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George Orwell’s 5 Rules for Effective Writing

by Dirk June 8, 2011

I do so much writing, I reckon capturing this somewhere I can always get to it is smart. All pretty common sense, but nice to keep as a touchpoint. Via Pick the Brain. 1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. 2. Never use [...]

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Is writing my religion?

by Dirk June 20, 2010

I’ve noticed that the vast majority of publishing I do at this website is done on Sundays. Without intending such it has essentially turned into a routine: during the workweek I am too busy with work; on Saturday I am in some form either recovering from the workweek and/or taking care of errands of weekend [...]

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Why did I stop writing?

by Dirk April 11, 2010

I’m in the process of copying all of my writings from around the web and aggregating them here at knemeyer.com as part of a redesign process. The new site is going to be a pretty complete picture of my intellectual output over the last decade and I am pretty excited about it. One thing that [...]

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Wishing for better “news” and “reporting”

by Dirk September 21, 2009

Today I stumbled upon an exceptional three-part series analyzing the safety of trendy new sweeteners Truvia and PureVia. Both are derived from “natural ingredients” and I was thus intrigued by their safety or risks, which led me to these articles. In reading all three of them in breathless succession I was struck by how they [...]

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To Tweet or not to Tweet?

by Dirk February 18, 2009

I’ve been aware of Twitter pretty much since it began. I signed up for an account (being in software, it is my Sworn Duty to sign up and check out Hot New Services to stay current), and watched it become a geek mainstay with some level of bemusement. At its most ridiculous level, I did [...]

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Being seen

by Dirk July 2, 2008

I indulge in the conceit of writing on this website for absolute public consumption; that is, there is no password protection or attempt to hide what I write. It is out there for anyone to be pointed to or find. In addition, what I write is largely unedited and reflects a raw and transparent view [...]

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The virtue of this website

by Dirk January 8, 2008

Despite the fact that I do not regularly post here anymore, this website continues to be an amazingly effective mechanism for creating new relationships, and for forging closer relationships with people new and old. Over the past few years I’ve met multiple “long lost” first cousins, people who are interested in archival information about my [...]

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Time and change

by Dirk May 8, 2007

In recent weeks I’ve had neither the interest nor energy to do any writing beyond what is absolutely necessary in a professional context. And its a shame, for I’m in a really lovely little professional place: working with clients and co-workers that I enjoy, designing or directing some really interesting products, and immersed in the [...]

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End of an era (as it were)

by Dirk July 6, 2006

I’m in the final stages of wrapping up what has turned out to be a 3 1/2 year orgy of publishing articles on design and business. Since February 2003 I’ve published over 75 articles in more than 15 different places. That’s about two articles per month during that period. As my regular readers have noticed, [...]

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My first foreword

by Dirk February 15, 2006

I recently had the chance to see a foreword that I’d written for a book that is now officially in print. I’ve seen plenty of things that came from my own hand in print, but to be asked to provide this content for someone else’s vision is a pretty humbling and exciting experience! The book [...]

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