Done yesterday (20100218 Th)

[mdlbear]

0218 Th
  * up 7:25; W=199; drugs, nose, teeth; coffee, dishes
  @ Angela N. Hunt (from this post)
    NSFW - artistic nudity.  Gorgeous photography.
  @ Why Can't All These Ideas For Content On The iPad/Tablets Also Work 
    On The Web? -- darn good question.
  @ NBC's Delayed Telecasts Show A Company Living In The Last Century
  @ NY Times Execs Think People Will Pay $20 To $30 Per Month For The iPad
    Edition Of The NY Times 
    "Rumors are flying that there's a battle within the NY Times on how to
     price their app for the iPad. Those on the newspaper side of the house
     apparently believe that it should be priced at $20 to $30/month to avoid
     cannibalizing the print product. By the way, if you want a simple tip for
     how to fail at business, it's to make a decision to avoid cannibalizing
     your own business. When you do, you've just made it clear that a
     competitor is going to cannibalize your business for you.
    "
  @ Disney's Takedown Of Roger Ebert's Tribute To Gene Siskel
  @ School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home
    One of the comments links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBAN
  * Walk: 5x around pond; moist and cool, perfect for walking
  * good progress at work (finally)
  * Date night:  Red Lobster, then Barnes & Noble
  @ haikujaguar: Many Roles, Part 3: Know Thyself (and Have a Plan)
  @ Pricing Your Work - ysabetwordsmith 
  @ Things You Really Need to Learn
    (from Don Marti)
  * Pay bills
  * Bath ~11, bed; snuggle; S=10349

A good day. Productive at work (some might say it's about bloody time), a good, long walk in perfect weather (cool and moist, with the fog lifted just high enough to be overcast), and a nice dinner out with the Cat.

Some good links, too -- hakiujaguar's third installment of her "many roles" series on how to run your own business as a creative professional. Also go read Part 1: Roles and Part 2: Products.

Good article on Techdirt: NY Times Execs Think People Will Pay $20 To $30 Per Month For The iPad Edition Of The NY Times. Good luck with that:

Rumors are flying that there's a battle within the NY Times on how to price their app for the iPad. Those on the newspaper side of the house apparently believe that it should be priced at $20 to $30/month to avoid cannibalizing the print product. By the way, if you want a simple tip for how to fail at business, it's to make a decision to avoid cannibalizing your own business. When you do, you've just made it clear that a competitor is going to cannibalize your business for you.

Totally appalling article on BoingBoing: School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home. This post by osewalrus links to both the original complaint and the school district's response. That'll be interesting to watch.