by Tom | Mar 11, 2011 | Reading
Now I know there are a vanishingly small number of people who believe in the literal truth of the words in the bible, but for those few remaining, this won’t be enough to convince them. I’m not clear how it overlaps with the West Wing argument, either. It...
by Tom | Mar 11, 2011 | Business, Reading
More of the same discussion as earlier. Admittedly these aren’t $0.99 books, but still significantly cheaper than most mainstream books (which I guess is where 100k+ sales a month puts you). The killer phrase (based on a $300k+ income a month): no traditional...
by Tom | Mar 11, 2011 | IT
Backupify is another useful tool in the armoury. It backs up lots of online services like Twitter, Facebook and Gmail / Google Apps accounts. I’m not yet sure its worth $20 a month for me (to do what I’d need to). However, spread that over my family and...
by Tom | Mar 11, 2011 | Reading
ICorrect is an interesting idea. It’ll work until someone fakes their way on to it and then it could lose all its trustability. Even at present, it is difficult to trust it entirely, as there is no real proof that anyone on the site is who they say they are. The...
by Tom | Mar 11, 2011 | Personal
I’m sure it’s been done to death, but I love the idea of such a T-shirt for our dragon boat team.
by Tom | Mar 11, 2011 | Personal, Reading
It does concern me that I might come over this way. Not that I care about insignificant details in word choice, of course. FYI Basic instructions is often very, very funny. I recommend.
by Tom | Mar 11, 2011 | Personal
I have a personal disinclination to doing group status things. Often I very much support the sentiment, though the manner of expressing it is often not what I’d choose. I guess it had something to do with having a blog for so long; having some idea of a personal...
by Tom | Mar 10, 2011 | Hong Kong / China, Personal
Decided to hike rather than gym today. Took a diversion that pottered out in a goat track, so I turned back. Not a bad view, though…
by Tom | Mar 10, 2011 | Business, Personal, Reading
Dave writes very eloquently that centralisation (e.g. one Facebook, one Twitter) creates clear Achilles heels for news networks, especially. I think he’s right that people need to have a piece of their own infrastructure on the internet, just as most people have...
by Tom | Mar 10, 2011 | Business, Reading
Sounds like it is possible to make a proper living selling books cheaply. Note: not cheap books. I wonder how this will translate to music? The computer games industry has worked out that apps can provide a serious revenue stream for creators, and is now looking at...
