by Tom | Sep 29, 2006 | Reading
I was tempted to quote Steve Yegge’s article on the Google development process, but decided not to in the end. So it was fascinating to see a friend’s take on it from the other side of the fence. Summary: not great for people wanting to partner with...
by Tom | Sep 28, 2006 | Reading
Interesting musings on what the long-term significance of the “violence” quote might be. Summary: Islam uses Mohammed as a Pope-like figure to gather behind; the secular terms violence/non-violence, parody/defamation become linked with religion; a majority...
by Tom | Sep 27, 2006 | Reading
So…most of the people I know who have tried social networking sites have tried Friends Reunited or are “contacts” on LinkedIn. Very few use anything else (like Plaxo, for example). So it was somewhat of a shock to get a mail from Bella (who used to...
by Tom | Sep 27, 2006 | Reading
Caroline wonders if the curry milkcap might be the solution to my take-them-or-most-often-leave-them approach to mushrooms.
by Tom | Sep 25, 2006 | Reading
And then some. What can’t he balance and knock down? Thanks to Amanda for the link.
by Tom | Sep 25, 2006 | Reading
Brother-in-law gave me a pedometer for my birthday (it measures steps taken using a pendulum-swinging system). I thought this was an interesting present, even a pre-emptive intervention (”Are you calling me fat?”). The manual suggests 10,000 steps per day...
