August 2003
-
Oops
Mega busy day. Doctors to ear syringed (wasn’t too bad).Barbers to get hair cut (holiday romp, severe!).Clyde Valley with a friend to get her out of the house (poor soul isn’t well).Various shops to get items from the ‘list’ sent by my father-in-law (tea-bags etc).Glasgow Green for 5-a-side (didn’t injury myself either)And now I’m doing…
-
Note this
I’m a compulsive note taker, especially at work. However as I’ve never really found a system that ‘works’ for me I find myself swapping between various downloaded ‘note’ applications, using text files, using Outlook notes (never stick with them for very long), and this strange new 3D medium I’ve found called pen and paper (it’s…
-
Cheap CDs
Number of albums bought hits new high . However, from the same article: “High street competition and increased discounting meant that profits from the album sector of the recorded music industry – much the healthiest, with the virtual collapse of singles – were actually down over the year by 2%.” So whilst we are buying…
-
At last
Middle Lane Morons. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!! Why? Is there something wrong with the left-hand lane? I’ve heard a few excuses for this, but the usual seems to be a ‘comfort zone’ thing. The middle lane driver prefers driving there as there is plenty of room round them and they can overtook some cars…
-
Building music
There are several building works near our office, one of which I walk past everyday. There is a sign on the gate that says “17 days since the last reportable accident on this site”. Which only serves to make me wonder what the definition of a ‘reportable’ accident is, a broken fingernail perhaps, or a…
-
Information Pollution
Information Pollution (Alertbox): Excessive word count and worthless details are making it harder for people to extract useful information. The more you say, the more people tune out your message. Written by some bloke called Jakob Nielsen, this article makes some very valid points, although they aren’t exactly original. Let’s hop in the DeLorean, fire…