Tag Archives: This I need

>This I need: ABC3D

Posted on 21 October, 2008 by jb

> Someone wrote:“I’ve just acquired the single most beautiful book I’ve ever owned” Mine’s on order. Although anything by Edward Tufte gives it a run for its money…

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YES! YES! YES!

Posted on 4 September, 2008 by jb

Oh. It’s vapourware. Sod it. I was getting quite enthused there for a sec. John van der Nieuwenhuizen is an Aussie industrial designer at HP in San Francisco by way of Motorola in Milan and Chicago. He’s designed the Hidden … Continue reading →

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>This I need – Runkeeper

Posted on 30 July, 2008 by jb

>   Out in the vineyards giving Leg 2.0 a workout the other morning and I said to Mrs jb: “Instead of this stupid little pedometer that tells you sod all, what I’d find useful would be a GPS device … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me ….(about "The Economist")

Posted on 12 June, 2008 by jb

>Apart from flogging excellent t-shirts (and let’s face it – you can never have too many t-shirts, can you?) and being essential reading for anyone’s who’s vaguely interested in what makes the world tick, “The Economist” is the source of … Continue reading →

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>Fused

Posted on 20 April, 2008 by jb

> This is a gem. MCASD at La Jolla’s Soundwaves exhibition is a stunner and Sean Duffy’s installation of 2 fused turntables, with 2 tone arms offsetting the same record, is the pick of the litter. It’s dead easy to … Continue reading →

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>This I need – for Pi Day

Posted on 10 March, 2008 by jb

>Thinkgeek.com has the ultimate collection of stuff I’m probably too old (but stupid enough) to wear. Like this Pi T-shirt, made up of the first 4493 digits. i.e. these 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196442881097566593344612847564823378678316527120190914564856692346034861045432664821339360726024914127372458700660631558817488152092096282925409171536436789259036001133053054882046652138414695194151160943305727036575959195309218611738193261179310511854807446237996274956735188575272489122793818301194912983367336244065664308602139494639522473719070217986094370277053921717629317675238467481846766940513200056812714526356082778577134275778960917363717872146844090122495343014654958537105079227968925892354201995611212902196086403441815981362977477130996051870721134999999837297804995105973173281609631859502445945534690830264252230825334468503526193118817101000313783875288658753320838142061717766914730359825349042875546873115956286388235378759375195778185778053217122680661300192787661119590921642019 plus another 3493. Pi Day is this Friday, by the … Continue reading →

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>This I need… "Watch out where the huskies go"

Posted on 2 January, 2008 by jb

>So I’m in Stonewall Kitchens in York, Maine. End of the holiday season and they’re selling of all SORTS of festive (and non-festive) crap that – surprisingly – doesn’t appear to be flying out of the door at any great … Continue reading →

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>This I need – Pope Clock

Posted on 11 December, 2007 by jb

>Ideal for people who have difficulty remembering the current pope, this attractive clock is sure to be a talking point at any party! The names of past, present, and future popes are shown on a large easily-readable dial. The hand … Continue reading →

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>This I need – #5

Posted on 23 August, 2007 by jb

>Although I do rather think it could benefit from a touch of R & D. Steering would be useful.Brakes, too Or maybe he’s just tired of life….Suicide On Downing St. – Tim Finn from Tim FinnSuicide Alley – Shawn Colvin … Continue reading →

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>This I need – #4

Posted on 13 August, 2007 by jb

>Freeman Dyson, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, once wrote that the extraordinary Richard Feynman was “half-genius, half-buffoon”, but later revised this to “all-genius, all-buffoon”. He should know – he was the guy who … Continue reading →

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