On why Firefox is always slow, even on my new machine, Matt said: – Firefox can be like a drunken homeless man vomiting all over himself, at that point all that’s left to do is clean everything up and use anti-bacterial spray.
Month: November 2007
How I got Eurostarred
View Larger Map So I am no longer a “St-Pancreas virgin” as a fellow traveller in the train referred to it, and it’s frankly really great. It took me a little over 2 hours (or about 40 rows of knitting since that’s what’s making transportation such a breeze these days) to get to Bruxelles and… Continue reading How I got Eurostarred
Pecha Kucha in Montreal 3rd edition
It’s that time of the year again so put on your hat and gloves, brush up that powerpoint and get thee to the SAT for a 3rd edition of Pecha Kucha. Think you can find a job in design in Montreal without promoting your work? Ha! They’re looking for a few more presenters so what… Continue reading Pecha Kucha in Montreal 3rd edition
Accidental tourism
I’m about to go into hypertravel again but this time it’s a little different. Tuesday and Wednesday will be spent in Milan working with Massimo and greeting our second intern. Then I’m back in London for an evening before embarking on the spanking new Eurostar to Bruxelles (2hours 20 minutes…woah) The event I was supposed… Continue reading Accidental tourism
Offsetting what?
There are a million entertaining things about living in London and this is definitely one of them. With all the press about offsetting your travels, it’s interesting to see the term used in a completely unrelated context (the mortgage industry apparently has always used this term to define payments made) and questions perhaps its power… Continue reading Offsetting what?
Quote of the day
“[Weblogs are] the VHS cassette of media delivery.” via Things magazine
Avant Guardian
An article on my work of the past few years was published in Surface magazine’s 10th annual Avant Guardian edition, page 132. And for some reason, they thought i should go shoe-less…:P
Quote of the day
Kasia (21) – I want to be famous! Me – What for? Kasia – That’s what I need to figure out
Image of the day
How to cater to an audience… via Asian Pacific Headhunter
Desirable techno-jects
(Another set of random ideas about the Internet of things) Matt likes to show off to me his latest games and Portal got my attention. If you don’t know the game, pictured above is the “Weighted Companion Cube” that you have to save and move as the game progresses and “take care of”. It’s really… Continue reading Desirable techno-jects