Should anyone ask, I’m working on some really cool technology right now.As a kid of about 8 years I used to spend my afternoons during the long school holidays going to the local library. There I would sit down and read books (my favorite was the Usborne Book of the Future) on how life would be in …
Should anone ask, treat life as an expriment
Three great tastes come together in this video: Stanford lectures (awesome people talking about awesome things) and IDEO (awesome design) and personal development (becoming even more awesome) come together in this video. Here is Tom Kelley, General Manager at IDEO http://ecorner.stanford.edu/swf/player-ec.swf What does concern me through is that sometimes we need to dig in to get …
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Should anyone ask, the thunderbox upgrade passed the TÜV inspection
In recent times the TÜV certification process has suffered extreme cutbacks and they are now employing cats to certify new installations. Here cats inspect the new thunderbox for safety, design and industry standards conformance. Unfortunately one of the inspectors was off duty after a wasp stung his foot.
Should anyone ask, the “thunder box” has been upgraded.
Dear Cats, Fear ye not the rushing of air as thou relieviest oneself. Allow me to introduce your new and vastly improved ventilation system for the thunderbox. In the summer I usually keep the cat toilet on my terrace and leave the door open. With Autumn approaching leaving a door open is not going to …
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Should anyone ask, TV corrupts cats’ minds
Here is Sophie watching an episode of Simon’s Cat for ideas. http://releases.flowplayer.org/swf/flowplayer-3.2.1.swfDownload Video:
Should anyone ask, housekeeping is underway I want to be able to go away and not to worry about servers breaking or being out of reach. So I have been taking the first steps to get rid of all the bits that I try to self-host. First and easiest is the blog. This blog is …
Data visualisation
This is a wonderful talk on how to use numbers to improve our understanding of numbers and stats. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
Should anyone ask, Ross/@elvis has some funny quotes
Interesting Buddycloud status messages: Now with 33% more Lookup. Coming soon to a place near you. Your address book just got social. Addressbook 2.0 warning: contains 98% awesome malcolm t thunderpants the living address book Ross Savage: Serves Beacon Stew
Should anyone ask, life is a series of conversations, and you die.
Found on my desktop: Life is a series of conversations. You are not living it unless you are having those conversations. Step up and talk. Steve Jobs: Your last day of life: Live every day as the last:Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make …
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Should anyone ask, some thoughts on application development
In 1984, Bob Scheifler and Jim Gettys set out the early principles of X: Do not add new functionality unless an implementor cannot complete a real application without it. It is as important to decide what a system is not as to decide what it is. Do not serve all the world’s needs; rather, make …
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