Musings, Chance Encounters, Odds and Ends

May 13th
7:53 PM
"We have a habit of divine discontent with our performance. It is an antidote to smugness."
—  David Ogilvy
May 10th
3:23 PM

Twitter challenges US subpoena seeking user data

Last month, a judge denied a motion by Harris to quash the subpoena, saying he lacked legal standing. The judge said the data stored on the Internet is not physical property and therefore does not have the same protection, “As a user, we may think that (Internet) storage space to be like a ‘virtual home,’ and with that strong privacy protection similar to our physical homes,” Judge Matthew Sciarrino said in his April 20 ruling. “However, that ‘home’ is a block of ones and zeroes stored somewhere on someone’s computer. As a consequence, some of our most private information is sent to third parties and held far away on remote network servers.”

May 5th
6:13 PM

Think different.

Apple’s Think Different Ad Campaign, 1997-2002

April 26th
11:54 AM
"When you are well, you must be able to live on a piece of bread while you are working all day, and have enough strength to smoke and to drink your glass in the evening, that’s necessary under the circumstances. And all the same to feel the stars and the infinite high and clear above you. Then life is almost enchanted after all."