tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87477912140497168462024-03-06T00:29:20.031-05:00Clay de Voute"I thought I was unique, then I went online."Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-71605300914346098812014-12-19T09:55:00.001-05:002014-12-19T09:55:23.772-05:00We wish you a Merry Christmas.exe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Bono is the tax our ears pay for listening to Larry Mullen Jr. and The Edge."</div>
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Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-64964829138443765532013-11-19T09:49:00.003-05:002013-11-19T09:49:45.635-05:00The mind in the landscape<a href="http://www.roughtype.com/?p=3997">The mind in the landscape</a>Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-87540820834308823902013-11-19T09:49:00.001-05:002013-11-19T09:49:22.505-05:00IBM's Smart Machines details era of cognitive computing<a href="http://thenumerati.net/?postID=961&ibms-smart-machines-details-era-of-cognitive-computing">IBM's Smart Machines details era of cognitive computing</a>Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-41899785202815985312013-10-30T10:29:00.001-04:002013-10-30T10:29:29.063-04:00The pleasures of merely circulatingFrom <a href="http://www.roughtype.com/?p=3873">The pleasures of merely circulating</a>:<br />
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<blockquote>Now, when I hit upon an article that starts me thinking, I excerpt a sentence of it on Twitter and start firing off aphoristic tweets. I don’t worry about ordering my thoughts into a sequential argument, or revising my first impressions much. I don’t try to build toward a conclusion; rather I try to draw conclusions that seem to require no build-up, no particular justification to be superficially plausible. And then, more often than not, I will monitor what sort of reaction these statements get to assess their accuracy, their resonance. At best, my process of deliberation and further reading on the subject gets replaced by immediate Twitter conversations with other people. At worst, tweeting pre-empts my doing any further thinking, since I am satisfied with merely charting the response.</blockquote><br />
Yep. Yep. Yep.Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-14522614556633663872013-10-29T10:17:00.000-04:002013-10-29T10:18:02.123-04:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxJ-VauRFwwoJW8KCo13t74SXlkRirUvASENWjxD0ST3y_S9fljo6ruFKOqQcNCl6cCxOdtymfRWYyC7wFRmA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-67862544461036262692013-10-28T12:22:00.001-04:002013-10-28T12:22:47.985-04:00Why Are Americans so Divided? Why Are We so Angry?<a href="http://blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2013/10/why-are-americans-so-divided-why-are-we-so-angry.html">Why Are Americans so Divided? Why Are We so Angry?</a><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 12pt;">It’s ironic that less than two decades ago we thought that the Internet would bring us closer together and turn our planet into a kind of small village. Without a doubt, digital technologies have empowered citizens and democracies. But, as we’ve been learning, these empowered citizens express lots of different opinions, and while their diverse opinions contribute to civic engagement, the ensuing dialogues are often anything but civil. The Internet is now amplifying voices who previously struggled to be heard, and helping like-minded people to find each other and self-organize as activist communities who share a common interest or passion. Our technology-mediated, free-for-all conversations are just as likely to polarize the discussions as to bring us together.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 12pt;">We should not be surprised.</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-18779939429512825992013-10-22T12:41:00.000-04:002013-10-22T12:41:47.352-04:00Choosy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
2 things that struck me looking through the latest National Geographic. it's the <a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/125/?source=hp_125_header">125th anniversary edition</a>:<br />
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1. Founded in 1888, photos weren't added until 1905 when the editor needed to fill some space.<br />
2. In 2012, for every shot that made it into the magazine, a further 1,331 didn't.<br />
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Time to be a little more choosy, methinks.</div>
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"Rock Band is paint by numbers for grownups."</div>
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Wiki needs updating</div>
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In "I'm no Elvis Presley" from her third album, <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-red-boots-mw0002141409">Little Red Boots</a>, Country phenom <a href="http://lindiortega.com/">Lindi Ortega</a> sings of a failed attempt to wow the A&R reps in an LA songwriter showcase: </div>
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In her notes, the dismissive A&R rep from some unnamed label wrote of Ortega, "<a href="http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/lindi-ortega-is-just-as-equipped-to-entertain-as-the-version-of-herself-she-played-on-tv/Content?oid=3915708">Oh, she's good, but I don't ever see her being legendary</a>." The words made it into the song:</div>
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<i>I'm no Elvis Presley, no</i></div>
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<i>I'm no Elvis Presley, no</i></div>
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That was back in 2011. Since then, Ortega's packed up her signature little red boots and relocated to Nashville. In 2012 she released "Cigarettes and Truckstops." Produced with the help of ace Colin Linden, the album won wide acclaim, including being longlisted for the Polaris Prize. Allmusic.com gave it <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/cigarettes-truckstops-mw0002417519">four and a half stars.</a><br />
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I loved it; it had everything I loved about its predecessor only moreso. The songs were stronger, the production richer. It was a perfect follow-up.</div>
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Now it's 2013 and Ortega has released <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCWXIh7vWQTILgQfPWGbMI0ShZxjdFMGY">Tin Star</a>, her third album in as many years, to universal acclaim.<br />
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Entertainment Weekly calls it the best country album of 2013 and "<a href="http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/10/10/lindi-ortega-tin-star-review/">The album that country music needs</a>":<br />
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The Guardian calls it "<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/16/lindi-ortega-new-band">a dark paradise for lovers of country</a>."<br />
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I think it's the best album I've heard all year. "I want you" is crank-it-up sexy. "All These Cats" is a cheeky rebuke to the Nashville establishment. Songs About" is absolutely majestic. Ortega's voice is still there, as is crack musicianship to back her up. The songs are as strong as ever.</div>
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I wonder what that A&R rep thinks of her now.</div>
