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chrbutler

On re-reading Kurt Vonnegut: bit.ly/KZ58LG #longreads about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
"fictions of our end times are now...among the truest & most realistic stories that we can tell." bit.ly/JSst4x #longreads about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
"If catastrophe & hostility are what we’re expecting...yearning for ET contact seems perverse." nyr.kr/KWhVOg #longreads about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
Oh snap, cable TV! read.bi/Mawy3m #stats about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
Privacy "2 serious to be left...in the hands of the judges...2 serious to leave in the hands of technology" bit.ly/LZuest #longreads about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
>:( RT @jomc: "new aesthetic" experts are the new social media experts 3:27 PM Jun 2nd via TweetDeck
@changeorder Mine too! #homestretch 2:55 PM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to changeorder
changeorder If you want to pre-order Success by Design, it looks like it just got posted to Amazon! amazon.com/gp/product/144… 11:59 AM Jun 1st via Tweet Button Retweeted by chrbutler and 3 others
@aaretz @momentdesign Congrats! 2:47 PM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to aaretz
This article on "why scope creep is your fault" broke all of our traffic records: bit.ly/IO0Up3 10:30 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
@aigaphilly Thanks for the mention! 8:36 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to aigaphilly
@JasonTiernan Thanks for spreading the word, Jason. Hope you enjoyed the article! 8:36 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to JasonTiernan
@THEHAUPTHAUS Thanks for the mention! Glad you enjoyed the article. 8:35 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to THEHAUPTHAUS
I've heard "oh, but you don't have kids" tacked on to compliments on achievements just about enough at this point. #FalseDichotomy 6:58 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
Good stuff. MT @momentdesign: Personality matters more than flashy looks (especially w/digital products) bit.ly/LO4rnx via @uxmag 6:50 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
.@newfangledmark provided the new grinder; I picked up the beans. The result: superb espresso @newfangled_web HQ this morning. 6:30 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
@Soffici Thanks for tweeting my article! Hope you enjoyed it. 6:26 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to Soffici
@rapella Thanks for the mention! Hope you enjoyed the article. 6:25 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to rapella
Wow. "Amzn has 69 data & fulfillment centers, 17 of which were built in the past year alone, with more to come." bit.ly/LjAuMX 6:25 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
"little did we imagine the blunderbuss 4 change would arrive in the form of an avaricious imperium...Amazon" bit.ly/LjAuMX #longreads 6:17 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck

Name Christopher Butler
Location Carrboro, NC
Web http://www.chrbut...
Bio Vice President of Newfangled.com, Contributing Editor at PRINT, author at F+W Media, blogger, infrequent designer, reader, science fiction enthusiast