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A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your t

A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your time talking with and learning about people who are not sending you press releases, rather than those who are. – James Fallows

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Over the eons Ive been a fan of, and sucker for, each latest automated system to simplify and bring order to my life. Very early on this led me to the beautiful-and-doomed Lotus Agenda for my DOS computers, and Actioneer for the early Palm. – James Fallows

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