zen bones...

Your fears… …erased here daily. (Click though for...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:05:51 +0200

Your fears…

…erased here daily.

(Click though for full effect)

No teddy bears were harmed in the making of this video.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:05:03 +0200

No teddy bears were harmed in the making of this video.

Sir Clive Sinclair interview (inventor of one of the home computers, doesn't use one!)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:04:53 +0200

Sir Clive: "I don't use a computer at all. The company does."
Interviewer: "So you don't do email?"
Sir Clive: "No. I've got people to do it for me."
Interviewer: "If friends and family want to communicate?"
Sir Clive: "They can do that. We've got a computer in the front office, but I get someone to do it for me."
Interviewer: "That seems odd to me. Why is that?"
Sir Clive: "Sheer laziness I think. I can't be bothered."
Interviewer: "Do you not know how to operate it?"
Sir Clive: "I do know how to, but I don't."
Interviewer: "Sorry to press, but it seems the simplest thing in the world to do your own emails."
Sir Clive: "Well I find them annoying. I'd much prefer someone would telephone me if they want to communicate. No, it's not sheer laziness -- I just don't want to be distracted by the whole process. Nightmare."

"Fifa, the monopoly organiser, is the major beneficiary while South Africa, the host nation..."

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:03:59 +0200

“Fifa, the monopoly organiser, is the major beneficiary while South Africa, the host nation “carries a disproportionate share of the cost burden”.”

- Citibank’s research arm - Business Report - Home - World Cup’s main beneficiary is Fifa, and SA’s slice slims

Piano Lessons Nice!

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:02:53 +0200

Piano Lessons

Nice!

1 billion pageviews for Tumblr - way to go!

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0200

1 billion pageviews for Tumblr - way to go!

15 Things Worth Knowing About Coffee - The Oatmeal

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:00:14 +0200

15 Things Worth Knowing About Coffee - The Oatmeal

The art & science of client cost-estimates

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:08:52 +0200

Airline Client: “You quoted us for 8 days of 2D graphics. I think that’s way too much.”

Me: “It includes revisions.”

Airline Client: “Well, if you do everything perfectly and we don’t want to change anything, can you charge us less?”

Colleague: “If your airline flew us to London and got us there 10 minutes ahead of schedule, would everyone on the plane get a refund?”

via “clientsfromhell”

"Rhetoric is the art of persuasive communication. According to Aristotle, three elements are required..."

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:07:04 +0200

“Rhetoric is the art of persuasive communication. According to Aristotle, three elements are required for effective rhetoric: ethos (your reputation), logos (the logic in your argument) and pathos (the emotion you elicit). All three are a vital triad when presenting for new business.”

- Pitching for new business: Aristotle’s Rhetoric

"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he..."

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:06:50 +0200

“The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.”

- C. S. Lewis

"KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has moved 11,200 of their crew members to Gmail as part of their Google..."

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:05:00 +0200

“KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has moved 11,200 of their crew members to Gmail as part of their Google Apps Premier Edition deployment”

- Official Google Enterprise Blog: Flying into the cloud

Meaning of life… Somewhat simplistic, but, you do a lot...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:03:52 +0200

Meaning of life…

Somewhat simplistic, but, you do a lot worse!

The Apple logo, reverse engineered.

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:03:01 +0200

The Apple logo, reverse engineered.

Adoption of the metric system of measurement. Countries which...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:01:04 +0200

Adoption of the metric system of measurement.

Countries which have officially adopted the metric system

Countries which have not officially adopted the metric system (US, Myanmar, Liberia)

via upload.wikimedia.org

Kiwi jetpack invention gets ready for domestic takeoff OK,...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:00:55 +0200

Kiwi jetpack invention gets ready for domestic takeoff

OK, I’ll have one of these for my birthday, please.

Spotted this outside Mellisa’s today.

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:19:10 +0200

Spotted this outside Mellisa’s today.

The Bloom Box I must say, this could get me rather enthusiastic...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:40:01 +0200

The Bloom Box

I must say, this could get me rather enthusiastic about alternative energy options. The hype around this launch, and the celebs, will drive the fuel cell technology mainstream.

Admittedly, it’s been around since the 1800’s but hasn’t been fully exploited. Also, the “no emmisions” and “green label” the Bloom Box seems to be attracting is a little exaggerated - as there are CO2 outputs. Anyhow, it’s a step away from the ridiculous coal-fired belching power-plants we rely on now, towards something lighter and cleaner. It’s not as green as solar or wind, but provides a more reliable and consistent power source.

The tech fact sheet is here

More over here, and here.

What do you think?

These photorealistic 3D characters are incredible via the whole...

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:39:54 +0200

These photorealistic 3D characters are incredible

via the whole series » 30 Amazing Semi-Photorealistic 3D Cartoon Characters - Noupe

Seems there’s huge growth in tweets but not in new...

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:38:56 +0200

Seems there’s huge growth in tweets but not in new users

via http://blog.twitter.com/

Some Apple iPad Features Screenshots of File Sharing, Character...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:38:52 +0200

Some Apple iPad Features

Screenshots of File Sharing, Character Recognition, HTML5 YouTube And More

A Closer Look At iPad Features - File Sharing, Character Recognition, HTML5 YouTube And More - iPhone Hacks