This is going to be the final post on this blog... Read More...

Tags: metapost

Big news on the employment front! Read More...

Tags: work

I have big changes rippling through the internet right, for this site.
You didn’t notice them...oh Read More...

Tags: metapost

I know this is not the sort of thing that I normal blog about, but really, Steve Wozniak on Dancing with the Stars, I couldn’t pass this one up! Read More...

A quick post about my latest web site update and things in the pipeline. Read More...

Tags: writing

So it is the beginning of a new year, is this going to be a new start on this web site? Read More...

Tags: metapost

Are we able to think clearly when surrounded by mess because chaos is inherent in all our minds, even those of the great writers and thinkers, asks Clive James.

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X-Rays Emitted From Ordinary Scotch Tape:"Maximum Prophet writes "When I was in High School, I built an X-Ray machine that (probably) didn't produce any X-Rays. I used an old vacuum tube and high voltage. Little did I know that simple triboluminescence would have enough energy to do useful work." The catch: you'll need to peel your tape in a vacuum, and have the x-ray film at the ready.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Tags: science

This might sound like a bit of a gloomy post, but please stay with it. It is not as bad as it seems, honestly. Read More...

So this is part of 3 of my epic length post, which I started here and continued here, so...what else do I have to add...? Read More...

Tags: webdesign

You may have noticed that the last few months the number of posts here has slowed to a trickle. I mentioned some top secret projects in this post. It’s now time to reveille some more details. Read More...

Tags: metapost, writing

iPhone rants and raves:"
On twitter, @mparekh (Michael Parekh) lamented the other day:

Had my 3G iPhone Crash 5 times so far, hanging up on boot screen. Full Restore every time, each taking 2 hours. On 6th restore. Anyone else?


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On 3G iPhone crash (cont.), using Mobile Me sync, and have over 60 paid and free Apps installed. Last hang up was while on-air App upgrade.

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Tags: apple, iphone

You may have noticed that things have gone a bit quiet on the bloging front of late. Read More...

Tags: metapost

I know this a bit of an old story now, but with everything thats been going on in my life, I’m a bit behind with my posts!
Anyway, the frist of this month saw the long awaited release of the 4th edtion rules for the Dugeons and Dragons role palying game.
So where does this event register on my scale of world changing events? Read More...

Tags: gaming

In the last few months I’ve been through 2 major turning points in my life and the first of these I had no choice about it happening, it was forced on me. But turning points are important and in this case while I wouldn’t have chosen for the first turning point to happen, I’m now glad it did. Read More...

Tags: work, writing

Yesterday was a big day for me... Read More...

Tags: work, writing

So my last day at my current job. What's next for me? Read More...

Tags: work

It's been a real up and down week (sadly mostly downs) for me, so heres a quick summary of what's happened. Read More...

Tags: writing, work

D and D Co-Creator Gary Gygax Has Passed Away:Mearlus writes "In the recent past co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons Gary Gygax has worked with Troll Lord Games, a small tabletop RPG publisher. Their forums have up a post noting that Mr. Gygax has apparently passed away. Gygax was known, along with Dave Arneson, as the Father of Roleplaying." Saddened reactions from well-known designers have already begun to appear online. Consider this is an in-memoriam Ask Slashdot question: How has D and D (and tabletop roleplaying) touched/improved your life?
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Tags: gaming

The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World:"There are about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 insects on earth at any given moment. Seriously, that's a real number. For every one of us, there are 1.5 billion bugs. But some of them are so horrifying, just one is too many. Here are five you want to avoid at all costs."

(Via digg.)

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Wow 3 posts in 1 day, something must be important!
Yes it is. I've just looked at the latest stats for my web site. Read More...

Study Finds Film Enjoyment Is Contagious:"Hugh Pickens writes "A report from Science Daily says that scientists have proven that the presence of other people may enhance our movie-watching experiences by influencing and gradually synchronizing viewer emotional responses. This mutual mimicry also affects each participant's evaluation of the overall experience — the more in sync we are with the people around us, the more we like the movie. In a series of experiments, researchers found that people watching a film together appeared to evaluate the film within the same broad mood and another study found that synchrony of evaluations can be traced to glances at the other person during the film and adoption of the observed expressions. 'By mimicking expressions, people catch each other's moods leading to a shared emotional experience. That feels good to people and they attribute that good feeling to the quality of the movie,' said one researcher."
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Aahh, how many times have I had to explain this to people.
Well now I've blogged about it so I can just point people to this link. Oh what am I talking about, read on... Read More...

