A short article about how there are more addictions now than in the past, and will be more in the future.
This is actually turning into a real problem. By “real problem” I mean measurably affecting the health and happiness of a significant number of people. It’s not as easy as “say no to drugs” when the tool you use to earn a living and communicate with loved ones doubles as a mind-paralyzing time-suck.
The first step to overcoming any addiction is to consciously admit you have a problem. The second step is to start keeping track of your indulgences. Every time you drink a cup or click a cow, you must jot down the fact that you did it. Accountability turns a well-worn mental path into a fork in the road, prompting you to ask yourself if it’s really worth it this time.
You can use WeHaveStandards to quickly make helpful printouts to keep track of daily addictions (or goals). My next step is adding social accountability features to the site, which I’m developing now with my favorite beta tester.
Link via Ronen Reblogs
Has Facebook become today’s AOL?
Welcome to AOL 2.0 - Let’s start this journey by taking a ride back in time. Some of you are too young to remember the Internet of the early 90s. Back then one of the most popular ways to get “online” was to use AOL. This was the popular online service that came via disks you received in the mail. Prodigy and Compuserve were on their way out and this new service AOL was the darling of the time. I went to college in a small town in upstate New York which had no local number for AOL. I had to call to Albany to access AOL. And boy did I access AOL. One of my first months I received a phone bill for over $500 in long-distance charges (where was Vonage back then?!?) and that didn’t even include the AOL access fees. I still use the same username on AOL today that I originally registered way back then.
The Dexter Season 5 promo was shown at Comic-Con this weekend. Can’t wait for the new season.

I was listening to writer Clay Shirky talk about cognitive surplus – the idea of spare brainpower in the world’s collective mind just sitting there waiting, wanting, to be harnessed.
He had a stand-out statistic that snagged my mind. I thought I would visualise it.
via Sullivan
Incredible.
from the album A Strange Arrangement (Stones Throw) http://is.gd/dznT9Mayer Hawthorne - Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Internet Needs (via soupsoup)
Ballmer sells Windows 1.0
How did this guy become CEO of Microsoft, and why is he still there after a decade of mediocrity?







