Retro motor (again)
I am itching to get another rusty old knacker, strip it out and stick an unruly engine in it. I always wanted a mk1 fiesta or a Chevette. Fiesta would get a Zetec, and the Chevette would have the 2.0 16v from a Calibra… hardly original, but should be a right laugh. I need a […]
Collaboration = Progress
I have read a lot of papers by a lot of psychologists, and while scientists are supposed to be objective and neutral, it rarely happens. The author of a paper is often blatantly biased, especially if discussing a model that they or one of their colleagues created. However, I have just read a journal article […]
A change in payment models?
It has been on my mind lately that our current way of working is incompatible with virtually all of it’s goals. The employer wished to maximise their outgoings (wages). The employer is never happy – there will always be more work to do. The employee wishes to get paid as much as possible. Some are […]
Badgerous girls
Why do lots of girls who work in hairdressers and “beauty” salons have black hair with bleached white stripes in it? Surely those who work in the beauty industry should theoretically be more beautiful than the general populace? Orange face, white hair & fake everything is grim, not beautiful. :ermm:
Camden market = very cool
Had my first trip to Camden market last week. It was by far the most random place I have been, with carved walls and umpteen fantastic food stalls near the lock. We ate one of everything, and two of some things. The shops were great, lots of very interesting things… Hemp shop was cool, Fairy […]
Apple iMac networking hassle
We have just got an old iMac 400 in at work to test our websites out on Safari. It has shown up a few pretty serious problems that we would have been unaware of if we hadn’t tested on the mac. However, getting the damn thing on the network has proven to be a pain. […]