Thankful, um, day after Thursday

Today I am thankful for:

• Not being as late as last week, and for Getting Things Done in general.
• Google and a web-full of helpful information.
• Finally getting a Round Tuit.
• Colleen's continuing recovery, no matter how slow and frustrating it seems.
• Colleen.
• My kids.
• Helpful friends.

Done yesterday (20100218 Th)

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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.