25 posts from: sneedleflipsockTheBlog
Appreciating Ze Frank
(Indexed 2010-08-28):
M’colleagues and I became addicted to Ze Frank’s daily video, “The Show,” in 2006. We admired Ze’s humor, his creativity, his ability to think of wacky projects for his fans to attempt, his engaging openness. The awareness that this was a strictly limited, once in a lifetime, 365-days-only experiment in online media arts just made [...]
Motown becomes Growtown
(Indexed 2010-08-26):
Once a symbol of 2oth century manufacturing success, the city of Detroit has been hit hard by financial issues and a rapidly-changing marketplace. City authorities have tried several times in the last few decades to revive Detroit’s fortunes. Today 33,000 empty lots and vacant houses litter the city. The once-wealthy magnet for immigrants and big [...]
Missing the ukulele lessons
(Indexed 2010-07-03):
Everywhere you go in the world there’s someone like Fred gazing rapturously at a rock, a creature or a piece of engineering:“…I try to chase science wherever I go, from marveling at fossils captured in the polished marble lobby of a Manhattan skyscraper to 2,200-year-old irrigation projects in China. I have found people [...]
A compelling argument
(Indexed 2010-05-10):
This week’s episode of Dr Who, “The Time of the Angels”, left me feeling ambivalent, unsure what to make of it.River Song, yeah. Dashing, swashbuckling escapes, yeah. Amy Pond seeing beyond the surface of people and relationships, yeah. Amy being incredibly brave, yeah. Don’t even blink, yeah. Commando bishops and vergers and clerics, oh my.Still, [...]
Oh Coco!
(Indexed 2010-03-11):
Never let it be said that the auteurs of haute couture don’t have a sense of humor.What else could explain Karl Lagerfeld’s latest collection for Chanel?All photos by Monica Feudi, gorunway.com; published at Style.com. Read the Style.com review of the Chanel autumn 2010 ready-to-wear collection.Want more? Try these:WSJ: preserving quality and integrity (0)Style and fashion [...]
Oh Coco no!
(Indexed 2010-03-11):
Never let it be said that the auteurs of haute couture don’t have a sense of humor.What else could explain Karl Lagerfeld’s latest collection for Chanel?All photos by Monica Feudi, gorunway.com; published at Style.com. Read the Style.com review of the Chanel autumn 2010 ready-to-wear collection.Want more? Try these:WSJ: preserving quality and integrity (0)Style and fashion [...]
2010 week 5
(Indexed 2010-02-06):
In the spirit of Orwell, Pepys and Twitter, a journal of daily minutiae recorded for posterity. Until I get bored with it..Fri 29 Jan: Solved a CSS-related problem in the CMS. Started implementing a communication campaign to prepare for launch of the Library’s new home page. Ben doing a great job on design and coding; [...]
2010 week 2
(Indexed 2010-01-15):
In the spirit of Orwell, Pepys and Twitter, a journal of daily minutiae recorded for posterity. Until I get bored with it..Fri 8 Jan: Stayed a bit late at work yesterday and today, making up lost time from Wednesday morning. Lunch from RMH again: chicken tikka with veg and rice. It’s about one-third more expensive [...]
An economic good-news story
(Indexed 2009-02-05):
The national economy is expected to grow by almost 8 per cent this year (it was around 10 per cent last year).Revenues from the nation’s major industry are billions more than expected.The cost of living and doing business is falling because imports are cheaper.Around 26,000 new jobs will be created by government spending on infrastructure, [...]
Beautiful bath
(Indexed 2009-01-14):
I’m planning a bathroom renovation for my 1970s house. This free-standing one-piece bath would be perfect. (Click the image to see the vendor’s catalogue)Want more? Try these:Stir fry 5 (1)Stir fry 4 (0)Stick that in yer… (0)Oz-IA: earlybird extended to Tue 9 Sep (1)Oz-IA, only a month away (1)
I saw what you did
(Indexed 2008-10-27):
Dear colleague:I saw what you did.I know that you think it’s OK to drive at 90 km/h in a 50 zone. That using your indicators before changing lanes is unnecessary. That overtaking on the left is your prerogative (because, let’s face it, your time is FAR more important than anyone else’s). That the best way [...]ShareThis
WSJ: preserving quality and integrity
(Indexed 2008-07-28):
Today’s scan of RSS feeds turned up this gem from the Wall Street Journal:“The slip — once an all-purpose weapon against visible panty lines and clingy dresses — has lost its usefulness for many reasons. Christina Binkley believes that the end of slips coincides with a diminished sense of modesty.”As if it were a bad [...]
