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Monthly Archives August 2006

Altavista vs Google

Sorry to be (once again) working against the popular trend but has anyone else noticed that Altavista is a rival search engine to Google!? It’s only based on two experiements..

Posted 25 August 2006 † Stuart § IT-Usability § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Every official photo from Caroline Celico’s wedding

I’ve tracked down the fantastic getty images pics - here with all 83 official wedding photos from Caroline & Kaka’s wedding. Yes, all 83..

Posted 24 August 2006 † Stuart § 2006 World Cup § Brazil § Brazil-Kaka § Main Page ‡ Comments (1) °

Malcolm Gladwell podcasts

Thanks to the Guardian - Malcolm Gladwell talks to Robert McCrum The writer of The Tipping Point and Blink in conversation at The Purcell Room, London. (mp3, 36m). Right near the end I liked the bit when Malcolm says he doesn’t believing in planning and gets a big laugh from someone in the audience (no [...]

Posted 23 August 2006 † Stuart § Brain teasers § Complexity § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

It’s your cake, you eat it

The media are going bananas over the Government’s under-estimate of the number of east European immigrants..but we love the pretty Polish girls in our local..

Posted 23 August 2006 † Stuart § Comedy § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

4th anniversary - 4 o’clock kick off

I’ve just spent all my pocket money on two tickets to see Brazil vs Argentina, with Kaka down to play, on 3 September. It’s also a nice way to say thanks to Shirley on our 4th anniversary (1st meeting at the Barley Mow in Shoreditch on a Rolling Stones night). Plus a great way to [...]

Posted 22 August 2006 † Stuart § 2006 World Cup § Brazil § Family tales § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Ontology is Overrated: Categories, Links, and Tags

I thought Clay Shirky’s Spring 2005 article of this name () was worth reading, if only to come to this choice section..

Posted 21 August 2006 † Stuart § Main Page § Social software ‡ Comments (0) °

Mark Jennett - Jazz

A year and a half on from the healthy schools programme I came across ex-colleague Mark Jennett’s jazz entry on Sang Lang Productions. Looking good Mark..

Posted 21 August 2006 † Stuart § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

I have no streetcred, bye

This oz teen’s youtube rap (RE: LonelyGirl: Lazydork is Better Than You) made me laugh (+ check the dig at Murdoch - I’m guessing that’s the media tycoon, not the A-team character)..

Posted 20 August 2006 † Stuart § Comedy § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Chinese sculpture to do Dr Martin Luther King

To my surprise now I find, a Chinese sculpture artist Lei Yikin has just been chosen for the (MLK) memorial sculpture..

Posted 19 August 2006 † Stuart § History-Martin Luther King § Main Page ‡ Comments (2) °

$40 million for the 40th anniversary

In a few months time the plan is that work will start on a memorial to Dr Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC, due to be completed by 2008 for the 40th anniversary of King’s death..

Posted 18 August 2006 † Stuart § History-Martin Luther King § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °