Archive for March, 2009

What’s Been on my Mind

happy that roaming data rates will fall, maybe even rendering the service useful? 

Someday I will get round to hacking these things - netbooks diy minority report arduino

social security for freelancers - can’t believe webworkerdaily, techcrunch, etc aren’t covering this, ofte wonder if they’re seriously interested in the online ecosystem?

SWFscan.  Got a mail on this the other day – how (in)secure are flash apps?  I’ve never heard of a flash (read: silverlight/flex/any other ria tech) security expert…

swish new look for the micro$oft web partners?

Caught with his pants down

Ever experienced one of these? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob

How I laughed

  Royal Mount Ambush on Upper Lips and agreeing with the chap a bit. 

A career move?

A Win & a Fail

From the week past

 

For the Win 

Toppris

Toppris – a kind of biscuit/topic/milky chocolate hybrid

 

Fail

Real

Real Energy Chocolate – disgusting dark stuff

 

Guess which one we got issued…

 

Citi Vs GM: First to Fail

The thought also occurred in my head this week – “Citi Vs GM: First to Fail?” Before giving myself a hefty slap across the face and a “GM you dumbass!” sardonic response. A fairer question would be “will GM go bankrupt before Citi’s controlling shareholder is the US government?”.


Either way it’s the public who will be getting nasty over this. A lot more of them are gainfully employed in America’s flagship car wreck than in America’s flagship bad loan. Stand by for a surge in social unrest somewhere in the West in the next few years. Events elsewhere will only serve to stoke things further. My bet isn’t entirely against America on this one.


Here’s what the market thinks:


What’s Been on My Mind

How Android can interface with Web APIs.  But why only 140 apps in Android Market?

I’m really liking Chrome’s OneBox.

Read this to see why we’re heading past S&P 600 then this to find out why we won’t hit it right now.  I won’t pretend to fully comprehend the math behind the first viewpoint but I’ll get there damnit.

How big will this grow? http://schoolofeverything.com/

The people powered internets

Looking Forward to a Refreshingly Chilled Bath.

Introducing Team Long Range Desert Group

Fresh, er three years, back from the wastelands of the Western Sahara, we’re back.  And this time it’s destination Ulaanbaatar. 

Team site can be found here.

Doing it with the “it’s for charity” cover story this time.  Namely Christina Noble Children’s Foundation and Mercy Corps, both active in Mongolia in some form or other.  Btw I was going to setup a JustGiving account so people could donate online, but did you know they take a 5% cut from all donations!?  No thanks, if anyone wants to kindly donate any funds please just get in touch with me and we’ll work something better out…