Garden notes
(Indexed 2008-07-11):
Spent some time at Van Loon’s, at Bunnings and in the back garden last weekend.Foxglove (Digitalis) seedlings: Apricot and Carnivale Mixed. Planted along eastern fence, end of verandah. Western fence, in front of camellia. Verandah bed, back row.Native violet (Viola hederacea): eastern fence, end of verandah.Hollyhock (Alcea rosea, I think) seedlings: verandah bed, back row.Poppy [...]
All aboard the Browncoat Cluetrain!
(Indexed 2008-06-10):
Joss Whedon is at it again, trying to find new ways of convincing studios to give him money for pet projects. Can he get Firefly Season 2 off the ground? We can only (a) add our name to the list and (2) hope.What’s the worst that could happen? River Tam beats up everybody!Obscure references in [...]
Review: Claire Hooper at the Comedy Festival
(Indexed 2008-04-11):
Early in her 2008 Melbourne Comedy Festival show, Claire Hooper relates a story about usability testing in the wild — her run-in with a car-park boom gate is hilarious, vicariously painful and all too plausible a tale about corporate risk management and the disproportionate power of holding minor celebrity status.As the show progresses, Hooper gradually [...]
One in 1000 (putting the grr in grrl)
(Indexed 2008-03-28):
Huge congratulations to flipsock sister Helen, who has been selected as a participant in the 2020 Summit.So, so proud — we always knew she was one of the best and brightest, and it’s wonderful when other people recognise it too :-)For those of us who aren’t officially “one in a thousand,” there’s still time to [...]
A life, reviewed
(Indexed 2008-01-08):
A final post from Major Andy Olmstead:It would be nice to believe that I died leading men in battle, preferably saving their lives at the cost of my own. More likely I was caught by a marksman or an IED… It’ll be our little secret, ok?Hosted by Slate.com, and inspired by the Doonesbury comic strip, [...]
Announcing a new Plethaurus
(Indexed 2007-11-23):
My new web site, Plethaurus.com, wherein I burble at length about stuff I’ve learned in my working life, is now officially real.It’s quite small at the moment. I’m aiming to add a new post at least once a week for the next five months — worked out a publishing schedule and everything :-)(What’s a [...]
A pleasing symmetry
(Indexed 2007-09-07):
Chas Licciardello, Chris Taylor, Julian Morrow and friends made their comedy name a few years ago by creating a half-hour TV program called “CNNNN” — also known as the Chaser Non-stop News Network, a spoof of CNN’s ‘global news in bite-sized chunks’ format.Now, by faking a three-car motorcade and getting waved through two APEC security [...]
Holiday ideas
(Indexed 2007-08-07):
Note to self: things to do next time I'm in England (in summer).
The quiet time of year
(Indexed 2007-02-02):
Long month at the office, and it's only 2 February.
New web site for Darwin Defenders
(Indexed 2006-06-27):
A new web site went live this week for Darwin Defenders 1942-45 Inc — hosted at the lovely Bluehost.com and using the remarkably easy WordPress 2.0 site management software (just as Sneedle Flipsock does).Darwin Defenders is an association for veterans who served in Australia’s Top End during World War II. Membership is also open to [...]
Enabling collaboration: using a wiki for a business process
(Indexed 2006-06-23):
How our web team used a wiki to support the process of evaluating tenders for a new content management system (CMS).
links for 2006-01-30
(Indexed 2006-01-30):
Waterfall 2006 - International Conference on Sequential Development“Learn how slow, deliberate handoffs (with signatures!) between groups can slow the rate of change on any project so that development teams have more time to spend on anticipating user needs through big, upfront design.”(tags: python-monty project-management productivity management user-experience)
links for 2006-01-23
(Indexed 2006-01-23):
Higher education and the poor ¦ Rebuilding the American dream machine ¦ Economist.comCity University of New York is trying to reinvent itself as the education option with lower tuition fees and higher standards.(tags: university urban education management branding business)The Art of the Incremental Redesign, by Jeffrey VeenIn praise of gradual design changes, rather than a [...]