Writing tagged Misc
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Being wrong about now
Why is it OK for the IMF to keep changing their GDP forecasts for the current year?
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Hobbies
Wondering about hobbies, which seem a rarer idea in the age of the Internet.
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A form of augmented reality
About a kind of augmented reality that many people already use every day, inspired by Kevin Slavin’s talk.
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That’s no city
Rosemary Hill on the Shard as a “vertical city”.
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Today’s Guardian v1.1
I’ve made some small improvements to my Today’s Guardian website.
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One of today’s futures
James Bridle’s ‘New Aesthetic’ has got me thinking about today’s futures again, rather than yesterday’s.
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Updated: A Beginner’s Guide to Freelancing
I’ve updated my long guide to freelancing.
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Funding niche news services
Matt Edgar’s trying to get a few people to fund a quality, local news serivce for Leeds.
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More blogging
It’s time for more blogging.
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That dreadful phrase
The government’s East London Tech City scheme tries to make a single “city” out of two very different places.
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Flexible with strong faces
Examples of odd and interesting casting calls sent out for adverts.
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1950 suits
Some stills of men in suits from a 1950 film about cricket.
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Papanek on clogs
BERG’s post about Nike Mayfly shoes reminded me of Victor Papanek talking about clogs.
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Today’s Guardian source
I’ve released the source code for my Today’s Guardian website.
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A metaphor
The only two responses Palin’s team could make to the Giffords shooting that make sense.
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Falling out of love
The final volume of Samuel Pepys’ diary has been a disappointment. Not due to the content, but due to the shoddy printing.
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Why the iPad newspaper might not be doomed
Rupert Murdoch’s forthcoming iPad newspaper might not be a failure.
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The American Civil War, one day at a time
The ‘New York Times’ is starting a blog telling the story of the war, day by day.
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Muji PP Storage comparison spreadsheet
I made a Google Docs spreadsheet comparing the different Muji boxes and drawers.
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Nearly future
Thoughts on James Bridle’s post about Network Realism.
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It no longer makes sense
Nick Denton is planning to change the structure of his sites’ front pages in a similar way to that I did 18 months ago.
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Willy nilly
My brief talk about Foursquare etiquette at Playful 2010.
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Should you build your own home?
Should you build your own (online) home? Or live in one of the existing communities with their cute little houses?
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A map for every day
I’ve made maps of my activity for every day, using tweets, Foursquare check-ins and Flickr photos.
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It’s not me, it’s you
My frustrations with ‘Today’ have reached a peak, and I won’t be listening any more.