March 2009
[BOVINEWS] Minnesotans are bleating after police took down an escaped goat… with a shotgun. http://bit.ly/HDUkH
[JOKESONOMY] SJ Merc asks ‘Is Woz the worst dancer ever on DWtS?’ - and files it under “crime”. A crime against TV? http://bit.ly/R5UQu
There was an earthquake? Didn’t notice, I was on podcast duties with @aleksk and @geordiekid. Busy morning already!
[Flickr] 24 Hours of Geotagged Photos on Flickr →
[DigitalUrban] Flickr Spatial Visualisation →
[RoughType] Nick Carr says NYT's Wikipedia article... →
[NYT] Is Wikipedia analagous to urbanism? →
[Macworld] Macworld Expo changes timing, downsizes... →
[GigaOm] Review: Skype for iPhone. Verdict:... →
Watching Planet Earth - but narrator isn’t Attenborough, it’s Sigourney bloody Weaver. Her voiceover at Planetarium sent me to sleep. Bah.
Factoid: 90s version of Wired UK was originally set to have Douglas Adams as editor and Neville Brody as creative dir. http://bit.ly/X2uL
[ENNUIWATCH] “San Jose police say despondent man remains at large”. http://bit.ly/42LnZf
PCC said the Tgraph story that incensed @bengoldacre (cf http://bit.ly/iaAyL ) was “suspended”. But it’s still there! http://bit.ly/m5EBG
(and yes I understand the inherent conflict in pointing to that article, but had to prove it was still there despite PCC ruling against it)
[BBC] Video games 'can improve vision' →
[WSJ] Obama administration forces Out GM chief... →
From my desk: revolutionising rural healthcare using mobile phones, featuring @joshnesbit and @bikobiko. http://bit.ly/M5vf0
Also recently: Wired UK preps for launch - but can it succeed in tough times… and where previous attempts have failed? http://bit.ly/X2uL
I had a few stories published while I was away: those timeshifted words help maintain the illusion that I am constantly toiling away.
Hello world. I’m back. I haven’t said anything for 11 days, and it has been enjoyable.
to everyone: i am on holiday. there will most likely be nothing from me for most of next two weeks.
I have picked the right time to go on a Twitter fast. SXSW=a few days in which everything everyone says means pretty much nothing to me.
Right now I just want to finish this batch of work and go to sleep. Note to SFers; I may not make it out for a drink.
Our sensors are showing high levels of supergeek output from the Austin area; implementing Twitter filter 7G; engaging SXSWIGNORE mode.
Holy 8-bit electroclash, Batman!
Well done to all on Guardian Open. Early days, obviously, but it’s looking good! http://bit.ly/H5mCY
Should go to bed really, but I’ve discovered my sister’s on Facebook. This is weird, for SO many reasons. Won’t go into them now.
i have been communing seriously with the fail whale a lot recently.
Re micropayments: always surprises me how many news orgs think they’re special. We’ve got a tendency to assume bigger=more value. Wrong.
[BizWeek] Military is stepping up investment in... →
[Economist] Brewster Kahle, archivist and... →
[USAT] Obama to receive cybersecurity report →
[Reuters] Cybersecurity chief Beckstrom resigns →
[ZEITGEIST] S’day Times trendspots Pepysdiary a mere 6 years after it started, and Tgraph rips it! http://bit.ly/B8ydc http://bit.ly/KGOVj
Final call: anyone going to ETech tomorrow morning from San Francisco fancy a lift?
Late night ukulele boogaloo!
My Watchmen verdict: visually stunning, sometimes thrilling but story felt flimsy, motives vacuous. Maybe we’re post-postmodern superheroes?
Look Around You is on the telly! And I’ve just discovered we have Garth Marenghi on DVD! I have used up world supply of exclamation marks!!!
Said bye to @thegareth, then went to get car sorted out. Place was crazy: doctor’s convention has apparently overwhelmed rentals in SF.
[NYT] Analyst: Wireless Industry Price Wars Loom →
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Planning a coup. Or lunch. I like to keep them on their toes.
[Europa] Commission adapts nature of monitoring of... →
ETech next week: I’m considering driving down to San Jose some/most days. Anyone need a lift?
[SAI] Google CEO: Twitter A 'Poor Man's Email... →
[MCCRAZY] Can’t get those Chicken McNuggets you were after? Call the police! http://bit.ly/3OqQPs
[ArsTechnica] Pirate Bay: a guilty verdict is an... →
[CNET] AMD appoints new chairman, closes plant... →
Overslept a little, but feeling chipper as a result. Hey world!
[Slashdot] George Riddick — the One-Man RIAA of... →