Truth bombs. Oh, how they hurt.
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In the middle of an article about games and “games”, this little gem.
The Zynga Abyss - Benjamin Jackson - Technology - The Atlantic
This looks awesome.
Tim O’Reilly, Trading for their own account - O’Reilly Radar, back in 2007.
See also this article on CNN today.
Watts Martin quotes Stuart Brand and notes:
It’s interesting how the “information wants to be expensive” part of that axiom is largely forgotten these days, isn’t it?
As long as I’m posting videos of record needles, here’s Normie Rowe, again, doing a cover of the Gershwin’s It Ain’t Necessarily So.
This would have been absolutely scandalous in Australia in 1965.
Duelling cover versions. Normie Rowe sings a mersey-beat cover of Que Sera Sera. He was as big as the Beatles in Australia, then he got called up in the draft for Vietnam. He came back and his career as a super-star was over, but he made a living on the RSL circuit. I had the impression of him as not much chop, having seen him do nanna-friendly stuff on TV in the 80s, until I saw him live about 15 years ago.
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Sly and the Family Stone - Que Sera Sera
Why is the Detroit auto show still using female models as eye candy? | Dominic Rushe | The Guardian
The 2nd last sentence of the article is killer, too.
Sonny Clark; Cool Struttin’ (by sbkim50)
This was the album that got me hooked on cool, smokey, 50’s era Blue Note jazz.
Mmm… sounds like Friday.
The Mercedes C63 AMG Experiment - Chris Harris ON CARS (by drive)
Or, what happens when you take the fat tyres off a 480hp Mercedes and put teeny-tiny skinny ones on.
Back at work
Technically I am still “on leave”.
Two days after I started my “leave” at the end of last year, I flew to Melbourne for a 6 hour meeting.
Four days before Christmas, an email came in from the Dean of the Faculty saying that something was due today (the 11th). My boss scored us an extension.
On Monday (the 16th), when I will still technically be on leave, I have a draft of a grant application due.
Still, it’s indoor work with no heavy lifting.
What is the best movie you have seen?
The best movie. You have seen.
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, 4th January 2012.
I don’t think I’m related to any of these people.
Maybe that’s the ONLY movie they’ve seen.