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Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-6661119342603971692013-10-11T13:35:00.001-04:002013-10-11T13:36:37.437-04:00Fightland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-51674016756716348202013-10-11T08:23:00.005-04:002013-10-11T08:23:56.426-04:00Limp<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:10px;"> <tr> <td style="line-height:1;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;"> <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;color:#262626;font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;"><a href="http://evernote.com/" style="color:#3697b3;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">From Evernote:</a></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="line-height:1.3;text-align:left;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:7px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#b5b5b5;font-size:11px;"> <h1 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;color:#262626;font-weight:bold;padding-top:5px;font-size:18px;">Limp</h1> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="ennote"> You know, sitting in the airport and seeing so many (presumably) elderly Americans limp through the halls, how could you argue against healthcare? <div><br/></div><div><br/></div></div> Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-72225048631466407762013-10-11T08:23:00.003-04:002013-10-11T08:23:17.349-04:00From the front lines of the Furlough<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:10px;"> <tr> <td style="line-height:1;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;"> <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;color:#262626;font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;"><a href="http://evernote.com/" style="color:#3697b3;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">From Evernote:</a></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="line-height:1.3;text-align:left;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:7px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#b5b5b5;font-size:11px;"> <h1 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;color:#262626;font-weight:bold;padding-top:5px;font-size:18px;">From the front lines of the Furlough</h1> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="ennote"> "It's a good day to work for free." <div>"If I don't show up I lose my job. Some folks on my team don't have the gas money to get to work." <div>"Move ahead folks, let's give the people at the end of the line the hope that things are moving."</div><div>"This is the last lineup you'll have to be in in Florida."</div><div>"Please throw out all liquids. Scientific studies have proven that water is indeed a liquid."</div></div><div>"The college-educated people above us said we'd see four to six strollers every eight hours max. Because that's the standard at all airports around the country. Six strollers max....We have Disneyland here."</div><div><br/></div></div> Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-74778104859588423752013-10-11T08:23:00.001-04:002013-10-15T22:22:33.686-04:00Micro Macro Micro<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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when i was in school, i noticed that the structure of an atom was the same as the structure of the solar system. <br />
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and if you say "it can't happen to my/my industry" your simply fooling yourself.<br />
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iPhone screen pressed harder.</div>
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"That's not a 'twist'."<br />
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Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-18496481379713260562013-10-08T11:27:00.001-04:002013-10-08T12:16:01.630-04:00The longer I spend in the United States...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Who's really showing us the real reality? Who's promoting the fantasy?</div>
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Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-74727206749812804642013-10-08T07:18:00.001-04:002013-10-08T12:05:22.361-04:00The things you read in Orlando<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Florida Magnets<br /><div class="ennote" style="-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; word-wrap: break-word;">
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Disney Magnets</div>
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Keychains 2 for 99 cents.</div>
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Everything I see looks like the picture on the box.<br />
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A picture made by someone else and then sold.<br />
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(Ok. Not *everything* everything, but enough things to qualify as a trend.)<br />
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Still. Can't say it moves me much. </div>
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Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-87152190037656176842013-10-02T22:50:00.001-04:002013-10-04T07:17:13.993-04:00Not enough, part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Creative</div>
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How many of these can one person be?</div>
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SXSW is full of people like these - or at least people who like to think they're like this. If you go to SXSW, you'll hear all kind of peans to disruption, innovation and our glorious algorithmic future.<br />
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My only approach is to believe that all these people are faking it, or at least some of it. They're letting their freak flags fly in the comfort and safety of their peers and fueled by generous expense accounts.<br />
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Perhaps because I'd been traveling almost non-stop and seen and done and said more than I'll ever remember. My brain skews towards self-preservation when it's had enough. That might explain things.<br />
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Hell, I don't begrudge people for having some fun in their jobs. And of course an industry conference is going to paint said industry in its best possible light. But for all the talk of a bright shiny future, all I could think of was the effort and patience and tenacity you need to effect real change. </div>
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I was surrounded by denizens of the creative class, and if you spend enough time around them you'll start to think that creativity is all that matters.<br />
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Getting anything disruptive done is a tough slog. It's thankless, devoid of glory, and there are no guarantees.</div>
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Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-45444236639125007412013-10-02T22:44:00.000-04:002013-10-02T22:51:35.541-04:00The 200th post is a picture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here it is, straight from the darkroom:<br />
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Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747791214049716846.post-13963727867586077622013-10-02T15:10:00.000-04:002013-10-02T15:11:00.055-04:00Nagging<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:10px;"> <tr> <td style="line-height:1;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0px;"> <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;color:#262626;font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;"><a href="http://evernote.com/" style="color:#3697b3;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">From Evernote:</a></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="line-height:1.3;text-align:left;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:7px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#b5b5b5;font-size:11px;"> <h1 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;color:#262626;font-weight:bold;padding-top:5px;font-size:18px;">Nagging</h1> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="ennote">My nagging thought at #sxsw is that we can't all be creative. Then I go on vine and realize the definition of "creative" is in rapid flux. </div> Clay De Voutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274504314361536551noreply@blogger.com0