Monthly Archives: January 2010

>In vino veritas

Posted on 30 January, 2010 by jb

> ….in cervisio felicitas” Wine’s fine but beer drinkers have more fun

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>I have 2 passports

Posted on 29 January, 2010 by jb

> All very convenient, actually. EU queue at immigration shorter than for sundry foreigners? Use the UK one. Work in the EU? Use the UK one. Visiting Turkey? Use the New Zealand one. Want the warm fuzzy feeling when the … Continue reading →

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>This will go viral

Posted on 29 January, 2010 by jb

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>Dear Apple

Posted on 28 January, 2010 by jb

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>Who would have th(ink)ed

Posted on 25 January, 2010 by jb

>   For the parsimonious (or pensioned – same thing) among us, here’s a useful tool (and brilliant graphic) to work out which font will give you the most grunt from your outrageously priced ink cartridges Source: Matthew Robinson Via: … Continue reading →

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>"I want one with a lid"

Posted on 22 January, 2010 by jb

> Not that I have ANY idea what Apple’s going to come up with next week (neither does anyone else, for that matter..), but I thought it might be a potential replacement for ageing Mrs jb’s ageing iBook, given that … Continue reading →

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>Superbly good film making

Posted on 20 January, 2010 by jb

>http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8709313&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1Espresso, Intelligentsia from Department of the 4th Dimension on Vimeo. This has everything – skilled cinematography, content, beautiful visuals and a natural actor via: BoingBoingSource: DPT4D

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>…and good night

Posted on 19 January, 2010 by jb

> Source: Shirley and Ed James, of Russellvia: Sideswipe

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>This is frightening

Posted on 18 January, 2010 by jb

> This is the Supervisory Board of Germany’s largest public health insurance organisation, the BEK. The one that I’m covered by, in fact. Look at all these old farts mature gents. They all look like me. And I CERTAINLY wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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>Note to myself

Posted on 18 January, 2010 by jb

> Time for a blood donation

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