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Comment on Double Fracture of the Left Ankle by Brennan

Brennan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:55:51 +0000

Good for you! It is important to get that in and wrapped right away. I got a dual fracture in my ankle playing rugby, and it took my doctors a week to finish the xray

Comment on Why Should Neuro-Typicals Make All the Rules? by Ben

Ben — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:02:41 +0000

I had a lot of problems at the school I went to! The teachers just didn’t understand the way I processed information – this was in the 80s when Autism was unheard of! I didn’t know anyone else at my school who was autistic! I only had extra support in Spanish and French! I was bullied a lot by this one guy for over a year, and the headmaster just didn’t do anything about it! My mum nearly took me out of the school!

I understand everything about Autism now, although my parents don’t! I’m sick and tired of neurotypicals making all the rules! Why should they?

Comment on The Printed Word: Why Books Will Survive the Digital Age by Steve A Furman

Steve A Furman — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:36:16 +0000

I would have really liked to have met Mr. Selznick. We love his books. I believe that digital books and e-readers will mean more people will read more books. That is a good thing.

P.S. I couldn’t find Clark’s Do or Die in the iTunes bookstore. Is it not out yet?

Steve

Comment on The Printed Word: Why Books Will Survive the Digital Age by David Deal

David Deal — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:18:42 +0000

I thought about your post as I slogged through my hard-bound version of the latest tome by historian Max Hastings — a 700-page doorstop named “Inferno.” It’s a brilliant book, but I cannot take it with me to enjoy during my daily ride on the commuter train because it’s just too darned heavy. Meantime my 10-year-old daughter Marion is devouring books on her new e-reader, which she requested as a birthday gift after lugging around the mammoth “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. I think physical books will remain in more limited form for archival reasons alone (e.g., analog copies to back up digital copies, which, of course, are vulnerable to the vagaries of the digital world).

An interesting anecdote: I recently met Brian Selznick, author of “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” the basis for the movie “Hugo.” (The occasion was a book signing.) Because his books are visual feasts, I naturally asked him if he’s considered creating future books for the iPad. His answer was an emphatic “no.” He said, “The iPad is a technology. The physical book is also a technology that relies on the human touch of turning a page to experience content. I’m not moving away from that experience.” On the other end of the spectrum is Razorfish Chairman Clark Kokich, whose new book “Do or Die” was published exclusively for the iPad. In a blog interview with me (http://superhypeblog.com/?p=6029), he said, “If you’re in marketing and don’t own an iPad, something is wrong. How can you be in this business and not surround yourself with all the latest technology? It doesn’t make any sense.”

Comment on The Printed Word: Why Books Will Survive the Digital Age by Steve A Furman

Steve A Furman — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:38:31 +0000

I have high confidence they will.

Comment on The Printed Word: Why Books Will Survive the Digital Age by Matt Stewart

Matt Stewart — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:32:02 +0000

Interesting… I really do hope they will survive!

Comment on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Film Review by Steve A Furman

Steve A Furman — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:51:57 +0000

Matt,

You’ll have to decide for yourself on that one. If you’re read the book and want to see more, this is one way. Cheers.

Comment on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Film Review by Matt Stewart

Matt Stewart — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:17:27 +0000

Excellent work, though personally I am still unsure whether or not I should see this.

Comment on Spotify + Sonos = Music Bliss by davidjdeal

davidjdeal — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:10:03 +0000

Thank you, Steve. Your blog post on Spotify is a public service because you’ve tested the different music services applying your experienced ear and technology savvy. What really intrigues me is the Sonos combination with Spotify. So would you say Sonos mitigates against the degradation of sound quality we experience with digital? It’s also interesting to note how Spotify opens up an experience of musical exploration for you (as seen with the Peter Gabriel example). Great post.

Comment on Making Space for Better Outcomes by rebellc1

rebellc1 — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:44:45 +0000

Good Article Steve! I have been thinking a lot about how I run my meetings and this has some great parallels to what I want to accomplish. I will write more via internal email. Have a great weekend.