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Update on Kiva.org
I've blogged about Kiva before, and my impression of them and their work keeps growing. Instead of talking more about how great they are, and how they make a huge difference, I'd like to simply host a very short documentary-promotion video about them. If you'd like...
New pup
I just picked up an 8-week old pup. He's a black lab/plummer terrier cross. I'm thinking of calling him Lucas. Both of his parents are steady and bidable workers: the sire being used for picking up, the dam for ratting. He's met the kitteh, and didn't move too much...
First ever iPhone post
Ok, so I thought I'd try something. I thought I'd try writing an entire post on an iPhone. I've downloaded an app... Think it's ingeniously called something like "blog writer". I can tell that my typically long-winded style and use of punctuation will be a killer...
Windows 7: Vista-II
Reviews of new Windows releases always seem to say the same thing, depending on what kind of person writes them. Mac enthusiasts say it’s yet again stolen more MacOS features. Microsofties defend the new-found stability and the speed compared to last editions....
Getting Connected
**Originally appeared on Nodalities Blog: http://blogs.talis.com/nodalities** |This post will feature in Nodalities Magazine, Issue 5 Web 2.0, social networking, cloud computing, SaaS, PaaS, Web 3.0, the Semantic Web, Smart Phones, 3G, wifi, convergence…. the list of...
Rhythm
1, 2, 3...4. That little bit, between each number—count it: 1, 2, 3, 4; The essence of the fourth dimension, the way our bodies, lives, minds and souls are moving through spacetime; When it's even, when it's expressive in and of itself; Circadian, pulmonary, seasonal,...
Data as metaphor
"Confetti" by mr_gonzales CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 I have talked a lot about metaphor, both here and, perhaps sadly, to my friends and family. Metaphor and the abstract are true passions of mine, and I can't help but see them everywhere. I suppose, it's the nature of metaphor...
Hook me up
I've been blogging a bit over on Nodalities about "stuff being connected". The idea being basically: everyone is constantly creating data—all the bits of information that can be used in abstract. These tiny bits of information are constantly being generated by...
Smart stuff
Originally appeared on Nodalities Blog: http://blogs.talis.com/nodalities I was listening to the Today Programme on Radio 4 the other morning, and heard that the vast majority of computers in the world are not part of PC's. Most processors are thinking away in...