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13,223karma·911submissions·April 6, 2011
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On the food side, I agree with you about there not being much room for creativity in my setup. I'm comfortable with that. I like it, even, since coming up with new items or menus was never a part…
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I intentionally omitted that information. I wasn't commenting on the article to promote my business, so I left out the specifics of what I do in favor of focusing on the article and the industry.…
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I’ve worked in the food industry for quite a while, 16 years I think, often in kitchens but sometimes in other areas. About 20 months ago I launched my own food business. I’m the only employee. The fe…
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If a moderator thinks it's worthwhile, the article headline has changed to Chasing Relevancy at Any Cost, Even Free.
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Two good additional pieces. One is John Oliver's segment on this from his show Last Week Tonight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks&sns=em The other is a piece by t…
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Maybe there's been algorithmic marketing from Amazon, but I meant featuring. I know they did at least two email blasts promoting the book (maybe others, too, I don't know).
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A friend recently published a Kindle Single, about 16,000 words. It's done quite well, largely because of three factors: Amazon marketing, the popularity of the subject matter, and timely externa…
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I've never been a gamer. Except for Descent. And Descent II. I still have them and every few years play them on an old Mac. The queasiness kicks in every time I start playing them again.
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It's easy to say this writer and those cited in the article were wrong. More broadly, reading this reminds me of an Economist article from a couple years ago discussing how Fuji and Kodak took di…
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I started a non-tech business about 10 months ago. Food, actually. I go to work every day, but my business, though profitable, isn't large enough yet to hire. Of course, there are limits to what …
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This is another good time to remind those interested in the Apollo missions that the Moon Machines series provides a great look at the non-astronaut people and work that went into the effort. http:&#…
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That's from the six-part series Moon Machines. It's a great look at the research and scientific work that went into the Apollo lunar program, and the focus is on the men and women behind the…