Fun – jra's thoughts

I had a great first Sugru experience! I scratched my finger on the way to work on my unicycle. I thought, dammit, I’m gonna fix that! So I bought some from my phone on the train. Cool! A few days later, it arrived in the post. I was having a hard time explaining why I…

Just Married

Jun 14, 2009

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jra

in Babies, Deep Thoughts, Food, Fun, Once upon a time, Travel

I’ve been away from the web for a while because I was in Olivone, Ticino, Switzerland getting married! Thanks to friends and family who came from so far away to witness such a special day. And thanks also to our wonderful vendors, who made the day go so well. If you are thinking of putting…

Heard in Europe

Apr 20, 2009

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jra

in Deep Thoughts, Economy, Fun

Overheard here in England (which was, last I checked, a European country): I found a really interesting partnership we could join, but we’d have to make friends with a bunch of Europeans. Insert sound of my jaw dropping the floor here…

Some pointers to things I’ve recently liked

Mar 25, 2009

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jra

in Fun, Geeking

Here’s a random smattering of links to things that I’ve recently checked out, and that I really like: Children of Men: A well made film about an interesting story in dystopic England (though, to be perfectly honest, it’s a bit hard to tell the difference between that England and the one outside my window). I…

An excellent song from the future

Feb 28, 2009

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jra

in Fun

I heard about these guys from Stack Overflow’s podcast. Really fun.

O’Reilly Ignite, UK North

Jan 22, 2009

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jra

in Africa, Fun, Geeking

Tonight I am giving a talk the Old Broadcasting House at O’Reilly Ignite, UK North. Here are my slides. Update: There’s a video here.

The power of debt

Jan 22, 2009

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jra

in Deep Thoughts, Economy, Fun

Here’s a quote that turns everything you think you know on it’s head: When the debt is big enough, it’s the debtor who has the power, not the creditor. That’s Niall Ferguson talking in Vanity Fair. It’s for stuff like that I read Vanity Fair. Well, the photos don’t hurt either…

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