From CNN:
It’s the smartphone everyone owns — and no one seems to like.
Barely three years ago, people were in love with the BlackBerry. What a business.
Kindles on the Subway
I’ve been seeing a lot more Kindles in use on my commute, as well as other ebook readers. Last night, for example, I counted three ebook readers near me.
I’m sure more than a few people are reading on their phones too — it’s how I do the bulk of my reading these days.
When things change, there’s never a big neon sign flashing “THE FUTURE IS HERE.” It just happens from day to day. I remember writing letters in college as a freshman every week. And then, by the time I graduated, I realized that I hadn’t written a letter in a long time. I can’t tell you the day the shift happened.
Triage
It’s already taken me way too many hours to just put (some of) my published fiction back up. Recreating the entire site is simply not going to happen. There’s not enough time in a life to be a digital pack rat. The trick is to prioritize and triage.
On a positive note, this is an opportunity to force me to rethink what the site is about. A lot of cruft have grown up around the site over the years, and this is a chance to start anew. A lot of decisions will have to be made.
Reset
Database gone. More than 1000 posts, and years of work, gone.
Not sure how to describe how I’m feeling right now.
Rebuilding is going to take a long time.