Author: Jason D. Rowley
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Remote Worker Chicken Meatball Soup
People who work in creative fields like writing, programming, and design tend to be productive in fits and starts. I know some folks who have the discipline to sit at a desk and just crank out good quality work, day in and day out. I don’t think I’m one of these people. I can do…
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The Net Fishing Guy
At a beach south of Hilo I spent about 20 minutes watching this guy watch the water. Bunched under his arm was a fishing net. He was standing on some rocks, staring into a pool. Leaning forward, ready to strike. Like a leopard. Every minute or so he would stand up, loosening his stance. Readjust,…
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The Rush To Publish
“academics: yes, let’s meet in 7 months and 6 days, at 2:08 PM ¶ journalists: hi can you comment for this article, it’s due in 47 seconds. also i’ve left you seven voicemails” – @eveewing, a sociologist of education and a writer from Chicago. I know Dr. Ewing is not referring to startup media in particular,…
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Indie Software I Pay For
“What’s tech/software/app that is (a) run by indie devs/small co and (b) that you feel great paying for? ¶ two of mine: ¶ @BearNotesApp @OvercastFM” – @hunterwalk I guarantee I’m forgetting some stuff. This might be updated in the future. Web & iOS Innologica: Inoreader. RSS for power-users. This is how I consume everything from…
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In Regards To Sweatpants
“Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.” – Karl Lagerfeld, RIP Nods while wearing a recently-purchased pair of grey sweatpants. I bought a black pair too. They were cut and sewn in Canada and I spent $95 apiece. In before everyone says it’s my privilege,…
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Note: Wednesday Was Brutal For The Media Business
Contained here are notes and musings, not a formal statement of my position on any matter in particular. On January 23, 2019, the following headlines crossed the wire: BuzzFeed to cut 15% of staff in new round of layoffs (Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter for CNN Business) Gannett lays off journalists across the country (Tom…
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How To Send A Haunted VC/Startup Newsletter
As you may or may not know, I have a newsletter I’ve been sending out since May 2016 on a roughly weekly basis. If you want to keep up with what I write at the day job and the most interesting links I find while procrastinating at my day job, consider subscribing: Rowley.Report. Considering it’s…
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Test
test edit: So, MarsEdit pushes content directly to the blog. Not to drafts like I’d hoped. Glad I found out, and thanks for clicking. Shameless plug: If you’d like to read more about what I write on this blog and the blogs of others (like at Crunchbase News, my day job) you should check out my…
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My Grandfather’s Ghost In The Watch
Earlier today, Apple announced a raft of new phones, which no doubt will excite a lot of people. Apple also announced a new version of its Apple Watch today—Series 4. One of the watch’s new features is very near and dear to me: the conductive pads on the back which help the watch capture electrical…
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Links: September 5, 2018
Blood-Testing Firm Theranos to Dissolve (Wall Street Journal) How To Make A Big Decision (The New York Times) Fully Autonomous Cargo Ships Face Enormous Challenges (Wolf Street) Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene (PNAS) Google launches new search engine to help scientists find the datasets they need (The Verge) Leaders Dominate Public Cloud…