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OK, so why the zen bones thing?

About 20 years ago I stumbled upon a book called "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones". Being vegetarian - the "flesh" bit didn't grab me, but the short pithy Zen stories inside it, did.

Ever since then my web nick has been zenbones, my Hotmail, my Gmail address, you name it. It's kinda stuck.

Is the blog about Zen? Nope.

Tags: decisions

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September 1

Relative Size of Geosocial Universe

Some surprises here! Skype at 590 million, sheesh! And Yahoo mail - so high too, why? Surely not because it’s better than GMail? Maybe just because it arrived earlier. Same as Hotmail.

Few others I’d like to have seen there, like, Plaxo, Orkut. Are they still relevant?

Tags: social media tech charts stats

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August 31

“ Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal… Kulula Airlines flight attendant - after a real crusher of a landing in Johannesburg, South Africa

Tags: airlines fun quotes

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August 30

Is this the new iPod Nano?

We’ll find out on Wednesday.

via AppleInsider | Apple’s shrunken 6th-gen iPod nano to retain 30-pin dock connector

Tags: iPod Apple Nano tech

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August 29

A professor was lecturing his class the other day…

“In English,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.”

A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”

Tags: fun joke language English

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August 27

“ I think the Internet is the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb. It’s destroyed the music business. It’s going to destroy the movie business. John Cougar Mellencamp, Aug 2010. Personally, I think the record companies destroyed the music industry they created in the first place (the industry that was based on fat-cats inbetween the artist and the fan). Not the internet. It’s like saying vinyl destroyed live performances. It’s not the technology, it’s the business model. We’ve come a full circle now - artists are making more money from live performances than ever! Welcome to evolution Mr Mellencamp. I think he needs to cheer up a little, and be grateful some folks still download his music.

Tags: music internet quotes

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August 25

Infinite loop ∞

Ouch my head hurts

Tags: fun logic puzzle

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August 24

“ In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with more than one small child, pick your favourite. Kulula Airlines announcement, South Africa

Tags: quotes airlines South Africa fun

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August 23

Seth Godin: Moving on

Seth’s bold new move to not publish any more books (the traditional way)!

Bold probably. Walking the talk, absolutely!

Please read his Moving On post here.

Tags: Seth Godin publishing books

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August 20

Internet Explorer Turns 15 - Makes me feel old!

Seriously, was it that long ago I first installed it? And before that I used Mosaic (I think I have an install of it on some floppy disks somewhere!). And before Mosaic I used Lynx in 1993. The first website I built had no images - just plain text, underlined links, inverse text and blink(!).

Now you tell that to the kids today and they won’t believe ya…

via » Internet Explorer Turns

Tags: internet explorer internet browsers

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August 19

Mustache Bottle Opener / Corkscrew
What a cool product. I think I want one.

Mustache Bottle Opener / Corkscrew

What a cool product. I think I want one.

Tags: design wine products

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August 18

Now That’s What I Call Talent of the Day:

A recent episode of China’s Got Talent featured the inspirational story of Lui Wei who, despite losing his arms in a tragic accident at age 10, managed to learn to play the piano with his feet.

And what have you done lately?

Tags: talent YouTube

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August 17

Cognitive Surplus visualized

Tags: tv wikipedia infographic

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August 13

CellO’s new logo

What do you think of Cell-C’s new logo?

Is it just me, or do you also see “Cell O” first and then the C in the ©? I can see what they’re trying to achieve, by attempting to “own” the copyright symbol © - clever perhaps, but methinks a bit clumsy. Perhaps they could have slimmed-down the width of the outer circle. Dunno. Hmmm.

Tags: design logos

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August 12

Which smartphone OS do you most desire?

Pretty much sums up the situation. Looks like RIM / Blackberry is pretty much losing the race. Mind you, using the browser on their phone feels like 1996 all over again!

Tags: Smartphones iPhone android Blackberry submission

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