Ruminate

• Finally figured out that my teen son is suffering from depression (at least). How could I have missed it? My worst fears re: genetic legacy. #

• Reading other chapters, I wonder why Martin included an IP section at all. It’s weak and unnecessary to conclusion http://tinyurl.com/568m8v #

After an immensely frustrating conversation a few days ago in which various stereotypes were thrown about w/r/t techies, women, leadership and more, this frame from Clint LaLonde’s fabulous intro video for a Brian Lamb keynote (hey, where’s the archive of the presentation?) caught my attention.

In some great news on an otherwise trying day, Harvard Law School has become the first institution to commit to open access to all of their publications. This is a great step in the right direction and I hope soon see other influential institutions following their lead!

[linktribution: @phaedral]

• Why can’t I ever have a project with needs that all those apps and plugins can fulfill. I’m always having to custom code for obvious needs. #
• Thanks, Twitter, for making those protected update icons annoying again. I had no idea how much I needed that useless padlock right UP FRONT #
• Just finished reading _The Bright Forever_. Wow. Now I can’t sleep. May not sleep again for a long time. Recommended for the hardy. #
• If you’re an outlook user and keep a lot of mail, then you should love Xobni, free and in wide release today: http://www.xobni.com/ #

Patrick Sullivan Jr. (aka editweapon) is having a one-day only, 6-word story contest via Twitter. To participate, follow hashtags (so your posts with tags get indexed) and then post your 6 word story with the tag #6words. You can read current entries via  Hashtags or TweetScan.

• Score! Internet Archives has Complete Poetry and Letters of Keats http://tinyurl.com/4nmokj and Google Books: http://tinyurl.com/3gtoy7 #
• Putting Twitter Status reports on Twitter is kind of a boneheaded move unless duplicated somewhere else too. #