Slides are not the presentation
I’ve read a lot of stuff - particularly on twitter - from some presentation trainers pointing out that… [more]
Stephen Hester: for the good of banking, take your bonus!
So, the great “get the bankers” debate has roared its head again, with the media-hyped uproar around… [more]
Why You Just Have To Love Athletic Bilbao
Those crazy Basques: They want independence from Spain but want to be in Europe They have sticky out ears except the ones that don’t They are short and squat except the ones that aren’t They have a different blood group except for those who don’t. They have an unintelligible language. (They do so no arguments [...]
4G causes loss of remote control
The remote control for my Bang and Olufsen BeoCentre is cool. Very cool. Machined out of smooth matt aluminium, it’s perfectly weighted and shaped to fit snugly in the hand. It’s oval cross section tapers towards the top, the base forms a flat-bottomed sphere that houses the battery. The device therefore can be free-standing and [...]
The Sailor and The Train Driver
When Your Actions Cause an Unequal And Opposite Reaction? We all make mistakes in life, some of us more than others. There are always consequences, sometimes for better and usually for worse. We don’t all captain a cruise ship or support Rangers! Let me elucidate. The first one is easy. You make a little mistake [...]
Leveson Inquiry: After Desmond It’s Time For Hislop!
If you’re in any way interested in the British press, publishing, or the ethics of journalism this Tuesday promises a treat at the Leveson Inquiry. Ian Hislop, Editor of the Satirical Magazine ‘Private Eye’ is called to give evidence. In pure entertainment value he will have to work hard to upstage one of last week’s [...]
Is It Worth Your Trouble?!
Let’s try not to make this boring. There are lots of formulae you can use to calculate how much your time is worth. Here’s one of them: Where A = The money you want; B the expenses you will incur; C = the % profit you propose to make and D = your billable hours. [...]
High speed rail in the uk
32 billion for high speed rail and 17 years to build it. They are actually taking the mick aren’t they? Let’s compare and contrast. Spain has high speed rail of course. Probably the best high speed rail system in the World actually. It started because of the Expo in Seville in 1992. The government of [...]
Publication Today, Is It Unlike: ‘Helmut Newton’s Illustrated’?
In 1987 Helmut Newton, the porno-chic photographer, embarked upon what he considered to be his ultimate folly. I’m unsure that June, his wife, would agree, but that’s not what this article is about. No, Newton’s self-confessed folly was in creating his own magazine. He called it Helmut Newton’s illustrated. The first edition was themed: ‘Sex [...]
Relax: NASA Prediction Fiasco Fudges 2012 Doomsday!
“And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.” Revelation 20. verse 8. Some say the ancient Mayan Calendar predicts that our world will end on December 21st, 2012 A.D. [...]
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