Monthly Archives: September 2008

buy coffees, get something free

September 16, 2008 – 9:39 pm

I’ve been thinking about this for a while: although not all the cafes offer loyalty cards, when they do, it’s an extension of the cafe-going experience, so it’s worth considering. I’ve scanned in a few that I picked up recently, and thrown them into this post.
In my own experience, my first encounter with these kinds [...]

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creepy spider

September 15, 2008 – 2:39 pm

[boingboing] somewhat creepy, interactive spider

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why it’s hard to stop reading blogs

September 15, 2008 – 2:37 pm

[cade and lisa] Why it’s hard to stop reading blogs

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grind - new website

September 15, 2008 – 2:37 pm

One of my favourite cafes, Grind, in Cronulla has a new website.

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nyt on social media

September 8, 2008 – 8:56 pm

[/karen/ - fb] NYT article on “ambient awareness” - the unusual aspect of digital life where via twitter and facebook and other social networks, there is a new way of relating to people.

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random facts meme

September 7, 2008 – 1:59 pm

For some reason, I’m not often tagged in memes, so even though life is quite busy at the moment, I thought I’d respond to this tagging from bec, and then also by george. Here are the rules of the meme:

Link to the person who ‘tagged’ you
Post the rules on your blog
List 6 random facts about [...]

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google chrome

September 2, 2008 – 11:24 pm

It’s perhaps a sign of where I should be moving in my career to see that I’m more excited about the tour of Google Chrome’s features - the explanation of how it will work, and how clear Scott McCloud’s illustrations are - than I am about a new browser.

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what goes best with a coffee?

September 2, 2008 – 8:47 pm

A reader asks - what is something that you’d could be persuaded to buy when you go for your coffee: specifically, something with a long-ish shelf life. No one wants, for example, stale croissants, but it’s possible that you might like to have a small, gourmet chocolate.
In my travels, I’ve seen a lot of different [...]

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