I’ve written a review of Google Analytics by Mary E. Tyler & Jerri L. Ledford. Executive summary – it really wasn’t what I was looking for.
Month: September 2006
Speak Slowly and be Loud Enough
I’ve just found this write-up of day one of the recent YAPC::Europe conference. It was written by someone who spent that afternoon in my Advanced Databases for Beginners talk. It sounds like he found the talk useful, but I particularly liked this line. Dave speaks indeed slowly and he’s loud enough I’d like to use… Continue reading Speak Slowly and be Loud Enough
Guardian Heresy
The Guardian potentially launches itself into controversy today by including a free wallchart which claims to illustrate the history of life on Earth. This blasphemous poster includes the ridiculous claim that there was life on Earth over 500 million years ago. This is clearly nonsense as any sane (and righteous) person knows that the Earth… Continue reading Guardian Heresy
Media Bias
A few different approaches to the same story. Let’s start with the BBC (who can be expected to be a little biased here): Hippos help revamp BBC One idents BBC One has unveiled its latest on-screen identity, complete with new logo and images for the channel. Segments between programmes from 7 October will feature kites,… Continue reading Media Bias
The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins’ new book, The God Delusion is published today and over the weekend the publicity machine started up. On Friday Dawkins was interviewed on Newnight. The interview will still be available from that site until tonight’s edition replaces it later today. The Newsnight site also has some extracts from the book and a discussion… Continue reading The God Delusion
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Rock ‘n’ Roll I forgot to mention this at the time, but a couple of weeks ago, we went to see Tom Stoppard’s latest play Rock ‘n’ Roll at the Duke of Yorks theatre. I’ve loved Stoppard’s work since I saw The Real Thing about twenty-five years ago and for a while I saw just… Continue reading Rock ‘n’ Roll
MOO Minicards
MOO is a new company set up by a number of well-known faces from the UK new media scene. Their plan is apparently to create real-world products based on stuff that you find on the web. If that sounds a bit abstract, here’s a good example. The only things they are selling currently are MiniCards.… Continue reading MOO Minicards
Off With Her Head
Oh this has made my day. The Post Office have announced a new scheme whereby people will be able to pay for postage online and print out postage labels to stick onto letters and parcels. Just like the franked mail that companies have been sending out for years or the stickers that get printed for… Continue reading Off With Her Head
Doomsday Code Update
So it seems that currently, Sunday’s post about the Doomsday Code documentary is the top Google hit for “Doomsday Code“. Which is all very gratifying, but it does mean I’m attracting the nutters. Firstly I got an email from Niels last night assuring me that I’m completely wrong and that we are currently living in… Continue reading Doomsday Code Update
Alternative Freak
I’ve been meaning to mention this for a couple of weeks, but I keep forgetting. A friend of mind wrote a novel which is in the form of a teenager’s diary and we thought that the perfect way to publish it was as a fictional blog. So the result is Alternative Freak. I’m pretty sure… Continue reading Alternative Freak