Cuil.com – the next Google?
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in Design, Startups, Web products | No Comments »From the way Mike Arrington carries on about it (oh and a bit more here too), you'd think so. My initial impressions are quite different (to be fair, he does state "...it doesn’t appear to have the depth of results ...
Best analysis of a PhD I’ve ever read
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Amusing | No Comments »Found over at Jamie Lawrence's blog. I found myself nodding the whole way through. I remember hearing that, on average, 1.6 people will read your PhD thesis. I’m pretty sure that includes yourself, your spouse, your supervisor, your second supervisor and your ...
iRobot and lessons for design
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Design, Gadgets | No Comments »It's funny how something can be a great design, and yet with a few tweaks, it becomes completely awful. Witness the Roomba. I love my Roomba - I bought it in October 2006 when I moved in to my cottage and ...
Random Wikipedia link of the day
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Amusing | No Comments »Half plus seven rule.