Author Archives: jb

>Tunes for a Tuesday – 24 June 2008

Posted on 24 June, 2008 by jb

> Daddy Cool – Lollypop from Eagle RockClaire Waldoff – Mich hat ein fremder Mann geküßt in der Nacht from Perlen der Kleinkunst – Claire WaldoffMink Deville – Spanish Stroll from 70’sDavid Bowie – Golden Years from Billboard Top 100 … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me ,,,(about "Avertissment")

Posted on 24 June, 2008 by jb

>Sounds like “Advertisement”, right? It actually means “Danger” in French. Not the worst warning when you’re dealing with buggers like MediaMarkt, one of the mega electronics stores in Germany. They’re celebrating Germany’s successfully negotiating the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 with … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me.. (about Trelise Cooper)

Posted on 19 June, 2008 by jb

>Trelise (pronounced: Trell-ease, not Trellis, as I thought) Cooper is a flash New Zealand fashion designer. Designs for the Oscars, no less. It should be noted that Mrs. jb occasionally shows a modicum of fiscal responsibility (which makes a change) … Continue reading →

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Boden

Posted on 18 June, 2008 by jb

Lucy Kellaway embarked on one of her more entertaining rants in the FT the other day, ripping into the CEOs of Citigroup and Boden for their overly flippant and disingenuous communicative styles. It’s here as a podcast – the vitriol … Continue reading →

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>"Patents give you the right to sue…."

Posted on 17 June, 2008 by jb

>“Patents give you the right to sue. They don’t give you the money to sue. It just costs too much.” Colin Murdoch died a few weeks ago. He invented the plastic disposable hypodermic syringe, the tranquilliser gun, a silent burglar … Continue reading →

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>Tunes for a Tuesday – 17 June 2008

Posted on 17 June, 2008 by jb

>Sufjan Stevens – Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois Jeff Beck – I’ve Been Drinking (Stereo Mix) from Truth Slayer – Necrophobic from ReignIn Blood Dispatch – Water Stop from Silent Steeples Aretha Franklin – (You Make Me Feel … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me ….(about Job Title Inflation)

Posted on 16 June, 2008 by jb

>The ever-entertaining Private Beach in Hong Kong comes up with the Most Pretentious Job Title of the Week (as well as taking me to task for the use of the word “whence”. Point taken – I should have used “whither”…!). … Continue reading →

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>Arbi..what?

Posted on 16 June, 2008 by jb

> Arbitrage. Finding a commodity that’s cheaper elsewhere and can be obtained with minimal resource commitment. I stumbled over a fairly obscure but quite exquisite Springsteen track the other day while navigating David Lindley’s 3D immersive viewing PicLens wall. He … Continue reading →

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>Bionade Economics

Posted on 15 June, 2008 by jb

>Bionade is the soft drink equivalent of the garage band made good. Here’s the story. The Peter Brewery in a 4000 soul town in Bavaria was on the verge of bankruptcy in the late 1980s. The company’s Master Brewer and … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me ….(about "The Department of Doing")

Posted on 15 June, 2008 by jb

>The Department of Doing is a tiny advertising agency working out of a Victorian shop front in Devonport, a pretty swish suburb on Auckland’s North Shore. Never worked with them and probably never will, but I’m still allowed to be … Continue reading →

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