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Although I quite admire this sentiment as a utopian principle, I have some problems with it in the real world. Because, you see, this is what I do for a living.”</p> <p>Saved By: <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc" title="Visit Mark Paschal on Ma.gnolia">Mark Paschal</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/wrugashez" title="View Steven Poole: Free your mind on Ma.gnolia">View Details</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/wrugashez/thanks/feed/confirm">Give Thanks</a></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/writing" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'writing'">writing</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/drm" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'drm'">drm</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/profession" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'profession'">profession</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/making+a+living" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'making a living'">making a living</a></p> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:59:08 PDT http://stevenpoole.net/blog/free-your-mind/ http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/wrugashez writing drm profession making a living markpasc http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ <p><a href="http://lettersunknown.com/archives/001200.html"><img alt="Essay Writing | Letters to an Unknown Audience" src="http://scst.srv.girafa.com/srv/i?i=sc010159&amp;r=lettersunknown.com/archives/001200.html&amp;s=1fdf1258bdec7a2d" /></a></p> <p>Ezra compellingly disagrees with Paul Graham</p> <p>Saved By: <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc" title="Visit Mark Paschal on Ma.gnolia">Mark Paschal</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/clefinuchord" title="View Essay Writing | Letters to an Unknown Audience on Ma.gnolia">View Details</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/clefinuchord/thanks/feed/confirm">Give Thanks</a></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/ezrakilty" rel="tag" title="Find 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profound philosophical questions.</p> <p>Saved By: <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc" title="Visit Mark Paschal on Ma.gnolia">Mark Paschal</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/puvibetesc" title="View Clive Thompson on Why Sci-Fi Is the Last Bastion of Philosophical Writing on Ma.gnolia">View Details</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/puvibetesc/thanks/feed/confirm">Give Thanks</a></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/scifi" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'scifi'">scifi</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/fiction" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'fiction'">fiction</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/writing" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'writing'">writing</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/philosophy" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'philosophy'">philosophy</a>, <a 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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ <p><a href="http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm?textType=excerpt&titleNumber=689794"><img alt="The Best American Essays 2007; ISBN-10: 0618709274" src="http://scst.srv.girafa.com/srv/i?i=sc010159&amp;r=houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm&amp;s=0e7ea7825b112c93" /></a></p> <p>“In sum, to really try to be informed and literate today is to feel stupid nearly all the time, and to need help.”</p> <p>Saved By: <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc" title="Visit Mark Paschal on Ma.gnolia">Mark Paschal</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/duzokore" title="View The Best American Essays 2007; ISBN-10: 0618709274 on Ma.gnolia">View Details</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/duzokore/thanks/feed/confirm">Give Thanks</a></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/writing" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 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foster wallace markpasc http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ <p><a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/greatestcopyshot"><img alt="A List Apart: Articles: Greatest Copy Shot Ever Written" src="http://scst.srv.girafa.com/srv/i?i=sc010159&amp;r=alistapart.com/articles/greatestcopyshot&amp;s=ebb17c7c99e77719" /></a></p> <p>"So what makes good copy good? Perhaps we can find out by considering what’s made the best of the best… the best."</p> <p>Saved By: <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc" title="Visit Mark Paschal on Ma.gnolia">Mark Paschal</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/sastinowa" title="View A List Apart: Articles: Greatest Copy Shot Ever Written on Ma.gnolia">View Details</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/sastinowa/thanks/feed/confirm">Give Thanks</a></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/copy" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'copy'">copy</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/design" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'design'">design</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/writing" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'writing'">writing</a></p> Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:39:31 PST http://www.alistapart.com/articles/greatestcopyshot http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/sastinowa copy design writing markpasc http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ <p><a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20070129/oconnor_01.shtml"><img alt="Gamasutra - Feature - Gamasutra Podcast Transcript - An Interview With Susan O'Connor" src="http://scst.srv.girafa.com/srv/i?i=sc010159&amp;r=gamasutra.com/features/20070129/oconnor_01.shtml&amp;s=179bcc5711879dce" /></a></p> <p>via ars technica's opposable thumbs</p> <p>Saved By: <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc" title="Visit Mark Paschal on Ma.gnolia">Mark Paschal</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/nadokird" title="View Gamasutra - Feature - Gamasutra Podcast Transcript - An Interview With Susan O'Connor on Ma.gnolia">View Details</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/nadokird/thanks/feed/confirm">Give Thanks</a></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/games" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'games'">games</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/design" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'design'">design</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/writing" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'writing'">writing</a></p> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:40:47 PST http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20070129/oconnor_01.shtml http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/nadokird games design writing