by Tom | Oct 23, 2009 | Reading
It will take weeks to get through all these videos of presenters losing it live, but they are pretty well all worth it.
by Tom | Oct 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
@jwatson1 Liberated. You'll build up the ones you liked / need over time, and will no doubt find new ones as you do so. in reply to jwatson1 # @jwatson1 NB you might have logged in with a different Google account: I must have five or six by now. #
by Tom | Oct 21, 2009 | Reading
Just as I was rubbishing two-screen eReaders, along comes one that seems to be sensibly designed: the second screen can be the keyboard for the main eInk screen. Smart.
by Tom | Oct 20, 2009 | Personal
Chris has some thoughts about near-40ness which we all share… In related news (80s nostalgia plus Robbie Coltrane), it is well worth watching eight minutes of the first episode of Tutti Frutti. Fantastic film-making, acting and screenplay that you don’t...
by Tom | Oct 20, 2009 | Reading
There is the old saw about a camel being a horse designed by a committee. I have seen two items which could fit this bill. One I feel is destined to die an unpleasant death, the other looks like a real, radical innovation.The not-so-healthy camel? The Spring Design...
by Tom | Oct 19, 2009 | Reading
While the one-to-one tuition we were privileged to get at Oxbridge can’t be beaten, it isn’t cheap for provider or student. There are a number of organisations working on reducing the cost of tuition – amazing to see $399 for a course which you can...
by Tom | Oct 19, 2009 | IT
We have rubbish mobile phone reception in the flat and the house. This does sometimes cause me problems when working from home (especially with no land line in the flat). So maybe a repeater kit would make sense. But £200 seems steep for this: although it would help...
by Tom | Oct 19, 2009 | Business, Government
It seems that there are plenty of ways of getting individuals to look after common resources effectively. The ones that tend to work are generically described as polycentric governance, which translates into “well-defined boundaries, strong community tradition,...
by Tom | Oct 16, 2009 | Reading
Mark sends through a great list of internet annoyances. I have to say that many of them are wrong, but I’d expect that from the Telegraph. Nice to hear from ITW after so long, too.
by Tom | Oct 16, 2009 | Science
Nice approach which shows the readable field shape surrounding an RFID reader with a suggestion that the shape determines the logo. This is a nice idea, but it will confuse people on bluetooth… Splendid geeks, too.