Things used to be simple. Then I deiced to try the GTD system and started trying different bits of software and now...
Well I'm confused Read More...

Tags: gtd, software

Defra denies UHT milk switch plan:"The government denies wanting people to switch from fresh to long-life milk to reduce energy usage."
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Tags: green

So I've had my week off. Did I do what I said I was going to... Read More...

Tags: home

I'm in the same boat as a lot of people according the this BBC story. Read More...

Okay, I still trying, but not really getting any more done. Read More...

Tags: software, gtd

This Friday, I got my first chance to try my hand and introducing a new product in front of an audience. In effect I've gave a keynote speech (well almost anyway). Read More...

Tags: work

I was all ready for my next post about getting things done and then I had 2 changes of mind. Read More...

Tags: gtd, software

I listened to the escapepod story 'The Giving Plague', today, and it started me thinking on some old ideas of mine. Read More...

Tags: deep_stuff

Mathowie’s decluttering project: "

The Great Uncluttering

Matt Haughey recently posted a Flickr set documenting a dramatic, decluttering re-do of a spare bedroom that transformed it from the typical suburban catch-all/playroom into a tidy space for hanging out and watching Monsters with the familia.

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Tags: home

A Guide to Creating a Minimalist Home: "Very interesting article about the benefits of a minimalist home, and how to get there."

(Via digg.)

Well I've got a very long way to go! Read More...

Tags: home

Ex-MI5 agent Shayler claims to be chav messiah: "

Eccentric ex-spook checks in from fruitcakeville

Well-known former MI5 officer and 9/11 conspiracy theorist David Shayler has taken a further step along the path to fruitcakeville, suggesting to a TV news interviewer that he is the Messiah.…"

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An other apple event with more products and more apple lust for me(!) Read More...

Okay, I admit it, I've probably been reading to much 43 folders but I've finally deiced to try some of the ideas I've been reading about. Read More...

Tags: gtd, software

In our modern world, we are constantly bombarded by really huge numbers, but do we have any real idea just how huge these numbers are? Read More...

Some thoughts on personal success and how we measure it Read More...

Yes I am. And I suspect it not just me and John C. Dvorak (/blog) Read More...

Tags: apple, iphone

Last nights quick post, gave me a long sleepless night... Read More...

I've covered 5 ways to save the planet, so I suppose I should cover the other side with...

Top 10 Ways to Destroy Earth: "The Earth was built to last. It is a 4,550,000,000-year-old, 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000-tonne ball of iron. It has taken more devastating asteroid hits in its lifetime than you've had hot dinners, and lo, it still orbits merrily. So my first piece of advice to you, dear would-be Earth-destroyer, is: do not think this will be easy."

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The biggest environmental problem: too many people: "If governments want to cut greenhouse gas emissions we have to address the accelerating growth in the world's population, expected to increase from 6.7 billion now to 9.2 billion by 2050. Some population activists argue the world can only support a population of two to three billion, even as few as 500 million in future."

(Via digg.)

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Global Warming Endangered by Hot Air?: "oldwindways writes 'The BBC reports that leading climate researchers are concerned that the tone of speculation surrounding many reports (scientific as well as in the media) could be making it more difficult for legitimate science to make a case for the future. Is Hollywood to blame? Have we 'cried wolf' too many times with global warming? Or is this just a case of some researchers who are not ready to face the truth? Either way, it raises the interesting question of how greater public awareness of Global Warming might be affecting the course of research and vice versa. Not to mention what happens when public awareness is shaped by factors other than scientific findings. This is especially troubling during what some are calling the warmest US winter in years.'

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(Via Slashdot.)

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Some thoughts on an excellent documentary about what we can do to save the world (no really!) Read More...

How Motherboards Are Made: "Techno-consumerist writes 'Ever wonder how motherboards are made? How all those little electronic bits and pieces are put in place, and how each board is tested? PCstats takes a look behind the scenes of the Nan-Ping Gigabyte factory in Taiwan, and documents the amazingly complicated process from start to finish. Very cool, but surprising about how much labour goes into each board.'"
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Fascinating stuff. Read More...

PlayStation 3 chip to be unveiled: "Details of the chip designed to power Sony's PlayStation 3 console will be released on Monday."
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This year, I predict will be the year the mac's start to become 'mainstream'. Read More...

Looking back and thinking forward. Read More...

Circular, what am I on about now? Read More...

Some thoughts that occurred to me during the Spod episode II: Attack of Xboxes. Read More...

Was it really 20 years ago! Read More...

Heavy thoughts on an interesting scientific american article. Read More...