Ok so sue me I’m just too damn lazy to post up a picture of my real bike,but I’m really proud of my new (well second-hand) Gazelle bike which I bought last monday for way too much money. The lock was worth half the price of the bike but I am now still counting down… Continue reading Proud owner of a gazelle
Maybe we're just too boring for the truth?
I learnt a new expression the other day: polite fiction which is where “all participants are aware of a truth, but to avoid conflict or embarrassment, all pretend to believe in some alternate version of events”. And now I’ve been using Jaiku (in the least optimal way I’m the first to admit it, as I… Continue reading Maybe we're just too boring for the truth?
Tasty Thinking take 2 (because Blogger sucks)
Ok so after a first introduction I’m retracting and making a second announcement: Dave and I concluded that Blogger sucks and put together Tastythinking on WordPress instead. So basically it’s a blog about food, health, weird food related services, dieting and everything unique we can collect around those broad topics… if you have some ideas… Continue reading Tasty Thinking take 2 (because Blogger sucks)
Why I don't walk into beauty stores anymore
via Dana Gordon
I don't need to lie anymore, I have Jaiku ; )
So Jaiku (love the name) just came out, a very interesting endeavor that exploits online and mobile presence and people’s ever growing need to stay connected on every level. The only things is that so far, i only feel like being subversive and untruthful… maybe it’s just a tuesday afternoon thing…
Stained cups
A lovely project by Bethan Laura Wood: a tea cup that the more you use, the more the dotted pattern appears on it’s surface. Definitely a positive history project.
"Oh, i'm between devices at the moment".
As if my thesis needed more conceptual evidence of the fickle relationships we have with high tech devices, here’s the the seven stages of owning an iPod or rather being between iPods. via Valleywag.
The curse of advertising to me
One of the many problems that you face when you travel is the language barrier of course. I speak and understand 3 (french, english and italian), but now I’m back in Amsterdam, I’m being bombarded by Dutch again (or Holish as Tod puts it). That”s only fair in a way and just pushes me to… Continue reading The curse of advertising to me
Music sharing in Zune
Zune (coming out in stores on the 14th of November) just came out with some really interesting features that replicate a number of my thesis ideas around music sharing between devices. You can locate other wifi-enabled devices in your surroundings and send them songs or pictures. (something iPod doesn’t have yet i believe). Obviously this… Continue reading Music sharing in Zune
Standing still till next spring
Canary Wharf dusk skyline Originally uploaded by mbiddulph. Some creatures hibernate till spring, refusing to face the cold of winter and preferring to stuff their face and sleep through it. I envy them. I guess I’ll be going through something similar because for the next 6 months i’ll actually stop traveling… I took my last… Continue reading Standing still till next spring