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Apple MacBook Air
why the MacBookAirSucks.
Apple iMovie 5.0.2 (111)
2008-03-29 astwittered: REGRESSION: iMovie HD 5.0.2 (111) "Share..." menu item is broken / does nothing. "Check for update" says to buy iLife '08.
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2.5" drive - upto 160GB drive.
toofat.
See mycomparison, and I'm not the only one who want something smaller in size:
Mickipedia
Poshy (2)
danah
LizHenry (2)
lmorchard
CameronMoll wants one with See more then 80GB storage.
Taylor thinks it is "inexcuseably lame lame LAME." More: "overpriced-featureless-anorexia".
and lack of Firewire = FAIL
ChrisMessina reasons why the MacBookAirSucks.
I GOT IT!
LEDUmbrella (update 2008-03-04 I HAZ ONE!)
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For many reasons. Way too many design compromises.

Mostly about fashion (perhaps for the exec (or wannabe) who wants to look hip and cooler than the other execs in the boardroom).

!! too fat
The MacBook Air is [http://twitter.com/t/statuses/607660992 too fat].

!! not small enough
* See [http://pownce.com/t/notes/1187061/ my comparison], and I\'m not the only one who want something smaller in size:
* [http://twitter.com/Mickipedia/statuses/603575552 Mickipedia]
* [http://twitter.com/Poshy/statuses/602927702 Poshy] ([http://twitter.com/Poshy/statuses/602705702 2])
* [http://twitter.com/zephoria/statuses/603541312 danah]
* [http://twitter.com/lizhenry/statuses/603678162 Liz Henry] ([http://twitter.com/lizhenry/statuses/603681442 2])
* [http://twitter.com/lmorchard/statuses/604245252 lmorchard]

!! insufficient storage
* [http://twitter.com/cameronmoll/statuses/604358412 Cameron Moll] wants one with more then 80GB storage.

!! general complaints
* [http://twi]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 16:03:24 +0000 add http://tantek.pbwiki.com/BugReports email.hidden@example.com (Tantek) Tantek edited BugReports Broken
There are plenty of products which are so broken due to bugs (including bad design) that I refuse to use them.
Apple products
Apple MacBook Air
See separate page on why MacBookAirSucks.
Apple iMovie 5.0.2 (111)
2008-03-29 astwittered: REGRESSION: iMovie HD 5.0.2 (111) "Share..." menu item is broken / does nothing. "Check for update" says to buy iLife '08.
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Required skills (this is just a start)
GTD. See above. Seeabove.
Wiki editing and use in personal productivity as above. notedabove.
... more to be added.
Meetings
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I'm collecting notes on lessons learned from past professional experiences (both my own, and that observed from others) as background material for when I do my next startup.
and expected expect lots of change as I iterate.
GTD
Everyone in the company, and especially anyone in a leadership position, must use or at least understand and use basic GTD (Getting Things Done) techniques such as splitting work between collecting, processing, doing, and understand terms and phrases such as "waiting for", "date time dependent tasks", "next actions". Exception: if someone is a new college-hire, then they should be paired with a GTD expert in the company and mentored on the use of GTD until they become self-sufficiently proficient at GTD. All other professional hires should be expected to know or teach themselves GTD. Mentorship is an option for professional hires as well, but they are expected to be sufficiently self-aware to explicitly as]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 11:42:28 +0000 mod http://tantek.pbwiki.com/MyNextStartup email.hidden@example.com (Tantek) Tantek edited MyNextStartup My Next Startup
I'm collecting notes on lessons learned from past professional experiences (both my own, and that observed from others) as background material for when I do my next startup.
Totally a work in-progress and expected lots of change as I iterate.
GTD
Everyone in the company, and especially anyone in a leadership position, must use or at least understand and use basic GTD (Getting Things Done) techniques such as splitting work between collecting, processing, doing, and understand terms and phrases such as "waiting for", "date time dependent tasks", "next actions". Exception: if someone is a new college-hire, then they should be paired with a GTD expert in the company and mentored on the use of GTD until they become self-sufficiently proficient at GTD. All other professional hires should be expected to know or teach themselves GTD. Mentorship is an option for professional hires as well, but they are expected to be sufficiently self-aware to explicitly ]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 11:41:15 +0000 mod http://tantek.pbwiki.com/MyNextStartup email.hidden@example.com (Tantek) Tantek edited MyNextStartup My Next Startup
I'm collecting notes on lessons learned from past professional experiences (both my own, and that observed from others) as background material for when I do my next startup.
Use a wikiWiki
Everyone in the company must be proficient with wiki editing and use the company wiki daily to collect work related inbox items, keep status on projects, etc.
On meetingsMeetings
Currently pertains only to face-to-face (F2F) IRL meetings.
Meetings are such a common source of inefficiency and other problems that they need to be explicitly addressed.
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I\'m collecting notes on lessons learned from past professional experiences (both my own, and that observed from others) as background material for when I do my next startup.

