The random and irrelevant musings of Surat Lozowick – on technology, creativity and modern life.
Surat Lozowick on Ideas
Short-term capitalism →
Seth Godin on short-term thinking: The short-term capitalist is betting that someone else will clean it up. One of the worst things you can call a business person, I think, is a short-term capitalist. He selfishly takes for now and … Continue reading
Disposable Culture
We live in a culture of disposability. Supermarket aisles are lined with disposable cups and plates, with food in disposable packaging, each item with an expiration date, when the food will become disposable as well (what leftovers haven’t already been … Continue reading
More on “Big Ideas”
Previously: The “Elusive Big Idea”: the problem is not a lack of ideas, but a lack of interest Megan Garber at the The Nieman Journalism Lab: Far from living in a post-idea world, we’re creating a world so thoroughly saturated … Continue reading
The “Elusive Big Idea”: the problem is not a lack of ideas, but a lack of interest
In a New York Times op-ed, Neal Gabler argues that “big ideas” have been supplanted by an abundance of information. He writes, “In the past, we collected information not simply to know things. That was only the beginning. We also … Continue reading
Lion is the future
As I read through various reviews of Mac OS X Lion, one theme kept popping up like those sneaky new scrollbars: that Lion is the foundation for the next era of Apple’s desktop operating system, representing a transition more than … Continue reading
Why Lion’s natural scrolling doesn’t really matter
One of the most controversial, widespread and noticeable changes in Mac OS X Lion is the reversal of the scrolling direction, what Apple calls “natural” scrolling. With natural scrolling, you’re now dragging the content, instead of the frame; as Apple … Continue reading
The importance of software
The Department of Defense in a report on “Open Technology Development” (PDF), on the importance of software to the military: Software is the fabric that enables modern planning, weapons and logistics systems to function. It might be the only infinitely … Continue reading
Pomodoro in the Mac App Store: Ugo Landini’s freemium experiment
Like the iPhone App Store before it, the Mac App Store provoked some changes in its respective app ecosystem, especially around pricing. Many higher end apps, including Apple’s own suite, were reduced in price. Among free software, some developers began … Continue reading
Quora →
You’ve probably heard of Quora. If not, you need to check it out. It’s an incredible resource of in-depth information, knowledge, advice and insight, much of it unavailable in such a format anywhere else, with a vast number of talented … Continue reading
Every day
Seth Godin, “The invisible crossroads”: It’s easy to get stressed and excited about the infrequent crossroads. It’s just as easy to ignore the daily opportunities you have to change everything. Beautifully said, and relevant in any context. Every day is … Continue reading