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<title>Scotaku Speaks</title><link>http://www.tls57.com/index.html</link><description>Shouting From the Top of the Curve</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2008 Scott Williams</dc:rights><dc:date>2009-01-13T16:01:27-05:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:37:24 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Everywhere&#x2c; all the time</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Observations.</dc:subject><dc:date>2009-01-13T16:01:27-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/a81418525c76d8822b23b8da68131113-14.php#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/a81418525c76d8822b23b8da68131113-14.php#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Who is so crucial to the continuation of things that they need to be plugged in all the time? ...  For an ongoing investment of a few tens of dollars a month, we now all of us have an aura of being plugged into the scene. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Diffuse Presence</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Pervasiveness</category><dc:date>2008-10-10T11:23:18-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/81770b5396a880027850b09d11e33235-13.php#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/81770b5396a880027850b09d11e33235-13.php#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[When you can talk with a scattered crowd at the same time you can talk with a friend in a coffee shop, is there any inherent value in actually seeing someone in person?


...She was perpetually connected to her friends (thousands of miles away) via her Sidekick, and yet at the same time she was, or at least appeared to be fully engaged with the people whose home she was sharing. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;If you build it...&#x22;</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Planning</category><dc:date>2008-09-16T09:38:07-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/dc94d7020fa24c98f02e47bef4c1ea39-12.php#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/dc94d7020fa24c98f02e47bef4c1ea39-12.php#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Looking through the mountains of writing that exists concerning traffic-demand management, it becomes apparent that if one upgrades a roadway or thoroughfare, then one really does tend to see a significant increase in traffic.


...So it is good sense and planning to spruce up a site, make it ready to serve all manner of comers, but one cannot expect an increase in visitors simply because it&rsquo;s been spruced up.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Trusted Networks</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Human Interaction</category><dc:date>2008-08-11T11:22:10-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/7655bcedc8f9244409549207c88f8bc4-11.php#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/7655bcedc8f9244409549207c88f8bc4-11.php#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[China is not going to allow unfettered access to everything, nor will they allow uninspected export of information from the &ldquo;mainstream&rdquo; newsgatherers. 

...A network of &ldquo;independent&rdquo; gatherers using cell phones and ad hoc distribution may have more of a story, but less of an impact. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Making Sense</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Human Interaction</category><dc:date>2008-07-24T10:29:30-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/243edb9c95022e795b6eeceeaaddd80c-10.php#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/243edb9c95022e795b6eeceeaaddd80c-10.php#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sort of like looking at all the data points available in baseball to determine where to put fielders, when to make a pitching change... only that the information I have has yet to be codified and established in the way that 100+ years of baseball information has been.


Looking through all the materials I have, assessing what is there and inferring what is not, all in an attempt to create a plan that has a destination and enough flexibility to change as the environment changes as well as interpretations change... this is where the fun really lies. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Understanding Limitations</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Planning</category><category>Human Interaction</category><dc:date>2008-07-08T09:04:01-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/ccf96430b45aed7942ad22d4d38cc25f-9.php#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/ccf96430b45aed7942ad22d4d38cc25f-9.php#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[He wants to add a level of service to his business, but right now the best way to implement things is unknown. 

...And this is why I think the plan will succeed - by paying attention to his current clients, by making them benefit from a few small added services, he&rsquo;s going to reap far greater rewards down the line.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Social Media is what&#x2c; now?</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Human Interaction</category><dc:date>2008-06-29T11:09:08-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/b3f42ab5073c25641eebe3e69273ec59-8.php#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/b3f42ab5073c25641eebe3e69273ec59-8.php#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I can see a value in having access to and participation in Social Media, but I wonder if there is a further point to it.


...I have a network of people from that bar, and from others, and they, too, have their networks, a vast three-dimensional fractal puzzle that interlocks and shifts in a dynamic best understood by the fictional Hari Seldon.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>What is a Browser for?</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Visual Literacy</category><category>Gadgets</category><dc:date>2008-06-25T10:17:10-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/6d92ea50dc1ea78bec75019f921224be-7.php#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/6d92ea50dc1ea78bec75019f921224be-7.php#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I understand that the screen cap doesn&rsquo;t really do it justice, but the Pogo environment seems to be interesting in that it uses the illusion of space to help show and organize one&rsquo;s browsing experience. 

