Tag Archives: WTF

>With friends like this…

Posted on 23 September, 2009 by jb

> who needs enemies. NYT story on Qaddafi’s UN rambling diatribe address

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>"H" as in "Humbug"

Posted on 18 September, 2009 by jb

> New Zealand is nothing if not politically correct. The New Zealand Geographic Board has recommended that the city of Wanganui be renamed to Whanganui. This is, of course, nonsense on stilts. Given that the Maori language had no written … Continue reading →

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>Hurra!! iv got my filling cabinet and Video collection back…

Posted on 15 September, 2009 by jb

>   cjcdesign.co.uk is one of those sites that give you a sugar rush and not much else. Some really cool ideas (LED solar lamps, for example) and roll-out vege patches and herb gardens Not that you can buy them, … Continue reading →

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>It can be a California thing…..

Posted on 10 September, 2009 by jb

>And we all thought Sarah Palin was bad. It must be catching. This from a speaker to the Santa Cruz City Council. “Well the crops are growing very well and they’re organic and some have pesticides and I think that … Continue reading →

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>The winner of the Trust Waikato National Contemporary Art Award 2009.

Posted on 8 September, 2009 by jb

> “Currently in its ninth year, the award is renowned for the challenging and often controversial entries it attracts. This year’s winning entry ‘Collateral’ by Auckland artist Dane Mitchell was selected from amongst 43 finalists and 283 entrants from all … Continue reading →

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>The Global Economy for Dummies. Correction. For Kurt Beck

Posted on 5 September, 2009 by jb

> Full disclosure: I worked in the aviation industry for over 40 years. This might make me partisan. It also might mean that I know a bit about the way the business works. Certainly more than Kurt Beck. Kurt Beck … Continue reading →

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>Inferring friendship network structure by using mobile phone data. Eh?

Posted on 26 August, 2009 by jb

> Some brainy buggers in America have made an amazing discovery. They say:Data collected from mobile phones have the potential to provide insight into the relational dynamics of individuals. This paper compares observational data from mobile phones with standard self-report … Continue reading →

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>Micromanaging

Posted on 12 August, 2009 by jb

> New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has come to an agreement with Visa, a credit card issuer, that will allow retailers to pass on transaction costs to customers. You see, in the past, retailers took the cost of providing credit card … Continue reading →

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>Alessandra Stanley at the New York Times gets it horribly wrong

Posted on 29 July, 2009 by jb

> “An appraisal on Saturday about Walter Cronkite’s career included a number of errors. In some copies, it misstated the date that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed and referred incorrectly to Mr. Cronkite’s coverage of D-Day. … Continue reading →

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>There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies…..

Posted on 3 February, 2009 by jb

> … and statistics.. These people must be so tragically thick. This is an advertisement in the Economist – educated, influential and affluent readership (apart from me that is – I just look at the pictures) – and definitely not … Continue reading →

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