July 2008
103 posts
WatchRun Linux & Doom on an iPod
Nerdy fun for all. I’d be scared to hack around too much with an expensive bit of kit like an iPod though…definitely warranty-voiding!
“If you can imagine a man having a vasectomy without anesthetic to the sound of...”
– Bill Bryson (via tmblg)
Not read anything by Bill Bryson in a while - went through a stage of devouring loads of his books, he’s great. Must add his recent one on Shakespeare to my “to read” list.
Wikipedia: A113 →
“A113 is an inside joke present in animated films created by alumni of CalArts, referring to the classroom number used by character animation students at the school”.
Seen in Wall-E, South Park, Toy Story, loads more.
Essential criteria for a web app
It must make my life either (or ideally both)
easier
more interesting
If it doesn’t, I really don’t care.
PHD Comics →
This site often provides a bit of a laugh, but can be quite inconsistent. Today’s strip about “Pop Culture Scholars” is a classic though, especially after having just spent 3 years at a performing arts school.
While it’s not brilliant, I’m still pleasantly surprised by the new System of a Down side project, Scars on Broadway. Some sub-three-minute rawk gems.
“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”
– The opening line of William Gibson’s Neuromancer
(via Great opening lines from sci-fi)
“New media and music type person who also writes a bit.”
– My 100% truthful, well sub-140 character Twitter bio.
Full text of an angry letter written by food... →
…because they removed an indefinite article (“a”) from one of his pieces.
Part of me wants to hate him for being all self-righteous and up himself over something that is, in the whole scheme of things, really minor. And he does come across as a bit of a cock in this letter. But at the same time, I appeciate how annoying some un-thought-through editing can be (oh, woe is me, I...
My mate says The Wire is simply the greatest TV... →
I’m reblogging this post at the request of my good friend and colleague Pursehouse, who says:
please reblog the post i’ve just done :) you have people following you and it might help start the revolution!
I’ve yet to be convinced by the show myself, but whatever keeps him happy…he might stop talking to me on my lunch break otherwise.
The Wire is simply the greatest TV...
“This is why I know it’s still early in the development of the internet, because...”
– Jeff Bezos of Amazon (via petervidani)
Spam subject line du jour
“Nazi toddlers ruined my birthday”.
Jonathan was intrigued to read about the Google... →
“What viable ideas lie undiscovered in the space between a digital photo frame...”
– Paul Graham on the idea of simplified browsing
“I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable...”
– Philip Dusenberry (via simko)
FACT: 81.5 percent of all e-mails sent in June... →
Wow.
“I think it’s axiomatic that a new form — and I view YouTube as a new form of...”
– Eric Schmidt, Google CEO
Selling with DIPADA
Talking to older and wiser people at work learns me stuff…
Definition - Define needs and wants.
Identification - Identify your products/service with needs and wants.
Proof - Prove that your product/service satisfies needs and wants.
Acceptance - Gain acceptance for the proof.
Desire - Gain desire for product/service.
Action - Close that sale.
“The archetypal example [of dread] is the example of the experience one has when...”
– Wikipedia on Existentialism (via inky)
The classic Albert Camus quote “Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?” is a great case of this.
Death Cab for Cutie... →
…were “mostly boring with the odd flash of melodic brilliance” at their Manchester gig tonight :-(
“Every time you sniff and say somebody has ‘too much free time’, the...”
– Twitter / Merlin Mann (via topherchris)
Nintendo unveils Wii Music →
Another Guitar Hero/Rock Band competitor (with a really crap name). Yawn. But the fact that it’s set to include 60 instruments sounds interesting - maybe Clarinet Hero isn’t too far off after all? ;-)
$99 cup of coffee →
Made out of beans that have “passed through the digestive tract” (eurgh) of some monkey-cat-raccoon-thing.
£50 ($99) for a cup in Sloan Square. Ouch. I’ll just stick to Nescafé and lukewarm water, eh Marco? ;-)
“The main value of your initial idea is that, in the process of discovering...”
– Paul Graham
Provigil →
“Entrepreneur’s drug of choice” in Silicon Valley, apparently.
“Your twenties are always an apprenticeship, but you don’t always know what for.”
– Jan Houtema (via krisnair)
Looking forward to finding out what mine are for…their 18 months have been interesting so far!
The world's shortest horror story →
The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door…
“There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and...”
– Ed Howdershelt (via Dive Into Mark)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-7-13) →
INXS
Mogwai
Boys Noize
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness
BBC Radio 2
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