It’s probably no secret to anyone who knows me that I am a big fan of Apple. While I recognise there are some legitimate criticisms that could be leveled against them (for instance their approach to security could probably be a little more accepting of the fact that malware exists), I think that, on the …
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The Domino Project
Seth Godin’s new book “We are All Weird” is a truly excellent read. I don’t think I’ll ever again think the same way about the company I work for. I hope to be able to spread some of the ideas around, and a good way to start is to point people towards the blog related …
Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011
R.I.P. Steve Jobs. Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/ Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
9.61% interesting…on Twitter
So, according to this quite amusing graphical ‘twitter profiler’, this is me as of today:
Penn Jillette
Penn & Teller are my favourite magicians. I love many magicians, especially Derren Brown (ok, so he’s more of a mentalist, but whatever), Lennart Green, Jerry Sadowitz and Paul Daniels, but Penn & Teller are my absolute favourite. I’ve seen their show in Vegas live more times than I care to mention and I’ve watched almost …
Don’t bury the idea
It’s very tempting to bury ideas in a lot of extra talk (or writing). If an idea is good, it’s not usually necessary to support it with lots of explanation of why it’s so great. The temptation for writers (particularly those paid by the word – or the 600 page novel) is to take a …
If you want to be a writer, you need to write.
Some sage advice (as almost always) from Seth Godin – which can be summed up as “write, and continue to do so, until you write better”. I’ve always dreamed of being a writer, and on occasion I’ve even done so successfully (I count being paid to write as being more of a successful writer than …
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Joy is simple
I’ve sometimes been asked how, as an atheist, I can enjoy life when all I have to look forward to is nothing (i.e. no afterlife). Actually, this sort of question is based on a fallacy, the truly sad idea that true joy can’t be experienced in this life, but only in some perfect (albeit robotic …
Seth Godin talks about Typography
Typography; we see it everywhere (natch), and much of it sucks. Companies go through a lot of pain to match their typefaces to their brand, often unsuccessfully. Indeed, some typefaces invoke physical reactions in me (I can’t bear to read or write in Times New Roman and Comic Sans gives me this face). In the …
Sam Spratt – an awesome artist
Really loving this stuff! Sam is a very talented artist who illustrates for Gawker etc. Check out his rage face series! http://samspratt.com/ http://sam spratt.tumblr.com/archive