by Tom | Dec 13, 2007 | Reading
LinkedIn has finally made its move on Facebook, and Moveable Type on WordPress. Roll on the improvements in all four of them. I currently prefer LinkedIn (for business) and WordPress (runs this blog) – interesting to see what that looks like in a years’...
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Reading
Brilliant story from AliBlahBlah. “Waaaahhhh!!! Inappropriate body contact!”
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Reading
The plain English campaign has released its end-of-year list of items that destroy the English language. Frighteningly, the council one is probably the most concise summary I’ve seen on what’s going on in the inspection regime for local government.
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Science
It is very big, and probably not very clever. But pretty.
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Reading
I wasn’t properly aware of earmarking: in this case $1.8bn for defense projects that the Pentagon did not request. The table comparing earmarking vs lobbying spend is very, very interesting: it is massively cost-effective to lobby for contracts. I suppose this...
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Science
Nice book summary from Gladwell suggesting that IQ is not innate: “I.Q. measures not just the quality of a person’s mind but the quality of the world that person lives in”. Given that IQ scores are rising over time (requiring ever harder tests) and that...
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Reading
Interesting thoughts on how to keep your blog alive after your death. While I have lots of stuff backed up, I don’t think anyone but me would easily be able to access it. There’s a business in here, somewhere.
by Tom | Dec 6, 2007 | Reading
I just came across a list of expensive London properties (details here)for 2006. Nice to see what’s going on up the Bish.
by Tom | Dec 6, 2007 | IT
Worth a look at Pathfinder, a replacement Finder / file finder. I guess I do quite a lot of this stuff with Quicksilver anyway, but I do use Finder and don’t like it.
by Tom | Dec 6, 2007 | Reading
I’m sure it will pale once you have seen it, but this rotating office wall in Liverpool looks brilliant. Utterly pointless but excellent.
