"Oddities" archive
Wednesday 13 April
- Business Books 101 (20:49) - There are some business books that have genuinely new ideas. Just look for the right covers... | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 8 April
- Let Them Sing It For You (20:45) - Whoever thought of this is a complete genius. You type in words, and the system sings them back to you using samples of famous singers. Hilarious!... | 0 Trackbacks
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Tuesday 5 April
- This guy is living my idea! (15:25) - This BBC story about a guy who's kitting out a motor home ("RV" in US parlance) with all manner of networking gear reminded me of a pipe dream I had when I started working for TCG: to roam the country... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 31 March
- Two great management/consulting jokes (14:10) - Spotted in the thread of a Slashdot discussion about the rate at which software development projects fails: two jokes that accurately skewer managers and consultants. I feel happy doing this, because I'm both of these things. And a professional self-deprecator.... | 0 Trackbacks
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Thursday 24 March
- Note to me: the universe is full of wonders (21:03) - Now, it could be just me, but when I saw this headline -- Spitzer sees far-off planet light -- I immediately thought it referred to Elliot Spitzer, New York's Attorney General and potential nominee for US President in 2008. In... | 0 Trackbacks
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Monday 21 March
- Uncyclopedia (20:22) - I'm a huge fan of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia maintained using a WiKi. Now, however, comes (via NTK) a truly warped metamorphosis of that esteemed (and often maligned) site: Uncyclopedia. This aims to provide complete misinformation and utter lies, including... | 0 Trackbacks
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Sunday 13 February
- GoogleMaps reveals inner truths (11:39) - Google identifies AOL as my local source of porn, and The Salvation Army as my nearest adult store. | 0 Trackbacks
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Friday 11 February
- "He loved his enemas" (11:54) - I've started a new category on the blog because I keep encountering these bizarre stories on the Interweb. Such as this one. "I'm not ashamed of my husband because I loved him, and I supported him 1,000 percent, whatever he... | 0 Trackbacks
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