Archive for December, 2013 | Monthly archive page
Misleading scale on women in business ‘infographic’ {belch}
Good on JK Keller … who said, rather nicely … … which, coming a day or two after Rebecca Wright tweeted this consciousness-raising Pantene ad, made me think … hmmm – P
Stop motion and plasticine always remind me of Wallace and Gromit*
Apparently for this LeAnn Rimes music video, “All Footage and Stop Motion Filmed Exclusively on the iPhone” … wow. From Jim Dalrymple LeAnn Rimes new video shot entirely on iPhone – The Loop via TUAW.com – P * www.wallaceandgromit.com
OK, so the trip to Wellington for ‘The Hobbit’ movie premiere went well …
Not one to have her spirits dampened by the theft of her iPhone at the weekend, my daughter made a bit of a splash with a couple of friends at The Hobbit Wellington premiere … TV3 Nightline
The place of ‘character’ and ‘voice’ in business
While I generally get on well with most people I meet, I can sometimes be socially clumsy, or gauche, and fail miserably in my communications from time to time (as some people are wont to point out here now and then, bless them), but I try to (a) be consistent — the same person in all […]
Maya Angelou on Nelson Mandela
One of the reasons I run this blog* is to post inspiring material like this … a great spirit farewells another: Wonderful. – P (* as much for me as for you)
Fooling the devilishly-clever stitching-up process that creates a panorama photo
This morning at the Golf Club, I took this panorama shot on my phone. Whether it was that action that prompted it, the guy in the blue shirt decided to finish warming up on the practice tee and walked to his bag. Look at the result … Generally, the panorama ‘effect’ is pretty good. But […]
Nice tribute to Nelson Mandela on Apple’s homepage
I see that as a good example of the company’s consonance with my liberal values. Heartwarming. Hateful or cynical comments will be deleted. – P
Priceless!
via Antony Johnston who says he would subscribe. Here’s the source Quantum Pirate. – P
Target of Cameron Slater’s ‘campaign’ speaks up
If you’re following the issues we discussed in ‘Part of the news media? or a “PR blog” dedicated to “destroying” reputations?‘ there’s a worthwhile post over at The Standard which offers some background and argument from the point of view of Cameron Slater’s target, the man who is suing him for defamation. Read it here: […]
A smartphone Flashlight app that records and reports your location data and phone ID to advertisers? The hell?
Who are these people? And what on earth do they think they were doing? Fast Company reports: Not an iPhone app, at least. – P
Haere ra, Mandela. RIP.
What a great man. What an inspiration. “The quest for reconciliation was the spur that gave life to our difficult negotiations process and the agreements that emerged from it.” — Nelson Mandela to Parliament, Cape Town, 25 February 1999 – P
Her majesty is not amused
Re-tweeted into my timeline … #teamjudith (in this case) – P UPDATE: Oh, someone else is not amused. Look who weighed in …with whatever-the-opposite-of-an-endorsement-is … via David Fisher
Bowie ‘Lost is Love’ remix
A few days ago Russell Brown pointed me to this ten minute remix of one the good songs from David Bowie’s excellent The Next Day album (Jay and I discussed the album here somewhere.) I’ve had it on my phone since then, listening when I’ve been out working up a sweat … it’s very, very […]
Conservatives’ Colin Craig vows to be ‘less casual’ about conspiracies
In response to this fiasco … Someone on the Conservative Party website asks … What’s the deal with all these ‘conspiracy theories’ that have been touted about in the media of late? The media are having a field day! It must be a low news week for them or something! – Maria “Here’s a response […]
