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Reputation Building as Office Sport
Being a knowledge worker, every so often I find that there is a coworker looming behind me, wanting to pick my brains for some salient piece of info that they rekon I might posess. And its easier to walk over to someone else than do a Google search. While I... -
Apple Removes iPhone API Gag
Disgruntled developers around the world were (at least partly) appeased today as Apple lifted the NDA on the iPhone API. After opening the iPhone up to third-party developers, Apple has raised the ire of many a bedroom programmer by exercising what some might deem a draconian level of control over... -
A Picture Tells 1000 Words
After last week's chaos, the mergers and US government handouts (let's just say they offered a chap some cod) prompted a jump in shares. Which was nice surprise. BBC coverage of the event was, as usual, swift and to the point. With this page: At first glance, it would seem the man... -
Stating the Obvious
Well, it's been a pretty crazy week: banks collapsing, package holiday firms disappearing, the PM in trouble, and Microsoft confusing the hell out of everyone. Ironically enough, the only place where good things are happening is Zimbabwe. Between out of work city boys, stranded holidaymakers and everyone generally running around... -
When Hadrons Collide
Today was a big day for science, after 30 years, everyone's favourite looped underground tube was powered up for the first time. I'm talking of course, about the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, rather than the Circle Line, which would be lucky to be in the top 100 (and I'm... -
A Journey in Economics, or Why Trains are Rubbish
Living in London has moulded me into one of those annoyingly self-righteous people who don't own a car. I may occasionally rent, but on the whole, public transport is good enough for me to manage. Its not so much about saving money, or saving the planet, its more about how I really hate... -
Gym Rats in the Mist
I've been attending my local gym since last October, and I think I'm finally getting the hang of it: turn up, do stuff, do more stuff, realise I can't do any more stuff without keeling over, shower, leave. Of course, one needs to keep entertained during these periods of stuff-doing, and if... -
How You Know Something's Got Out Of Hand
...they start leaving notes. I was at ICU the other day, helping out with some odds and ends (somehow having graduated two years ago isn't keeping me away), and I couldn't help but chuckle when I came across this: I, and indeed everyone else, was left wondering: If you're that drunk,... -
Brand Spanking New Website
Hello, its Tom here...no, not that one, the other one. After much faffing, procrastinating and generally not getting stuff done (the book's on my wishlist), I've finally got my arse in gear and set myself up a new website. Someone once told me (or perhaps I read it) that the...
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