July 2010
25 posts
3 tags
Tokyo
I hate to upset a lot of people’s preconceptions, but Tokyo is genuinely the most relaxing city I’ve ever visited. One hears endless clichés about how hectic it is, but all I’ve experienced is incredible politeness, lovely people, beautiful architecture, a thriving culture of ‘boutique’ independent shops, great food, and above all: a relaxing, calm atmosphere almost...
OpenStack Open Source Cloud Computing Software →
Rackspace open source their cloud computing software — this is a big step for ‘the cloud’ and I’m really excited about what people are going to do with this.
UK man charges £7,000 for month-long 'supercar'... →
Attention grabbing tabloid headline from the BBC (which is becoming a worrying trend at the beeb), but it’s actually a really interesting story of a fantastic example of a highly skilled and well conceived niche business that makes a lot of sense. Kudos to Mr Sahota.
“Too many people want the instruction book, they want to be told what to do, they...”
– Seth Godin
WatchWhere to begin with how awesome this promo for Kraken Black Spiced Rum is? There’s a nifty website too. I’m a bit of a rum snob, so I fear it’s probably horrendous, but damn the branding is good: where do I get a bottle?
The impact of the World Cup →
Great article from the folks at threeandin about the true lessons learned from the 2010 World Cup: that TV pundits are almost universally inferior to a plethora of bloggers and ‘casual’ experts, let alone professional journalists and writers who cover the game.
In 30-60 minutes, twice a week (during the season), James Richardson and the cast of The Guardian’s Football Weekly...
“When once the tottering House begins to shrink, Upon it comes all the Weight by...”
– Traditional rhyme (according to Peter Ackroyd’s Hawksmoor)
“Get it wrong, and we call it a cult. Get it right, and maybe, for the next few...”
– Robert Sapolsky
“It’s better to fix problems than to prevent them… the natural tendency for...”
– Ed Catmull (via Jason Zimdars)
The Economics of Bandwidth →
Question: if you’re sending 1TB of data, is it cheaper/quicker to write it to a drive and send it by post, or to transfer it online?
I’ve experienced similar things to this in the office. People transferring GBs of video over the network, or uploading to a Dropbox type webapp, when it’d be ten times quicker, cheaper (if you factor in the hourly rate) and more reliable to write...
