by Tom | Aug 24, 2010 | Reading, Reviews
Keyport Slide is definitely a gadget, but I like that there is still space for innovation in something so humble as the key. If you had to carry six keys with you all the time, would you rather a neat box for your bag or the chunky bunch of keys in your pocket?
by Tom | Aug 18, 2010 | Reading
A few thought-provokers for Wednesday lunch time. Everyone wins in the postcode lottery argues persuasively that we need variation across the country in terms of services and quality provided. There should be a minimal standard, with people able to chose to deliver or...
by Tom | Aug 18, 2010 | Reading
Saddest Photo Evar. Lovely. HT @mrchrisaddison.
by Tom | Aug 16, 2010 | Reading, Science
Sholto has some interesting things to say about the appeal of various religions in The “market appeal” of Ramadan. I can very much imagine that the more demanding, more regular community-oriented religions will hold on to believers more readily. I wonder...
by Tom | Aug 12, 2010 | Personal, Reading
The slow whiny death of british christianity is a characteristic Hari evisceration of organised religion. I agree that most of the state religious subsidies and allowances should be cut, but found myself wondering why I felt that the argument was a little bit of a...
by Tom | Aug 11, 2010 | Business, Reading
The tyranny of chronology in journalism. Lots of thought provoking elements there. The attempt to make the atom of news somewhat smaller than the story is a good one, and not far removed from what I was trying to do at Datamonitor. (Which was making every data point...