But listen, don’t get me wrong. I’m all for discussion and community and social interaction. That’s what has made this hiatus so difficult. I miss the people. I miss the conversations. Not all of them or even most of them, but some of them, at least. But I’m not interested in talking and writing about something as asinine as Google Glass and how it’s going to revolutionize the way the top 1% of the wealthiest nation in the world is going to conduct their entitled, abnormally unique lives ...
Let’s talk about the things that last. Let’s talk about making lives better around us. Let’s talk about making choices that aren’t about blessing ourselves, but rather about helping others. Let’s talk about the things that would still matter to our great-grandparents, and the things that people will still be talking about when we have grandchildren of our own.[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][Aaron Mahnke](http://aaronmahnke.com/thoughts-on-my-social-hiatus/)
The best article I've read this week. I'm glad Aaron's back.[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
Tag: Writing
Designing blogs for readers - Matt Gemmell
I was talking to my friend Evgenia about blogs recently (do say hello, and encourage her to start her own – she’s thinking of doing so), and at this point I should restate something I told her: I think that blogs are for their authors first, and their readership second.
I don’t think there’s any reasonable way, or any need, to separate vanity and ego from a personal blog. Writing is inherently about its author, and is a product of their personality and opinions – that’s not something to be shy about, and we shouldn’t try to change it either. So, write for yourself – and hold yourself to an appropriate standard, because you’d better believe that others are judging the person as well as the piece – but as soon as you publish your views, you’re inviting readers to take a look. I think that the needs of the reader and the author are more aligned than many blogging systems seem to believe. ~ Designing blogs for readers - Matt Gemmell
quotable quotes
Imagine a world where the artificial pancreas is available to everyone who needs it. A world where we wake up in the morning, our blood glucose is reset. A world where we don't have to stop and think all the time. A world where we get a guaranteed A1c in target that will protect us from complications. Imagine the 'health dividend' that the artificial pancreas will create – that would have an enormous long-term impact on healthcare costs. Imagine equally as much change as we have seen since our last meeting in 2010. We look forward to watching our world, following it, writing about it, and to preparing to live a life that is more normal, healthy, productive, and predictable.[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][Kelly Close (diaTribe, San Francisco, CA)](http://diatribe.us/issues/54/quotable-quotes) on how an artificial pancreas would be life-changing for people with type 1 diabetes. Her comments were met with a round of applause at the FDA/JDRF/NIH Workshop on Innovation Towards an Artificial Pancreas, Bethesda, MD, April 9-10, 2013.[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
