This Week On Twitter, An Origin Story
For those who weren’t already aware, I spend entirely too much time on twitter.
(You, too can follow me, if you dare, at http://twitter.com/ProfessorBlind) (Why ‘professor’, you ask? My name was taken, my first-initial-last-name was taken, ‘rocketbomber’ — obvious, right? — was taken, ‘beerdisposalunit’ was taken, so like so many of us in the modern age: I had to get creative.) (Of course I’m a professor — that’s what they call people who go to university for more than seven years, right?)
While I often posts rants about work on twitter (or other drunken commentary) for the most part I use the twitter platform to share links. Sharing in real time, more or less; I read something, I tweet the link.
This behavior is fine. (nothing out of the ordinary) But I’ve found that the time on twitter takes away from time spent reading books, watching DVDs, and time spent writing. Still, the investment of time can hardly be considered wasted so long as I’m enjoying myself, and if I can repurpose the tweets into, say, a weekly roundup of links to be posted to the blog…
And so, a new weekly feature. I think this will post noonish on Sundays.
[and no: not every tweet. But most if not all of the links]
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"Sales of e-books fell immediately after Borders went under… reduced opportunity to browse the physical artifact" http://t.co/eGi6kweKCs
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 15, 2013
Have I complained about work recently? No? good gods, but retail sucks. It gets worse every year.
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 16, 2013
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 16, 2013
So far on my 'summer projects' I've gotten, rough percentages, NOTHING done. dammit. Once again I blame work.
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 16, 2013
One ongoing complaint I have about my job is that it seems scientifically designed to mess with the normal sleep patterns of any sane human
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 16, 2013
This Is What It Would Look Like If You Dropped Manhattan Into the Grand Canyon http://t.co/7a1iSp9taM
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 16, 2013
8 Stunning Industrial Sites, From an Atom Smasher to a Solar Furnace : http://t.co/E3VUcukSyf
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 16, 2013
"younger readers are hungry for content about books online… seems to be this myth that young people aren’t reading" http://t.co/cX6ErdGDyM
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 16, 2013
raises hand That's me. You're welcome. || The Rise of People Living Alone Has Led to More Sustainable Cities http://t.co/LoXAcjMHFW
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
"Piracy Collapses As Legal Alternatives Do Their Job" – that's what's being reported, anyway : http://t.co/cL7aE2BLIB
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe | via
BoingBoing</a> <a href="http://t.co/p6VE7omuDG">http://t.co/p6VE7omuDG</a></p>— Matt Blind (ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
"Sony abandoned plans to measure gamer sweat on PS4 controllers" : http://t.co/sukS3YTy19
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
My presence in bars seems to baffle other patrons – I sit, I drink, and I interact with my laptop, no matter what the company or distraction
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
Thoughts are real: the New metaphysics : http://t.co/Gv7BPxQvUE
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
The Ultimate UI, still science fiction || A Brief History of Speech Recognition's Glorious Retrofuture http://t.co/OgW6gtnCKs
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
leaning heavily on The New Yorker tonight – the next issue is gonna be good || The Decline And Fall of the Book Cover http://t.co/HHyUl1Koqk
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
Is there a Blogging Major yet? I'd go back to college for that… http://t.co/EBbsY8qQFs
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
File this one under "obvious" given the economics and demographics : Pirated Textbooks http://t.co/VkybRjqgdp
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
The Problem with Record Bank Profits : http://t.co/e19lLilmla
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
Interesting thought exercise: How is Radio Free Europe and Voice of America different from PBS? http://t.co/6kd9YIjUF7 <— I know. do you?
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
Wait. No really: is the Dell financial mess news or is this high-school cliques&drama? : http://t.co/LrgkcEWapp
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
Torvalds-flips-you-off-retweet : http://t.co/8rTyBnBn95
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
Hey tweeps: for HOW MANY YEARS NOW have I threatened to record a podcast? Not even all-sizzle-no-steak, it's been all hype, no sizzle.
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
some posts are written for everyone, and then there are the posts that you know were written just for you : http://t.co/cFJwnLrgig
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
HIGHLY surprised the first reason wasn't "who the eff wears a watch anymore?" http://t.co/GQpNF7r9OX
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
To my 500 original twitter followers: thanks, y'all. You're the best. To everyone else: yeah, fine, whatevs – you'll quit in a couple days…
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
Followup on past tweets : eSports needs a 'NASCAR moment' http://t.co/V9MeTNzlUn
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
George Zimmerman and his defence team may have "won" but we all lost something this week : http://t.co/TFlRT5tUDI http://t.co/MMzkkVY0Lc
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
Here: read Dan's argument for books as a commodity good http://t.co/lTN5gQF6uc THEN go read my new blog post http://t.co/7VmFRVpJDQ
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
"When you spend nine months isolated in nonstop, freezing darkness, you run out of the good beer fast." http://t.co/MRnbQQJNP1
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
'Public' space is where you can find it : http://t.co/HMkjwYUWAz
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
"public discussion is a tool of capitalism" – free flow of information is key to the functioning of free markets : http://t.co/SYrio6U5ln
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
"public discussion is a tool of capitalism" – free flow of information is key to the functioning of free markets : http://t.co/5etJASddDP
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
"With the resignation of William Lynch as CEO, investors have lost faith in the company." stock up, currently at $18. http://t.co/RX1ta6KqSY
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
NCAA is SO CONFIDENT about legal standing, it terminated future video game rights to limit its legal liability http://t.co/YgSWkq9FYJ
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 17, 2013
"Welcome to the Book Museum! As you can see, I'm wearing the historic costume of a bookseller – Can I help you discover some ebooks today?"
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 19, 2013
Ye Olde Book Shoppe, perhaps? Colonial Barnes & Noble? Historic re-enactments of assholes camping out all day, hogging all the good seats?
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 19, 2013
This Just Broke My Brain. I can't process it. It's too… internet. I thought I was tough, I could hack it, but damn http://t.co/Ysa8fZ4dgX
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 20, 2013
aw yeah. http://t.co/yCThbaFQtq
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 20, 2013
After one has already 'jumped the shark' what's the next milestone? http://t.co/zoAFTvx6jq
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 20, 2013
Kieth Olbermann and Nate Silver both headed to ESPN2 http://t.co/eAHerKnA0o
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 20, 2013
"evidence may be 'anecdotal and fragmentary'" – because AMZN's vested interest is keeping pricing strats. that way http://t.co/hSUymsaP3t
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 20, 2013
I have a folder of bookmarks labelled, "Stuff I Want To Buy But Shouldn't" : just added this http://t.co/yLvYw3Yw78
— Matt Blind (@ProfessorBlind) July 21, 2013
You can certainly spare an hour for this : https://t.co/G645qKZNRU : via
LaughingSquid</a> <a href="http://t.co/6ZLEugv47O">http://t.co/6ZLEugv47O</a></p>— Matt Blind (ProfessorBlind) July 21, 2013
That’s it for this week. Is this a worthwhile exercise? tell me in the comments …↓
