Hi there! I’m trying something new. As an experiment, I’m going to write things on a Posterous blog for the next 30 days. I invite you to follow along at jasonrobb.posterous.com.

Posterous is a new kind of blogging platform. The reason it is so appealing to me is because its primary means of posting is via email. Read more about it at Posterous.com.

Sure, I could have set up something to post via email to WordPress (the CMS this blog is run on), but that wouldn’t be nearly as exciting as trying something new and unusual.

I’ll be back in August, 2010

I won’t be posting anything here until the beginning of August. At that time, I’ll post a review of Posterous on this blog, as well as my verdict: is it easier and more enjoyable to write posts via email than through a CMS? So far, my initial assessment is that it’s going to a lot of fun.

Thanks for reading!

Merlin Mann rocked my world today with this video. The point I want to highlight is that the Internet (by and large) is never going to tell you when to stop looking for answers and get back to work.

Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now) from Merlin Mann on Vimeo.

Here’s a quote directly from Merlinn’s site:

Here’s a video I made about a video I made. Consequently, it’s also about writing a book, fake self-help, the long road to developing expertise, and the ups and downs of repeatedly asking the world to tell you who you are.

Near the end of the video while talking about self-help sites, like Life Hacker, Merlin mentions how they have a disincentive to tell people to leave and get back to work.

…they’re not bad people but the nature of what they do requires them to not tell you when you’re done.

This is one of the biggest problems I have with the Internet in general. It’s never going to tell you to go home. It’s always on, always ready to feed you more information. This can be a great thing, but like Merlin says, there is a dark side. It’ll never tell you when to stop looking and get back to work.

Brilliant idea for a waste basket. I’m suddenly overcome with a hankering for muffins.

Fabriano is a basket made entirely of recycled paper. The thin layers consist of 50 disposable bags and when the bin is full you just have to extract the bag and throw it away, the layer beneath is ready to collect more paper. The shape of a “muffin cup” is easy to produce and allows to obtain the shape of a classic office bin, as well as it gives a personality to it.