Sir Clive Sinclair interview (inventor of one of the home computers, doesn't use one!)
- Sir Clive: "I don't use a computer at all. The company does."
- Interviewer: "So you don't do email?"
- Sir Clive: "No. I've got people to do it for me."
- Interviewer: "If friends and family want to communicate?"
- Sir Clive: "They can do that. We've got a computer in the front office, but I get someone to do it for me."
- Interviewer: "That seems odd to me. Why is that?"
- Sir Clive: "Sheer laziness I think. I can't be bothered."
- Interviewer: "Do you not know how to operate it?"
- Sir Clive: "I do know how to, but I don't."
- Interviewer: "Sorry to press, but it seems the simplest thing in the world to do your own emails."
- Sir Clive: "Well I find them annoying. I'd much prefer someone would telephone me if they want to communicate. No, it's not sheer laziness -- I just don't want to be distracted by the whole process. Nightmare."
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1 billion pageviews for Tumblr - way to go!
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The Bloom Box
I must say, this could get me rather enthusiastic about alternative energy options. The hype around this launch, and the celebs, will drive the fuel cell technology mainstream.
Admittedly, it’s been around since the 1800’s but hasn’t been fully exploited. Also, the “no emmisions” and “green label” the Bloom Box seems to be attracting is a little exaggerated - as there are CO2 outputs. Anyhow, it’s a step away from the ridiculous coal-fired belching power-plants we rely on now, towards something lighter and cleaner. It’s not as green as solar or wind, but provides a more reliable and consistent power source.
The tech fact sheet is here
What do you think?
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Seems there’s huge growth in tweets but not in new users
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Some Apple iPad Features
Screenshots of File Sharing, Character Recognition, HTML5 YouTube And More
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Become a Fan
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iTunes Breaks 10 Billion Song Downloads
I’m very very for Apple, Mr Jobs and the music industry - this is all good news. But, please, Apple, can we have some of that here in South Africa too?
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Stop-Motion Short of the Day:
via thedailywhat via [hyst.]
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Google’s Liquid Galaxy Machine
Watch the clip and then read the article here:
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Another classic from ClientsFromHell
Me: “Ok, we’ve pushed the site live.”Client: “Why isn’t the site #1 on Google yet?”
Me: “We just pushed it live five minutes ago.”
Client: “Optimize the fireball.”
Me: “I’m sorry? Do you mean the firewall?”
Client: “I need more hits NOW, so I need you to optimize the fireball. I know what I’m talking about!”
Me: “We’ll get right on it.”
Another classic from clientsfromhell:
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So true!
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Africa will soon be awash with bandwidth
Take a look at the thickness of the lines. The thin black line is the SAT3 undersea cable that South Africa has been reliant on for years. See how it’s dwarfed by the capacity of the new cables. Nice, nice, nice.
I have always maintained, that there are 3 things in life that there’s never enough of (or said another way - you’ll use all you get): money, parmesan cheese and bandwidth.
The WACS cable makes the funky new Seacom cable look skinny! Bring it on.
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Google Buzz launches
Taking it for a spin now. It’s like Twitter for the masses.
