Cashed Out

What exactly does “lockin” mean? We go through a historic view of what people mean and are afraid of when they use that term. And, then, the usual nonsense. “I’ve traveled extensively through my hotel window.” “You’re the last person using Evernote.” de Bono (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_de_Bono). de Botton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_de_Botton). More: Being in a “man place,” aka, The Grand barber shop. (Robert: old barber places, are there any ‘good’ gendered spaces?) Robert: from FTP to AWS etc., Isn’t this lock-in, rather than commoditization? Related: it’s mostly impossible to get your (all) photos your of flickr. TC Currie: “There’s no such thing as a static environment.” Accounting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BurningofParliament Robert: Rotterdam! Men used to wear yoga pants, in Shakespeare's time. How to keep a journalist’s daily notebook…? (r: diaries, to do lists) “The number-one piece of advice seniors would give to their younger selves is they wished they’d been less