Thoughts Archive

  • Derren Brown Lottery – unconvinced

    Derren Brown Lottery – unconvinced

    Well I for sure am. Of course Brown is probably expecting this, hence the ending of the show where he joked his way through an elaborate method for rigging the machine. Let’s look at the draw itself again. Brown deliberately riddled the broadcast with little droplets that could be woven into a conspiracy theory. The [...]
  • If I were Steve Jobs today…

    If I were Steve Jobs today…

    …in the face of the World watching what does and doesn’t get approved by apple for the app store, I’d be authorising the Spotify iPhone app. But further to this, I’d actively be competing with the entire Spotify model, both on client and phone. I’d take the opportunity at – what will be – the [...]
  • Inglourious Basterds – “Bonjourno”

    Inglourious Basterds – “Bonjourno”

    Just seen Quentin Tarantino’s Basterds. Great film. Brilliant film. From the off I was thrown off-guard on what to expect, but still I loved every second of it. From the slow aching tension building up over dialogue in chapter one through to the often hilarious and undoubtedly fun blood-bath in chapter five, QT once again [...]
  • Be wary of twitvid and twitpic.. a cautionary tale

    Be wary of twitvid and twitpic.. a cautionary tale

    This afternoon I witnessed a friend go through one hell of a ride, all remotely via twitter. Having spoken to him privately, I know that he will not be blogging or tweeting on this subject anymore and that he’s happy for me to tell his tale. I wont mention his name – he’s happy about [...]