Cassetteboy vs Dragons' Den
Keyboard shortcuts for the physical world
Steve Jobs teaches us Corporate Identity
Ignore Steve's legs; sorry about them. But this moment here is the turning point where Apple began its journey from a company on the verge of bankruptcy to the megalith we know today. The man knows his eggs.
Tony Blair Wants My Blackberry
Copyright World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org)Blair:
He dragged us kicking and screaming into an illegal war then rode roughshod over thousand year old civil liberties before stepping down to make millions 'at a time of his own choosing' - Now Tony Blair is back... and he wants my Blackberry.
Let me explain. If I should dare pop into London's Piccadilly branch of Waterstones when he appears on the 8th of September - not just to buy HIS book you understand, but any book - I'll be required to check my phone into a "holding point." Bag as well. The terms and conditions for entry listed on their website continue. "There will be no customer photography" "There will be no personal dedications." Perhaps best of all: "Wrsitbands remain the property of Waterstones and will be removed after the signing" ...
Congratulations Waterstones: pettiness, confiscation, restricting the dissemination of information and making grandma's Christmas Present a little less original. All good work for a bookshop. No news yet on whether the masses will be forced to don orange jumpsuits as well.
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So I urge you. If you happen to be in London’s Piccadilly on the 8th, to pop down and insist on being allowed in - phone, bag, jacket and all – to buy a copy of Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’ or better still John Kampfner’s ‘Blair’s Wars.’ This man still thinks he’s the messiah but the mess in Afghanistan, the carnage in Iraq, the shame of Guantanamo and the CCTV cameras all went ahead with his support. The latest estimate from the group Iraq Body Count suggests a minimum 97,461 civilians lost their lives in Iraq as a result of the war he started. NINETY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE. There will be no personal dedications. NINETY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE. Wristbands remain the property of Waterstones.
Brilliant stuff from James as always. Please, go read the whole article.
The trouble with rounded personalities...
The trouble with rounded personalities is that they don't tessellate. I think I get a lot more purchase on the nooks and crannies of life with my spiky one than those poor, well-adjusted sods who are sent out into a world completely unprepared for their goodwill.
Good article by David Mitchell, but I thought that this quote in particular was brilliant.
Found an ace coffee shop in York, in the ramparts of the city wall. Disappointed I didn't find it when I lived here!
At the National Railway Museum, and I've found my favourite exhibit!
I'm held captive & tortured. Primary tactic seems to be sleep deprivation. Managed to snap the ringleader. Send help!
