Thoughts from a Bafta nominated Podcaster, Blogger, Writer and Commentator.
Quote of the day so far has to be in the New York Times article on Ubuntu, from the man driving the project, Mark Shuttleworth, the Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator for Life. “Look, I have a very privileged life, right?†Mr. Shuttleworth said. “I am a billionaire, bachelor, ex-cosmonaut. Life couldn’t easily be that much better. Being a Linux geek sort of brings balance to the force.†Via the NY Times.
Best Twitter of the Children in Need night, from Stephen Fry:
So I’m sitting here, with my Mars Bar helping me work, rest and play today (as it does every day), and wondering just how much impact the ‘murder simulator‘ of Grand Theft Auto IV will have on the games players of today? I’m drinking a nice chilled glass of Coca-Cola (it is the real thing after all) and I’m going to Think Different. Maybe that’s not the question? Maybe I should be asking if you would give a Castlemaine XXXX if I got a guest blogger in for today? To tell you where you want to go, today? Only Smarties
I’m not sure if this is as much fun if you haven’t been following the fun on the internet in the last few days, but it sure points out to anyone watching just how devastating the cult of the amateur can be.
Tim O’Reilly posted up some thoughts on what you want vs what you need, which rang true with myself, but what piqued my mind was a few lines at the end of the piece: I’m reminded of a wonderful line from Garrison Keillor, which I heard years ago on A Prairie Home Companion and which has stuck with me ever since: “Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted if you didn’t have it.” (Hmm. I just looked
This is why I was giggling away at the local supermarket today. Of all the news stories that could have been displayed under a beginners How To Do Computers magazine, they had to walk into this joke…
