Comments on: On radio silence.

By: Russo

Russo — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:31:32 +0000

I am really liking all the work you’ve put into this blog-Very awesome

By: Kate Rados

Kate Rados — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:17:47 +0000

Absolutely right, Pablo. It’s been interesting – a lot of what I’ve been hearing lately has been ‘what’s up with Sleekness?’ and to be honest, it’s been difficult to think of what to say that hasn’t already been said.

Do people really want to hear about what we *think* is a good/bad/pass/fail or do they want to see what we can do? I’m thinking the latter. Though it’ll never stop me from opening my yapper.

Looking forward to your projects, P!

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By: bowerbird

bowerbird — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:12:46 +0000

mike cane is a hyperactive clock.

unlike the storied “stopped clock”
– said to be correct twice a day –
mike is right about 12 times daily.

of course, he is also _incorrect_
all of the rest of the time, meaning
you cannot depend on him. at all.

but you other people?

you’re wrong just as often, and yet
very rarely right, and then only in
the most trivial of ways. plus you
aren’t _nearly_ as entertaining as
mikey. so it’s totally refreshing that
many of you have stopped blogging.

-bowerbird

By: Pablo Defendini

Pablo Defendini — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:19:25 +0000

Don’t knock him too much. He may be rude, cantankerous, combative, and a smartass, but that doesn’t mean he’s not often right.

By: Ben Rubinstein

Ben Rubinstein — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:15:59 +0000

Thank god someone said what we’ve all been thinking about Mike Cane.

By: Pablo Defendini

Pablo Defendini — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:29:25 +0000

agreed. the silence is frustrating, although not quite vexing, since the motivation for business-as-usual isn’t hard to suss out, however misguided (and some—like me—would say utterly, foolishly irresponsible). it is, however, quite unfortunate.

By: Kassia Krozser

Kassia Krozser — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:24:46 +0000

count me in the camp who is focused on the doing rather than the dreaming. not that latter isn’t valuable. it excites me to see bright minds attacking these problems. i’m simply at the point where we’ve talked and we’ve talked, and i’m eager for action.

i’m even more eager for meaningful conversation. with one side remaining (largely) silent, it’s hard to communicate.

By: Fran Toolan

Fran Toolan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:06:09 +0000

wow…

i have even dropped off twitter… too busy, yes, but the signal-to-noise ratio on social media and email list serves has been really low lately. I agree, many of us in the day-to-day struggle to come up with new ideas 6 months or a year ago, have moved on to the new day-to-day struggle to make some of them a reality.