Rules vs. Decisions – streamlining thought processes
Just a quick tip – a reminder for myself as much as anything else. It’s already the 2nd week of January – only 50 more full ones this year, and I’m looking at ways to reduce work-fatigue, be more focused (blah blah blah) … really, just trying to squeeze a bit more concentration out of...
There is no such thing as an impulse purchase
I’m just going to say it: there’s no such thing as an impulse purchase*. It’s just a story we tell ourselves … an excuse given in case a purchase doesn’t work out. The idea that we just walk into a store, or discover a service we like the sound of, and just buy it. That’s...
The Guardian’s hiring …
I do like it when big media companies reach out to the developer community for hiring!
Glow in the dark trees
This caught my eye (and reminded me of the pavements that generated electricity), glowing plants that could be used to create sustainable natural lighting. Clever. The people behind it were looking for $65,000 on Kickstarter to help fund their project. They raised $484,013. Those that backed them on Kickstarter are going to be getting seeds...
Passwords as tattoo’s / swallowable passwords
I’ve written before about the need for password strength, and also about my love of 1Password – an app for remembering and creating strong passwords - but this, well this is something new altogether … Regina Dugan is the former head of DARPA – the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – and now works over at (Google...
I Don’t Understand The Facebook IPO
I don’t understand the Facebook IPO. Or, more to the point: as a potential (extremely small) investor, I don’t understand clearly enough how it would make me money. If I were a growth fund manager then yes, I’d be in there all guns blazing … it would make good sense to buy as much Facebook...
The most common birth dates – an infographic
Everyone loves a good infographic. This one shows which birth dates are most popular … as you might expect, September seems to be the most common month for birthdays … all that winter time cuddling … predictably, Feb 29th and Jan 1st are the 2 least common dates. Anyway, a nice heat map illustration of...
Makey Makey – turn bananas into a keyboard!
Oh – this is great! I’m off to my kids school to make sure we get some of these kits … What’s MaKey MaKey? MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century. Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It’s a simple Invention Kit for Beginners and Experts doing...
Great old photos of New York City
Ah, I love these old photos of NYC. Particularly this one of painters on the Brooklyn Bridge: Oh wait, and this one too, where the newspaper headline reads “Nazi Army Now 75 Miles From Paris” But they’re all good. (via)
Grid apps, bookmarks and coffee tables
There are many things that consistently vex me. Solutions for three of them presented themselves this rainy Tuesday morning – too good not to share. Bookmarks I don’t have a problem with bookmarks. (We’re talking about the physical book mark here – something you use to keep your place in a real, physical, book). My...