Darwin awards

by | Jan 6, 2010 | Reading

What better way to celebrate the new year than by reading about people who didn’t make it? I liked the double darwin priest from 2008, but the over-enthusiastic bank robbers were also excellent.

Godless carols

by | Dec 23, 2009 | Personal, Reading

I’m not sure if there is anything Christmassy about the universe, but I guess the stars can sometimes look like tinsel or baubles floating in the inky depths of space. Following the excellent Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People (marred only by the...

CRU data is not “suspect”

by | Dec 17, 2009 | Science

Now this is how to carry out an argument. Are the CRU data “suspect”? An objective assessment. Take the publicly available raw data set, chose two arbitrary subsets and see how the CRU data compares with it. Answer: the CRU adjustments (for entry errors, changes...

10 Android Apps (for students)

by | Dec 16, 2009 | IT

10 Android Apps For The Tech-Savvy Student has some crackers. I particularly enjoy having a periodic table on the beast. I’m not sure when I will use it first, but I’m sure I will. More seriously, ColorDict looks excellent.

Seedcamp: thoughts on its evolution

by | Dec 11, 2009 | Business

Saul writes a fascinating and open summary of how they got Seedcamp off the ground. Interesting to see a meta / self-referential startup get going. Lots of lessons in there.

Venture Navigator

by | Dec 11, 2009 | Business

Maybe I should try the business viability test. An interesting idea, though, to build a small business self-help community around online assessments. [Update: it’s run by a consortium of universities and has a nasty IP clause: “We are the owner or the...

Rubbish charts

by | Dec 10, 2009 | Business, Reading

The Most Ugly & Useless Infographic Competition is a shocking reminder at how effectively computers can stop sensible people thinking.