!! Use a wiki
Everyone in the company **must** be proficient with wiki editing and use the company wiki daily to collect work related inbox items, keep status on projects, etc.

!! On meetings
Currently pertains only to face-to-face (F2F) IRL meetings.

Meetings are such a common source of inefficiency and other problems that they need to be explicitly addressed.

* **Avoid meetings.** Most meetings are an exceptionally inefficient use of time. See CommunicationProtocols for how to communicate like 99% of what people think they need a meeting to communicate.
* **No meetings before noon.**
** **Build rather than blab.** Be creative and constructive rather than communicative. I have found that I\'m mentally most alert, and most creative before noon, and thus prefer to spend that time creating, writing, c]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 10:58:33 +0000 add http://tantek.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Tantek) Tantek edited FrontPage TrackProfileUpdates
EffectiveMultitasking
MyNextStartup
2007-07-23 Yamaha FZR400 motorcycle stolen
OtherWikis
]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 10:21:54 +0000 mod http://tantek.pbwiki.com/SpeakingSchedule email.hidden@example.com (Tantek) Tantek edited SpeakingSchedule If you would like me to speak at your event, see SpeakingTopics for the topics I'm currently speaking on, and my ContactCard to get in touch with me.
2008
February
2/1-2/3 sgfoocamp at Sebastopol, CA
2/6 talk at Mahalo: microformats overview, breakout sessions at Santa Monica, CA
2/28-3/1 FOWAatMiami,FL. See FOWAwiki.
March
3/8 SXSW Interactive 2008: SXSW2008BodyOptimization at Austin, TX
3/26-3/28 W3C CSS working group meeting at San Diego, CA
3/30 LifeCampQuarterly at San Francisco, CA
May
WebstockmicroformatsworkshopsinAuckland,WellingtonandChristchurch,NewZealand.Webstockmicroformatsworkshops in Wellington (May 9th) and Christchurch (May 13th), New Zealand.
June
6/14-15 http://barcamp.org/BarCampSeattle
6/17 http://supernova2008.com/ - Open Flow track, San Francisco, CA
6/29 LifeCampQuarterly at San Francisco, CA
August
December
12/30-31 LifeCamp2008 at San Francisco, CA
See PastEvents for previous sp]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 10:19:57 +0000 mod http://tantek.pbwiki.com/PastEvents email.hidden@example.com (Tantek) Tantek edited PastEvents DoubtersDinner2007
2008
February
2/1-2/3 sgfoocamp at Sebastopol, CA
2/6 talk at Mahalo: microformats overview, breakout sessions at Santa Monica, CA
ValentinesCommons2008
2/28-3/1 FOWAMiami FOWAatMiami,FL. See FOWAwiki.
March
http://geeksloveclimbing.pbwiki.com/ - launched and first geek climb held at SXSW
3/5-3/16 SXSW2008
3:30pm-4:30pm SXSW Interactive 2008: SXSW2008BodyOptimization
http://geeksloveclimbing.pbwiki.com/ at Austin, TX
3/26-3/28 W3C CSS working group meeting at San Diego, CA
3/30 LifeCampQuarterly at San Francisco, CA
Current and future events can be found on the FrontPage and on myupcoming.orgpage.
See SpeakingSchedule for upcoming events that I'm speaking, moderating, or otherwise participating in.
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Other items
smartphone with camera - http://brightkite.com/ has *finally* provided a killer-app for the camera equipped smartphone.
BlackBerry 9000 (est. release mid 2008 June) - looks like the best bet. EDGE+3G+Wifi from ATT.
BlackBerry 8310 Curve. seriously considering getting one of these perhaps aftermarket to use while waiting for the 9000. Not sure if I can wait til mid June which might be delayed to July or August.
small laptop / subnotebook
rid of. of. I have one but I want a few more for redundancy.
something like the Panasonic R7b (japan only laptop) could be cool
1kg 7hr battery
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Some really short raw notes for now - a lot more to collect / process / document.

