life on the edge of the digital extreme
Google in China… search no evil? (via joyoftech.com)
A good way to start the Chinese New Year? Find out more on Reddit.
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For some reason todays Dilbert strip struck a cord with me - perhaps it has something to do with the Project Management course I’m taking?!
Unfortunately, even with my relatively small experience of the workplace, Dilbert is all to realistic - it’s a little wonder that anything ever gets done in business & industry considering the way some managers work! When it comes to my position as technical manager for one lucky SEG team this year I actually plan to baffle my team with multi-leveled buzzwords and other nonsense just as a little experiment to see if they actually accept it! If they do then my worst fears about humanity will be proved true 
Nothing else to report this week really but I should hopefully have some interesting content for the weekend conditions permitting etc.
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The exponential rise of blogs (weB LOG) over the last couple of years is changing the way people involved with them communicate and share opinions, ideas and news. They are the answer to our 24/7 cultures need for instantly available, up-to-date information from around the world. They can also provide a valuable insight into the way people think and interact (or so we’ve been led to believe…). I see it as a fascinating medium and have been amazed at the quality of some of the content out there. Obviously there’s a lot of rubbish to wade through and different things appeal to different people but when even the mainstream media start to take note of their infringing appeal you have to accept their prominence. This is a subject I could probably go on about at length for hours but I’ll spear you that discussion for another time. Here are some of my favorite daily clicks:
Binarybonsai.com - WordPress guru Michael Heilemann shows off his design skills and is the author of the rather cool looking (but rather overexposed) template called Kubrick. Definitely the place to go for good blog design tips.
Engadget.com - If your a bit of a gadget freak like me then you’ll love this site. It contains all the latest news of new products and novel uses of old ones! A little too much advertising for my liking but seeing as the guy who runs it does it as his full time job you’ve got to allow him to make a living!
Megatokyo.com - Not so much a pure blog but a web comic with ‘rants’ from the author, his wife and friends tapped on the side. An excellent read for anyone who likes manga-style comics with a western twist. If you like it I’d suggest buying the book(s) and support the artist, after all where else would you ever get something of such high quality for free?
Kissui.net - “Kissui is a Japanese word meaning genuine.” Great blog with some even better pictures. Very kawaii. How Yuki (the webmistress) gets enough time to upload new ones so frequently is beyond me! Insightful commentary from the “home of the cool and cute” but avoids the stereotypes which are too often slapped on this part of the world.
Kottke.org - “Home of fine hypertext products.” Excellent daily selection of links pertaining to just about anything and everything collected together by Jason Kottke. Why trawl the web for the good stuff when someone else can do it for you?
#!/usr/bin/girl - The original and still probably the best wacky (and definitely geeky) link blog. I think her mini-bio says it all - “zannah is a digital anime girl located in seattle, washington”. Uber cool! She also runs a personal blog called vox.machina.
If you get a chance check them out, I’m sure you wont be disappointed! They all put my little blog to shame really but I have great aspirations!
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With the publication of the yearly module pass lists this morning I was preparing myself for the worst, especially when it came to logic/formal grammars. Somehow though I’ve managed to pass! I went back three times to the list just to check that it was true but even now it still hasn’t really sunk in but I’m hugely relieved. Now I don’t have to get stressed this summer and can just get on with work - I’ll be in the Information Systems dept. at Archant again which should be fun.
Just time for a stupid little quiz… which MegaTokyo character are you?
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Today has been a bit of a write off as far as doing much is concerned. Having not had much sleep in the last couple of days I’ve been wandering around in a semi trance-like state today and am looking forward to getting a good rest tonight.
Whilst lounging in my spacious garden (!) this afternoon my ears were greeted by the unusual sound of the famous ‘Flying Scotsman‘ which was hurtling across the viaduct which runs parallel to the house. It was recently saved from being sold abroad by the National Railway Museum and it was an interesting sight to see a steam train running on the busy main line. No, I’m not a train spotter but its a very slow news day and I wanted to at least write something!
I’m off now to carry on reading my shiny new copy of ‘MegaTokyo - Volume 1‘ which I picked up the other day in Newcastle (of all places).
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