Sneakers v. Tennis Shoes

What do you wear at the gym? Informative time wasting! Check them all at Dialect Survey.
Thanks to SVN for the link.
I used to live in a small village of 600 inhabitants in the rural outback of Catalonia, Spain, hence the title of this blog. Since 9/07, I am back in the urban outback of Brooklyn, NY.

Biz types often want to focus on features that sell upfront and short-term profits instead of usability (often only valued after the sale) and long-term relationships. They want to "make their numbers" for this quarter instead of thinking about what's going to win them a customer for life. I guess our culture kinda validates this thinking by emphasizing shallow glitz instead of actual substance. — Matt Linderman, 37signalsRead it all here.