desultory (marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another) “desultory thoughts”; “the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties”
I learned the word “desultory” when my younger sister showed me a mix tape she made for her then-boyfriend. It was called “desultory tunes.” Before that, I thought desultory meant […]
In the Balance
Prevention isn’t always cost-effective.
(tags: health prevention health-care medicine)
Thinking about these recent posts:
Loic Le Meur on wishing for his social map to be recentralized onto his blog
Leisa Reichelt on ambient exposure
Shelley Powers rearchitecting her site again
Trying to figure out what to do about blogging, tweeting, lifestreaming, other.
I like what Les has done with his blog, turned it into a lifestream. That’s what mine […]
disambiguity - ยป Ambient Exposure
“Exposure in terms of disclosing information of course, but also exposure in the way that a trader might think of it - a vulnerability, a risk associated with taking a position that could, potentially, result in loss or harm.”
(tags: ambientintimacy exposure vulnerability facebook twitter privacy presence)
Some Home Prices Are Actually Rising […]
2003_09 | Consumer-Directed Health Care: Too Good To Be True?
Towards end of article, discusses how physicians may find themselves needing to market themselves directly to patients rather than negotiating with and joining provider networks.
(tags: cdhp health-care medicine business-models)
Where the votes are - Los Angeles Times
“roughly 15% of the electorate can be considered libertarian. Such folks […]
Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind - New York Times
“Concentrating your effort on one or at most a few goals at a time increases the odds of success.”
(tags: psychology goals self-control willpower)
The Big Picture | Hank Paulson’s Cognitive Dissonance
“Over the past 25 years or so, we have migrated from a world that was excessively regulated to a new world that was excessively deregulated.”
(tags: regulation economics credit-crisis government)
I’m Over Twitter (Three Minds On Digital Marketing @ Organic)
I may be over it too.
(tags: twitter web2.0 novelty ambientintimacy via:leisa)
