Category Archives: General

posing


Data, Stories, Interaction, Products, Connection

interesting read:

Some questions marketers must ask: Does this interaction lead to connections? Do our products support our story? Is the story pulling in numbers that demonstrate that it’s working?

A reading list for aspiring knowledge workers

For future reference:
A reading list for aspiring knowledge workers
c.f. Definition of a knowledge worker

listening to podcasts

on photography - http://twipphoto.com/
and learning italian - http://www.italianpod101.com/

Finding good seats

in the sardine class:
SeatGuru
useful site

Back from Blantyre

I spent a couple of sunny, winter days in Malawi’s biggest city, visiting family and meeting friends.

I’ve started uploading some of my snapshots to Flickr. More to come as I sift thru the GBs of data.
Travel was uneventful, except for the fact that my luggage took 6 days to arrive in Blantyre. It […]

mmmm

There’s even a Flickr group on airplane food…

Jet lag

Last night was the second night that I couldn’t sleep cos of jet lag. Instead of trying to relax, I started googling for sites on combatting jet lag. One thing is sure, I’m doing it wrong. Apparently it takes one day of recovery for every timezone I crossed…
My current strategy is to go out and […]

urban poetry


snapshot of the day

took this photo on my way home today

giorni e nuvole

I watched this movie yesterday… and it get’s the label “problem film”. It’s ok. But throughout the film I was waiting for some major action.
It’s all about unemployment, and the subsequent downsizing, and the effect it has on this Italian couple somewhere in Italia. Reflecting the stagnant economy.
As I said not bad, but I […]

at tarmac level

i went a’ photowalking (again)

Metal Thieves

Just zapped into this German TV report on the increase in theft of all kinds of metal fittings such as copper wiring, pipes, manhole covers, gutters, kitchen sinks, etc.
The same is happening in Malawi. For example, the fixed telephone wiring is being stolen and sold to fences, just as fast as it is being installed. […]

Categorize your Mess

Stumbled across this article on messiness at Green Tea Ice.
Some categories of mess:
MINIMESS — A contained, clearly delineated pocket of mess within a larger area, as on a counter, in a closet or a drawer, or on a bulletin board or a refrigerator.
CYCLICAL MESS — A mess that waxes and wanes in cycles. Some messes […]

I blog to share

like this Brian Solis post. And especially this quote:
Personally I blog to share information, ideas, and thoughts and observations that may or may not help people. I’m not in the news business. Nor am I in the blogging business. But even still, it is a significant commitment, one I’m currently weighing in the greater scheme […]

banana bread experiment III

cf recipe

Detail


Baumgrenze

Started talking about the tree line in the Alps and looked up this page and this page.
Factors:
Depends on aspect of slope, rain, and distance to the poles (or how close it is to the equator), and in some cases vegetation…
Swiss Alps: 2100 m
Mount Kilmanjaro, Tanzania: 3000 m
Andes, South America: 3900 to 5200 m

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i went a’ photowalking (again)

Zimbabwe’s Future

Newspaper column by Peter Godwin in an Australian newspaper:
“Did you know that Zimbabweans have the highest IQ in the world?” she says. Hmm, that seems a little over-patriotic. “Yes,” she continues, “I queue for sugar, I queue for salt, I queue for fuel, I queue for cooking oil.” And she bursts into peals of laughter […]

The power of procrastination

No more work for today. I’m heading home to watch Tatort.
Note to myself:
alles wird gut
never give up
learn the unforced rhythms of grace

Questions

Check out this music video by John Legend. It’s part of the Show Me Campaign.
John (…) recently shot and released a music video in Tanzania for the Show Me Campaign to introduce his fans to critical global issues. Watch this story of a young boy overwhelmed by the weight of the world who is asking […]

free-wheeling anarchist individual

I read this in one of my Google Reader links:
http://twitter.com/nchenga/statuses/768186400
On the other hand the very same people will complain that blogs are boring, describing everyday routines.
Don’t think any of the two adjectives describe the low key, reserved aims of this blog.

Architects and power

Daniel Libeskind on architects working in China:
“I won’t work for totalitarian regimes,” (…) “Architects should take a more ethical stance.”

red on grey

today’s fave

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