Linux humour, I think —
Brenda has a message for you 🙂 Technorati Tags: rtfm
Archive for January, 2007
52 Proven Stress Reducers —
Relax and enjoy life with 52 Proven Stress Reducers from the American Lung Association. No worries, as they say down here. Technorati Tags: life hack, stress
Thomas Dolby & Michael Brecker —
I have always enjoyed Thomas Dolby’s music and periodically delve into his blog to have a look at what he is up to. Tomorrow sees the release of a bonus last episode of his ‘extra material’ video podcasts which were culled from his recent Sole Inhabitant tour footage. Although I don’t have a video iPod, […]
Gladwell on Enron, intelligence and information —
OPEN SECRETS, a New Yorker piece by Malcolm Gladwell, a thinker and writer whose work I really enjoy and who Time magazine named as one of the 100 Most Influential People a few years back. If you enjoy this piece, I recommend his books as essential reading for those interested in how we react and […]
Behold, a blogging Bishop —
Mike Hill is the The Bishop of Bristol’s blog – an interesting read for believer and heathen alike. Started to record the recovery of the Bish and his wife after a car accident, it has broadened in scope considerably. Dave, he of the excellent The Cartoon Blog, recently pointed to Mike Hill’s site and wonders […]
Iraq casualties: which people are paying the biggest price? —
Unquestionably, Iraq has suffered the largest death toll per 100,000 of population with 504 deaths based on a low end estimate of 53,101 deaths from a population estimated by the CIA to be 26,783,383. However, you might be surprised by the people who follow. According to the US Marine Corps Times website, 10.4 American Samoans […]
What’s in my bag these days —
Although the ‘What’s in my bag?’ meme is well past it’s first flush of youth, I do find it mildly diverting to look at what folks carry around. The photos that people add to the ‘What’s in my bag?‘ and ‘Every Day Carry‘ Flickr groups give a small window on the global community’s changing habits; […]
Baby, this is so money! —
For anyone who has seen ‘Swingers’ and ‘Sling Blade’, the YouTube video, ‘Swing Blade’ will be so money. Those that haven’t will just scratch their heads. It’s a one-joke deal but me? I spluttered tea and toast hooting over this breakfast-time find. Technorati Tags: YouTube, Swingers, Switch Blade
Inkless pen —
Jason has blogged an awesome find – a pen made entirely of metal that marks paper permanently without any ink whatsoever. Christmas is a long way off but this is going on the list.
Performancing and ScribeFire: a new twist —
As I mentioned a few days back, PFF, the free blog editor for Firefox is moving to its own domain and has been rebranded as ScribeFire. However, today it was announced that the Metrics part of the Performancing package is to go Open Source after the deal proposed by PayPerPost went south. Metrics, the free […]