- Easter island heads have bodies!?? | Thinkbox
From the department of "I did not know that". There's a story in there somewhere. Possibly underground.
- Blogging is not a thing, it’s an attitude
A simple and clear insight into why "corporate blogging" is an oxymoron. In order to blog, one must be free to express one's *true* thoughts, on any subject that one is moved to. Otherwise, you're just writing on a website. Which is not a bad thing – there is not value judgement necessarily implied here, although yes, I do have a preference, and you can guess what it is – but it's not blogging.
Tag: trivia
Bookmarks for February 9, 2011
- Why second-hand bookshops smell good
File under: interesting trivia I never knew. Also: "Why yes, given enough time, science *can* explain everything."
Links for Wednesday January 5th 2011 through Thursday January 6th 2011
- The Tearoom of Despair: Last night The Invisibles saved my life (24-month countdown remix)
If you have not read the Invisibles then you should have. If you have read the Invisibles then you may enjoy this reminiscence of the experience of reading it for the first time.
- Ninth Art: for the discerning reader
Minor pleasure of the day: getting 9A back on one of it's original two domains. If the person who jumped on ninthart.com the instant that ISP incompetence cause it to lapse is reading this: please can we have it back? There's still hundreds of links pointing to your site that are dead. I will buy you the domain of your choice in exchange?
- Android Isn’t About Building a Mobile Platform | TightWind
Solid analysis of Google's behaviour and strategy in respect of Android and the bigger picture. It's why I tend to call bullshit on their mantra a bit re: their evilness, because I would prefer to be the customer, not the product sold. I will admit that for a company set on selling me as a product, they provide a much better service than most in exchange, but even that's not all good, as it means they tend to blow away paid-for competition that does stuff (or might do stuff) better than they do.
Bookmarks for December 10, 2008
- Optimistic, though accurate advice.
Please view these links as a pair. Mangement accepts no responsibility for cognitive distortions caused viewing either without proper context.
- Pessimistic, though accurate advice.
Choose between this, and the next link.
- Upgrade Me! | Ask Metafilter
I pretty much do have everything I want aside from more and more camera lenses, but I have a number of possessions I want to upgrade over the next year or so, particularly in a homewares kind of line. This might be a handy reference.
- 50 Most Beautiful Icon Sets Created in 2008 | Noupe
It's about the time of year I start putting a little brain space into the revamp of my website(s). I'll probably go with yet another off-the-shelf template in the end, but some of these icon sets are just fucking beautiful, and crying out to be used in some way if I do finally do another roll-my-own.
- Wikipedia: List of common misconceptions
An on-line friend passes this one on, saying "new favourite wikipedia page". I think it may be mine, too.
Sheepshagging
Apparently only 24 states prohibt sheepshagging. Stop and think about that for a minute. In over half the states in America, you can violate an animal and get away with it. Make up your own “Welshman’s paradise” jokes.