by David | May 30, 2012 | eating
Here’s how location-based marketing really works: I walked past a store and saw a sign advertising a sandwich that sounded yummy. I went in, bought it, photographed it, and ate it. But wait, there is more. While waiting for the sandwich to be made, I checked...
by David | May 25, 2012 | reading & writing, technology, working
Do they teach email writing in school? They certainly did not when I was in school, perhaps because there was no email back then. I suspect they still dont’t teach anything about email except maybe how to change the fonts and click the send button. I’m...
by David | May 24, 2012 | eating
Remember the golden days of social media, when you could call a tweetup for no good reason at all and the best and brightest would just show up and hang out? Well, they’re back. It’s lunchtime in America and the economy’s turning a corner. People...
by David | May 22, 2012 | design, working
I’m standing at the coffee bar at Dwelltime, not because I’m a pretentious euro-snob sipping my espresso, but in protest of the absurd edict of the cambridge city council about the number of seats allowed in this establishment. Then it occurred to me,...
by David | May 19, 2012 | science!, technology
In places like New York City, you can easily measure distance in blocks and people generally know how far that is in miles or minutes. In New York City, everybody knows that Manhattan street blocks are about 20 to the mile, and most New Yorkers can walk about one such...
