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DFW...

Dead at 46.
 
To say that David Foster Wallace has had a profound influence on my life, the way I think, and the way in which I perceive the world, is an understatement. 
 
I never made an effort to contact him, in fact, I actively avoided it. This seemed to be the right thing to do in the light of all I knew about David Foster Wallace. I don't know where I am going with this. 
 
Condolences to his family and friends.
 
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Responses from around the web:
 
(New additions at the bottom of the list - the first few links were as I found out. Mostly repetition. I'm trying to choose a bit more wisely now - if you find a good link let me know. Links marked * are particularly worthy of your time.)
(For the blogosphere response check out technorati)
New York Times - Timothy Williams *
 
From the NYT article above:
 
Michael Pietsch, who edited “Infinite Jest,” said Saturday night that the literary world had lost one of its great talents.

“He had a mind that was constantly working on more cylinders than most people, but he was amazingly gentle and kind,” Mr. Pietsch said. “He was a writer who other writers looked to with awe.”

Chicago Tribune - Mark Caro*
Washington City Paper - Jason Cherkis *
Silicon Alley Insider - Peter Kafka
Chud.com -  Devin Feraci *
The Huffington Post - John Seery *
SansPoint - Richard J. Anderson *
 
You can find newer links HERE at a permant page on the fantods.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 14 September 2008 20:47
 

The winner is...

[Better late than never - apologies to all entrants]
 
This was much harder than I expected, so I've picked a runner-up as well and I'm trying to come up with a second prize of some sort.
 
Winner: Congratulations, Steve! Top quote, perfect image.
 

 
Runner-up: Alex's entry had staying power, I just couldn't let it slip by without recognition (and the image is so carefully chosen!).
 
 
Unless email addresses have changed, I'll be in touch with both of you about prizes shortly.
 
Thanks for all of the entries! I promise there won't be delays like this for the next comp...
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Poster Comp Finalists!

Sorry for the delay everyone. I forgot I had to head interstate for a conference and it has taken me a while to get organised since returning. You can check out the finalists here. Congratulations to all of the finalists, there were some wonderful entries. The winner will be announced very soon...
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Motivational Poster Comp Now Closed

Entries are now closed. Finalists will be posted in the next couple of days. There are heaps of great entries! Thanks everyone. :)
 
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Last Day to Enter the Poster Comp

If it's still Sunday somewhere in the world you can still enter! I'll post here when the comp is closed.
 
 
Here's another great entry to inspire your last minute submissions:
 
 cpr
 
 
 
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Last Updated on Sunday, 22 June 2008 07:31
 

Still time to enter the comp

I've found another service to help you enter the DFW motivational poster comp , the Big Huge Labs Motivator Builder (as the Lolcats one is unavailable) seems to work quite well. 
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Motivational Poster Comp Extended

I'm extending the comp for 7 days, the closing date is now Sunday 22nd June in your part of the world (I'm happy to be a little flexible with the deadline). Don't forget, you can enter more than once.
 
This will be the only extension. It is in part due to a number of enquiries about the due date that I am only now just replying to, and also because the poster creation link in the previous news item, and on the comp page , is currently down. I don't want people to have to be image editing whizzes to enter!
 
 
Below are a few of the entries I've received so far, can you do better?
 
ij
 
feral hamster
 
 acid
 
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Last Updated on Sunday, 15 June 2008 14:35
 



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