Category Archives: PERSONAL

Found this neat site called Cymbolism that allows you to associate colour with words. It uses a ‘wisdom of crowds’ collaborative approach to indicate what the ‘mob’ considers the colour a word is. Very subjective a subject maybe, but fascinating and revealing nonetheless. http://www.cymbolism.com/ Dave

Just documenting a very provisional thought. I’ve been wondering a lot lately about any connection (or overlap) between Linda Stone’s idea of a cultural swing back to the individual as centre of gravity, Mark Pesce’s ‘Hyper <everything> People” and Stowe Boyd’s recent beginning of /Ground. Something like “Hyperlocalism” perhaps that goes deeper, is individual, andContinueContinue reading “Hyperlocal signals”

I have no idea what Mike’s up to but caught odd fragments via twitter while sitting in a cafe eating my lunch that he was doing some kitchen experingmenting with DNA and fruit. And a reference to Milton the Monster which I couldn’t help but respond to as Milton is a fondly remembered cartoon fromContinueContinue reading “Milton the Monster DNA”

So, I spent most all of today sorting, cleaning and tossing stuff out me shed. As part of the ruthless cull I packed away in a box over 100 cassette tapes that I hadn’t listened to for over 10 years…no over 15 probably. I’m giving them away. But of them there was some I justContinueContinue reading “Saturdays of Sheds, Junk and Cassette Tapes”

Was asked to give comment pre-budget on what I wanted from the budget. I’m never good at the one-line message that newspapers seem to want, I have trouble encapsulating all my thoughts in a short space, so I rambled on a bit and they picked something out that I guess they thought relevant. The photographerContinueContinue reading “Pre Budget 2008 comment and photo for Advertiser Newspaper”

More on the idea of people networks, Chris Carfi writes on his blog this excellent thought : Networks don’t have people. People have networks.:”Networks don’t have people.&nbsp; People have networks.” – Demian EntrekinIn it he has some key thoughts from others including Doc Searles (writes), Dave McClure (writes)and Kevin Werbach (brings it home). The rightContinueContinue reading “More thoughts on People and Networks”

Extraordinary Everyday Lives show #45 – GetNaked with biff This show we are joined by Richard Birkin (biff) from Naked. Biff is from Derby, England. Biff outlines the Naked ideas and how it works and the ‘kernel’ of what the service offers. We talk about closed being the new open, notions of privacy and trust.ContinueContinue reading “Latest Extraordinary Everyday Lives #045 : get naked with biff, is out”

My first Womad experience was a memorable one. We nearly didn’t get in as the people at the ticket office were trying to tell us that my carer with me needed to have an ‘official’ carers card! I mean what the hell. My family carers for me, they don’t get paid, and yet aren’t official’ContinueContinue reading “I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen dust – Womadelaide 2008”

Academic Award for Year 1. And yet he finds school boring because it’s too easy. Definitely must only get his good looks from his Dad. 🙂

Finally got a decent day and the right access to my boy and the right time to pay a visit to the Tram Museum on the weekend. Was a good day and it’s well worth a visit. I was struck by the four examples that were out and running on the day. Ranging from theContinueContinue reading “Trams, form and function.”