https://www.peterme.com Thoughts and essays from the guy who coined the word "blog." Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:25:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 66990796 https://www.peterme.com/2010/12/18/the-night-of-the-hunter-dvd-box-designs/ Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:25:38 +0000 http://www.peterme.com/?p=1084 The Night of the Hunter is my favorite American film, so I loved this explanation of the process behind its new Criterion box art.

]]> 1084 https://www.peterme.com/2010/09/19/livescribe-the-pen-that-never-forgets/ Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:53:52 +0000 http://www.peterme.com/?p=1077 Thoughtful article. I’m curious about the swarm computing possibilities.

]]> 1077 https://www.peterme.com/2010/06/07/why-i-sold-zappos/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:08:14 +0000 http://www.peterme.com/?p=1073 Tony Hsieh explains the importance of company culture, and reveals the sad small-mindedness of investors and board members.

]]> 1073 https://www.peterme.com/2010/06/07/the-curse-by-josh-ritter-video-by-liam-hurley/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:54:52 +0000 http://www.peterme.com/?p=1070 Josh Ritter’s latest album is excellent, and this was the first song he wrote for it. Lovingly set to a video, with puppets!

]]> 1070 https://www.peterme.com/2010/05/30/top-5-reasons-why-%e2%80%9cthe-customer-is-always-right%e2%80%9d-is-wrong/ Mon, 31 May 2010 04:18:37 +0000 http://www.peterme.com/?p=1067 In my presentations, I use Southwest Airlines as an exemplar of customer experience. Recently, people have used Kevin Smith’s experience to refute that. This post will help me refute *them*.

]]> 1067 https://www.peterme.com/2010/05/23/every-hug-every-fuss-scientists-record-families%e2%80%99-daily-lives-nytimes-com/ Mon, 24 May 2010 02:40:14 +0000 http://www.peterme.com/?p=1060 Fascinating study of double-income family homes. Rigorous anthropology done with all the observation technology you’d want!

]]> 1060 https://www.peterme.com/2010/04/03/the-collapse-of-complex-business-models/ Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:17:13 +0000 http://www.peterme.com/?p=1053 Interesting piece, though I suspect Clay’s analysis is a few degrees off. Makes me want to read The Collapse of Complex Societies, though.

]]> 1053 https://www.peterme.com/2010/04/03/scouting-an-abandoned-hotel-in-southern-california/ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:30:10 +0000 http://www.peterme.com/?p=1050 Wow. Gorgeous Art Deco hotel, pretty much untouched since it shut down in 1939.

]]> 1050 https://www.peterme.com/2010/03/04/and-the-angel-said-unto-him-stop-hitting-yourself/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:34:29 +0000 http://www.peterme.com/?p=1042 Funny.

]]> 1042 https://www.peterme.com/2010/02/22/a-new-global-visual-language-for-the-bbcs-digital-services/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:24:08 +0000 http://www.peterme.com/?p=1038 Truly impressive work, and an impressive post detailing it!

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