!! The Obvious
* **be nice**
* **be respectful**

!! The Harder
* **be upfront**
* **resolve conflicts promptly**. preferably in an upfront and respectful manner (try to limit/minimize/eliminate passive-aggressive crap).
* **trust friends to say what they mean**. if you feel something is wrong with a friend, and approach them and ask to check, and if they say no, nothing is wrong, then trust their word. either they\'re telling the truth, there is no problem, or they are not comfortable dealing with it at the moment, in which case you\'ve made it clear you care about dealing with it and have firmly placed the ball in their court. in either case you\'ve done the right thing. let it go.

!! The Even Harder
* **know your limitations**. know just how much you can be a friend to someone, and what ways of helping people out are beyond your means, whether fiscally, physically, or emotionally. one way to k]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 21:25:51 +0000 add http://tantek.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Tantek) Tantek edited FrontPage Trolls
TravelResources
OnFriendship
Reference
People (alphabetical by family name, or if none, then given-name/nickname)
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First, note that I almost never pick up the phone. Because:
(efficiency reducer), reducer, priority inverter, GTD collect vs process separation failure), and rude to the people I am with in person.
Instead: try txting, giving a very clear reason why you think a phone call is necessary (at the moment or later).
I'm often in loud areas where phone conversations just don't work.
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Incomplete Work In Progress This page is very much both incomplete (is merely being filled in as examples are found and/or experienced) and a work in progress (communication protocols will be incrementally improved over time).
For now now, other than this brief note, I'm specifically not including on this page "emotional" and other highbandwidth personal communications which typically have very different requirements (interactivity) and different ideal solutions (e.g. face to face) than purely factual communications. communications.
Emotions are often filtered out in text communications and thus difficult to discern. This can be a positive (reduce drama, spreading of negative emotions) or a negative (emotional miscommunication).
Emotional context is best communicated in order: IRL F2F, video chat, audio chat (e.g. phone). The quality of the audio is important, as is the realtime nature. Voicemail is perhaps the worst.<]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 13:00:17 +0000 mod http://tantek.pbwiki.com/FoodPreferences email.hidden@example.com (Tantek) Tantek added FoodPreferences ! Food Preferences

Here are some of my preferred orders at various restaurants.

!! Papalote
Breakfast Burrito
* soyrizo con huevo (not on their explicit list but they\'ll make it because they have a chorizo con huevo)
* black beans
* whole wheat tortilla (healthier than white tortilla)
* no rice (avoid white rice)
* lettuce + tomato (in the form of salsa)
* avocado

!! Jamba Juice
Strawberry Nirvana Enlightened Smoothie
* original size
* substitute orange juice for the apple-strawberry juice
* protein boost

!! Related
* BodyOptimizationTechniques

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Jamba Juice - they have calorie counts for all their smoothies. I particularly recommend their "enlightened smoothies".
See FoodPreferences for more specifics.
Eating once in a while:
raw foods
]]> Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:36:12 +0000 mod http://tantek.pbwiki.com/HouseRules email.hidden@example.com (Tantek) Tantek edited HouseRules No illegal drugs. If you partake of such things, please do so off the premises and downwind.
No VW (See TxtShorthands). No one related to VW (past or present) is allowed on the premises, and discussions related to VW are strongly discouraged. Let's focus on the positive rather than the poisonous.
No Rockband after 10pm - any night. The noise unfortunately gets too loud too easily and carries to neighbors. Out of respect we'll be switching to something less stompy, loud sing-a-longy after 10pm. Maybe Halo with the bass turned down.
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