...Pogo may be wonderful on a new, 23&rdquo; monitor with a 16:9 aspect ratio, but what about on a device like a phone? ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>In Plain Sight</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Visual Literacy</category><dc:date>2008-06-24T09:05:30-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/4d59629b87cf0a1278d168e94228bacb-6.php#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/4d59629b87cf0a1278d168e94228bacb-6.php#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My computer was borrowed for a moment yesterday, when someone wanted a quick peek at the upcoming weather.   Their process was to open a browser window and type in a URL (weather.com), then enter a ZIP code and read up.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hiding. Seeking.</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Human Interaction</category><dc:date>2008-06-22T11:22:47-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/e124a789d2db0c88b19e41ff9a423bb2-5.php#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/e124a789d2db0c88b19e41ff9a423bb2-5.php#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[At some point, a game of &ldquo;hide-and-seek&rdquo; erupts, and it amazes me that the difficulty level is set so low: instead of having the &ldquo;seeker&rdquo; count to an agreed-upon number, the &ldquo;hiders&rdquo; announce when they are ready to be sought.


...The average life of a hider is something like fifteen seconds, which does have an interesting side effect - everyone feels like a winner.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Summer</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2008-06-20T16:36:55-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/2f6d479829753206ad6fd4ab16b98013-4.php#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/2f6d479829753206ad6fd4ab16b98013-4.php#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Nothing really much to go into here, other than it&rsquo;s now the first day of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere. ...  Of course, I&rsquo;ve always wanted to get to the SoHem, but have so far only managed to get within 9 degrees of it.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Maps Maps Maps</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Visual Literacy</category><dc:date>2008-06-18T10:34:54-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/01efddc3588aa2dada187577d49f2ba6-3.php#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/01efddc3588aa2dada187577d49f2ba6-3.php#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[	It&rsquo;s no stretch to say that maps are a sublime language, able to speak across time and distance with an elegant blend of data and art. 

...But in looking at the different maps that have been made over centuries, I see that there are myriad ways to express information that I haven&rsquo;t yet considered - a reminder that I need to keep my eyes and mind open, to keep looking for ways to modify the charts that make up my methodologies.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tweet.</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Social Needs?</category><dc:date>2008-06-17T17:17:56-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/978323ef6d74436695d06162d2b0cf97-2.php#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/978323ef6d74436695d06162d2b0cf97-2.php#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have yet to see any of the people I follow use it for anything more than time-killing.   I realize that the plural of &ldquo;anecdote&rdquo; is not &ldquo;data,&rdquo; but I&rsquo;m not seeing the upside to Twitter beyond idle chatting.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Customer Satisfaction</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Human Interaction</category><dc:date>2008-06-15T09:03:21-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/652a33dc92d04e0ae01d4515eb4f3f7a-1.php#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/652a33dc92d04e0ae01d4515eb4f3f7a-1.php#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The first experience made me feel like I was intruding on the salesman&rsquo;s day; the Apple Store made me feel like I was entering some room of my house that I hadn&rsquo;t known about.


...Making the person who&rsquo;s about to part with their money feel good about it makes them want to repeat the process. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Jumping on the bandwagon</title><dc:creator>scotaku@tls57.com</dc:creator><category>Gadgets</category><dc:date>2008-06-13T14:38:05-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/289d63ccb6c6651f44946cb2bbdc4310-0.php#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tls57.com/page4/files/289d63ccb6c6651f44946cb2bbdc4310-0.php#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Before we all have them, I&rsquo;m curious to know what iPhone users think about &ldquo;the rest of us&rdquo; wanting to get our grubby hands on your shiny tool/toy.   An aquaintance of my recently got an iPhone and she was happy to let me handle the thing while I helped her set it up, but a month later, she wasn&rsquo;t happy with the idea of anyone touching it, lest they damage it or more importantly, see too far into her life.
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