London Coffee
On the off chance you dont know, I’m a bit of a coffee addict. Or more correctly, a coffee snob. I dont like anything with milk, or too much water in it, so I drink espresso and ristretto mostly. What are those, you ask? An espresso, which most people know, is a small shot of coffee, usually about 20-30ml (or …
Read Morethe Do lectures
The idea is a simple one. That people who Do things, can inspire the rest of us to go and Do things too. So each year, we invite a set of people down here to come and tell us what they Do. They can be small Do’s or big Do’s or just plain amazing extraordinary Do’s. But when you listen …
Read Morescoot day
2 years ago, we had to put our cat, Scooter, down. He had a blocked bowel, or something like that, and was on various medication twice a day, plus he had a habit of throwing up almost daily. Not fun for anyone, especially him. Needless to say, it wasn’t a good day at all. But there is no way we …
Read Morewenger swiss army giant knife
This thing is just insane. Yes, it’s REAL. From Amazon: $499. Manufacturer’s Description The largest Swiss Army Knife in the world. 85 gadgets with 109 features. Weighs 2lb 11oz. Product Description The American Army has its bunker-busters and fuel-air devices. The British Army has the Challenger 2 on the ground and the Typhoon for air cover. The Swiss Army has …
Read Moretim bray at FOWA – the fear factor
Excellent, topical talk by Tim Bray at FOWA (which I was at last week). Big ups the to Carsonified crew for putting these up so quickly! Lots of other FOWA content is up too.
Read Morefuture of web apps – day 1 – workshops
Quick summary – more for my benefit, and notes – of the Workshop day at Future of Web Apps. NOTE: some of these are just my thoughts triggered by the speaker, some are notes from what was said or on slides. In no way should whats below be mistaken for the words of the speaker. First up was Joe Stump’s …
Read Moretopgear.com is live!
After a lot of work, time, rubber and axel grease, the new Top Gear site is LIVE! So, please, go and look around – watch the 300+ videos, read the blogs, and play some of the games. Or if you are in the market for a new car, try the car chooser. Big props to everyone who worked on it – …
Read Morepre-purchase a partial, new album
On iTunes, you can already pre-buy a TV series. This is a really cool feature, which I’ve used in the past for CSI/CSI:NY/CSI:M. It allows me to pay $40 or so now, per show, and download the episodes as they are released on iTunes through out the season. I even got about 50% back due to the writers strike. Now, …
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