to Your Passions –
Roads not taken –
“Dear Flack” is Back! –
Entertainingly mislead me –
Rdio Starts Free Streaming Music –
iPhone 4S: Should You Choose AT&T, Verizon or Sprint? –
Facebook Launches New In-Line Translation Tool –
Picture: Microsoft flag at half-staff in honor of Steve Jobs – Very nice!
Picture: Microsoft flag at half-staff in honor of Steve Jobs –
Earthworm Gummies –

The last few hours in links :) (October 6th, 2011 from 12:48 to 18:01)

These are my fantastically selected links for October 6th, 2011 from 12:48 to 18:01:

The last few hours in links :) (October 6th, 2011 from 10:34 to 12:37)

These are my fantastically selected links for October 6th, 2011 from 10:34 to 12:37:

The last few hours in links :) (October 6th, 2011 from 08:20 to 10:06)

These are my fantastically selected links for October 6th, 2011 from 08:20 to 10:06:

The last few hours in links :) (October 5th, 2011 from 13:31 to 23:41)

These are my fantastically selected links for October 5th, 2011 from 13:31 to 23:41:

R.I.P Steve

I didn’t know Steve Jobs. Not at all, not a little, not a smidge. But I feel the need to write something. I knew him “less” (as in not at all) than some other folks we’ve lost in recent months. But I find myself feeling a great sense of loss right now. Not the same kind of loss, of course when you lose someone you know and love personally, but what I can only assume is, what could be called, a communal loss.

I remember watching the news (on a TV no less) when they announced Lucille Ball had died. I enjoyed ‘I Love Lucy’ and its various incarnations but wasn’t particularly torn up. I was also pretty young. It affected my mom quite a bit more though, which itself was very surprising. It could be she felt a particular connection to Ball because one of the ways she learned about American culture and language when living overseas and moving here was through television. Ball’s variety of humor lent itself to non-native speakers and so probably meant more to her than other actors of the era.

Ok, back on track. Continue reading R.I.P Steve