“Our industry is so bizarre- you just change a term and they think they’ve invented technology.”
Larry Ellison, regardless of your opinion of him, helps bring people back down to earth when talking about “cloud” computing. Reminding people that “the cloud” is just this year’s version of Software-as-Service, on demand computing, system time rental, or whatever people have been calling basic network computing practices for a decade.
Quick, everyone get in the cloud!
I suspect the only people this will offend are people that deserve it. “Can this pickle get more fans than X” is only a sign that you are not only less interesting than the subject you aim to mock but also the pickle.
Hi David,
Whomever gave you this email address is doing you a great disservice or might have trouble discerning the shapes of letters. I can assure you as a one man photography shop that has literally no need for Xerox products or services (I work with a digital workflow, I use two printing partners, and our digital storage and backup costs are well below retail).
As you can probably imagine, doug@dougstewart.org would be my email address (I’m Doug Stewart), where the contact you seem to be attempting to reach is a Doug Connally- which as best I can find is a Texas surveying firm.
If you’d like to fly me out to whichever city you’re in, I’d be more than happy to take staff photos for no fee, and see what I can to make everyone laugh a bit. In trying to determine whether your email is legitimate or not, I’ve read a couple interviews you gave and you seem like a nice guy who clearly has a touch on the market. Best of luck getting ahold of the other Doug, and keep up the good work!
Portugal. The Man. - “All My People” (3:12)
This is off of their just-released album. I like it, but I’m also convinced the track is at least 50% bullshit and I’m not sure which parts yet.
If you dislike it, you could actually post music as well. Geez Tumblr, it sometimes sure seems like I’m the only one trying to share songs here.
Today
- Wrote 800+ more words of documentation this morning almost by accident. A clarification turned into a new explanation of larger connections, and will leave me on the path to finishing up this main document by tomorrow. (What are remaining are large images and a couple minor descriptions.)
- Then only one more document of equivalently large size and maybe 5-6 small documents and I’ll have moved this project off my plate!
- Getting a demo of the prototype of our new self-made intranet in a few minutes. (Only four people know about it, which is why it doesn’t yet suck.)
- Had one of the best cupcakes of my life. (Somehow, it contained no chocolate.)
- Dave Holmes was on JJGo, and I’ll get to hear it tonight while
- Photographing things for an Etsy store tonight (not my own goods) and thanks to my “$5 and I’ll photo any item” photo rule, I’ll get a bit of income and get to think about how to best show off someone else’s work for once.
- Matt Good might start a podcast that I’m letting you know about right now. He’s been working on things around this for a little while, so I’m glad he’s getting it to work.
Things are good today, people.
Talking Heads - “Girlfriend is Better” (5:06)
A busy day, and a good old favorite to make the day better.
Will Doug be able to write another 3000 words of documentation today?
It’s not really a question, I have to. It’s the only path that leads me to not having to write it in the future.
Don’t expect to hear from me until sun-down, world.
Best little video of the weekend. This should improve your evenings, folks.
(via ohantarctica)
I’m not naming names, but
What if there was a really amazing Mac software company that even Apple has borrowed interface elements from that I’ve helped for three different application betas, and the company were (in theory) in the process of updating their flagship FTP program? What if a new version of that program were so amazing that just its interface updates would make me happy to once again pay full price for a fresh copy?
I’m not saying, but I’m saying. And that’s all I’m ever saying about the subject. I promise.
Colin Marshall, who had to explain what ontological meant. To adults.
p.s.: If you watch the video, I hope you get at least one of the jokes.
p.p.s.: Might help if you also really like Herzog, Morris, or Broomfield.
Now you can have standards, too.
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the cover to sage’s new album, li(f)e, by shepard fairey out may 11th.
[edit by Doug of cities I’m not in]
Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room – 5/28/10
Great news for me! A version of me four years ago would have wanted nothing more in life than a Sage concert. The version of me two months from now is still very excited to get this experience (and naturally, get photos as always).](http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyq92hBCpU1qzjpa2o1_400.jpg)
the cover to sage’s new album, li(f)e, by shepard fairey out may 11th.
[edit by Doug of cities I’m not in]
Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room – 5/28/10
Great news for me! A version of me four years ago would have wanted nothing more in life than a Sage concert. The version of me two months from now is still very excited to get this experience (and naturally, get photos as always).
If I were in a position to pay $1000 a day for Colin Marshall to serve as my conscience and to remind me daily to do more, I do not hesitate to say that I would. Until then, on a less frequent basis and for free, we have his writing to serve as reminder.
Status report
3000 additional words of documentation done. Not even close to being completed as the more I put down, the more I remember needs to be covered.
Also photographed a trash bin with the word BRUTE on it just like the one above, only I saw it more as the art of Aidan Hughes, who also goes by the name BRUTE!
Oh B&H Photo how I appreciate all you do.
After adding nearly everything to the cart that I could think is needed for a fully functioning studio (including being able to shoot scenes up to 12 feet wide and 10 feet tall) it’s good to know that I’m well past the part of buying the truly expensive gear. What’s inside that cart?- 7 different colors of true seamless background sheeting*, professional stands, clamps, gaffer tape, apple boxes, and more. It’ll be a while before I buy this (due to the awkward sizes/shapes, shipping alone is an additional $250), but things are going to be good since these are nearly all one-time costs.
Now also having been through the NPPA’s “Cost of Doing Business” calculator** and getting great advice via David duChemin, I know my previous plans for pricing on my future work were incredibly unreasonable, but mostly unreasonable from the perspective of my time, not my pricing. There is no point in trying to book 1000 shoots a year when it’s smarter charge more, which allows people to expect more from you, and in turn require you to find fewer people to photograph.
I don’t know where this is all going, but so far ‘forward’ seems to be going well.
* no more terrible, reflective, expensive gift wrap used as a backdrop!
** try it- if the number at the end doesn’t scare you, you’re being dishonest about what it’ll cost you to run a business.
