August 2010
1 post
“Then all the charm Is broken - all that phantom-world so fair Vanishes, and a...”
– 3.06: features (via Instapaper)
July 2010
1 post
May 2010
7 posts
Where I ‘live’ now →
Apple would never give their competitors this much... →
Google is acting like a child with android. When last did you see Apple give their competition any attention at all - leaders don’t need to point out what the others are doing wrong. They just go and do the right thing.
The Triumph of the Stupidly Optimistic
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Pin point perfect - pithy even.
“a step back to the era of CD-ROMS.” is how eBooks on the iPad are referred...”
– Why iPad apps won’t help magazines. - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine
Pop up decadance
At the tasting sessions under shoreditch town hall.
Peak Phosphorus, and Why It Matters - By James... →
This article ended up annoying me - Its a classic tale of a natural resource running out and the consequences we face. Except for the fact that in page one the solution which worked last time is laid out pretty clearly - we go and find more of it as they did in the 1940s quite deliberately. Human beings solve problems like this when there’s money to be made - complaining that it looks bad...
April 2010
5 posts
The iPad, the Kindle, and the future of books :... →
This is a great article but it’s not about the future of books - it’s about the failure of the industry to realise they need to change. Throughout this piece what leaps out is how defensive and clueless the book execs are. There’s a telling quote from an O’Reilly exec (who to be fair do get it and are doing something sensible).
“Nothing is stopping publishers from putting...
Why I don't think the iPad will beat the Kindle
I’ve had a kindle for about 8 weeks now - never even so much as touched an iPad since, living in the UK, I’m a second hand citizen in Appleland.
Nonetheless I feel qualified to comment on why I don’t think the iPad will destroy the kindle - the reason is simple:
The kindle is simply the best reading experience I’ve ever had.
After 8 weeks of reading on my kindle I can...
CK Prahalad is dead
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Wow - I never met the man but his books were never anything but brilliant.
iPad printing: solved -- Engadget →
Sadly Amusing
The iPad and Innovation Theory « Scott Berkun →
It’s possible that I think Berkun is insightful because his analysis here gives word to my vague feeling about why I probably won’t buy an iPad - it doesn’t do anything compellingly new for me. That said, this is still a great bit of insight.
March 2010
3 posts
Seth's Blog: Driveby culture and the endless... →
Seth is always incredibly insightful but this little essay had one sentence that really struck home
They may have found a short-term solution, but the magazine is doomed precisely because the people they are pandering to don’t really pay attention and aren’t attractive to advertisers.
This is the key concept here. Over time advertisers are only going to pay for results - not...
Greg Mankiw's Blog: Happy Pi Day! →
Sadly I thought this was pretty funny.
'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38... →
The eighties is slowly slipping away from us - thank god god for Tron II
February 2010
5 posts
The Daily Mash - The Daily Mash... →
It’s funny because it’s true.
So Many People don't care: Analysis - David Falk... →
It never ceases to amaze me how the USA lives in a bubble. The NBA is irrelevant to the point of obscurity in most of the world yet front of mind for so many Americans.
Java Media Downloads →
Had a real “second take” moment when I landed on this page. Sun really is just a memory.
January 2010
3 posts
How to be wrong - 'Show and Sell: The Secret to... →
Until now I actually thought this kind of thing was true. I’ve been massively disappointed by the iPad as announced. It’s an iPhone with a big screen and most importantly - it’s not available for at least 2 months. I shall not be buying one.
Things amazon should do to improve the kindle
I gave in and bought a kindle for Xmas. This is the fourth ebook reader I’ve paid for and it’s by far the best one. Wireless is a killer feature by itself but the kindle is also the best user experience i’ve seen for these devices and for the first time I’ve read and enjoyed books on an eink screen.
So what’s wrong? Two key things: there’s not enough books available and they are hard to find.
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October 2009
2 posts
On trends and the destruction of value →
Loving Instapaper Pro →
August 2009
3 posts
In which I agree with Cory and whup metadata’s... →
John Hughes dies →
People don’t pay for HiDef voice →
May 2009
1 post
Addressing the issue of problem children →
April 2009
1 post
Eurotunnel customer service rocks! →
March 2009
1 post
Phillip Jose Farmer has died →
February 2009
2 posts
Is the recession saving lives? →
Do we really think Bush was that dumb? →
January 2009
1 post
Just do the right thing →
December 2008
2 posts
Disintermediation and the enemy of the good →
What Recession? →
November 2008
8 posts
Funniest Sentence I read today →
I got my money back! →
First impressions of the Blackberry Storm →
The Auto bailout →
My continuing obsession with celebrity death →
How companies plan and execute awful ideas →
People say the strangest things →
Obama →
October 2008
3 posts
On default sort orders and wasting my time →
Lehman employees stage protest! →
Design that works →
September 2008
2 posts
More Deaths: Michael Hammer is gone →