Monthly Archives: October 2006

The Geekiest T-Shirt Ever?

Posted on 31/10/2006 by Iain

I’ve seen a lot of geeky t-shirts in my time. But this one is pretty much the king of the nerd-castle, awesome… (As you might have spotted, I’m struggling a bit with blogging at the moment. A combination of lack … Continue reading →

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A Bookshelf That Looks Like a Book

Posted on 30/10/2006 by Iain

I really like this. A shelf disguised as a book. And it’s not silly money either.

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Are Chavs the New Mods?

Posted on 25/10/2006 by Iain

Are chavs the new mods? It was a thought that entered my head in Brighton a couple of weeks ago. Sure the scooters have changed. And in retrospect the mods’ fashion was way cooler. But the attitude and the lifestyle … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Live Local – Birds’ Eye View of London

Posted on 24/10/2006 by Iain

I was attempting to write something about Friday’s Microsoft Day that I went to. But I visited Live Local search to look something up, then realised I could see my own house from the air, from multiple different angles. And … Continue reading →

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The Value of Experimentation

Posted on 18/10/2006 by Iain

I agree with Russell when it comes to the value of experimentation and play. Asi also brought it up in relation to the video-fronted search engine I mentioned yesterday. I’m all for play and doing new stuff. But there is … Continue reading →

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Amen to That

Posted on 18/10/2006 by Iain

This is a long video clip. 18 mins in total. And it might bore you if you’re not a music geek. It’s all about how a 6 second drum loop from the B-Side of a single by The Winston Brothers, … Continue reading →

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Jobs on Zune

Posted on 18/10/2006 by Iain

From Fast Company: Steve Jobs on the iPod .Vs Zune . Steve Jobs blasts the ability to ‘send’ music to other people via Microsoft’s new Zune player (apparantly it takes a long time and they can only play the DRM … Continue reading →

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Nerd Recruitment

Posted on 18/10/2006 by Iain

Saw this recruitment ad on the MediaTemple site. It made me chuckle. In case you’re interested (and are a ‘picked last in gym’ kind of nerd it links here. Incidentally, if you run your own website and are looking for … Continue reading →

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Spam Names

Posted on 18/10/2006 by Iain

Checking my junk email folder this morning, to make sure nothing important had been misplaced, I noticed just how great the names of these junk mailers are. (I know, I know, they make up the names so that the junk … Continue reading →

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Aaaargh!

Posted on 17/10/2006 by Iain

Could this be the most pointless thing ever? Probably not. But it’s a massive folly of some description. Someone has spent a whole heap of money creating a video based ‘human face’ to a search engine. Type in your search … Continue reading →

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