Saturday, June 27, 2009

Reading.


I bought a copy of 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' by Dave Eggers yesterday.

It is.

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Google.

I realised today that my life is controlled by Google. It hasn't sunk in as a good thing or a bad thing yet, just a realisation.

I use Gmail. But not just 'use' - I’m logged in all day and I feel a little lost when I'm not.


I use Google bookmarks, knowing that I can access them wherever, whenever.


Google labels keep my life in order, seperating my life into neat little compartments.


My database of contacts is spread between a Google Document and my email history.


I get excited when I scroll through Google Labs.


The only non-Google item I have to keep my life in order is my Moleskine diary and a pen.


How did one organisation gain so much power over my life without me even noticing?

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Clothes lines.



Phrase: "Left hung out to dry"


Source: I can't give you first use or origin,but the meaning is clear. If you are left hanging (the most innocuous case), it means that your status or your question is left unresolved, you're possibly in a state of suspense. If you are left hung out to dry, mama has put you on the clothesline with no indication when, if ever, you are going to be taken down. You are in an exposed position, "blowing in the wind," often in the role of sacrificial goat. Thus it is often used in regard to someone left carrying the can or holding the bag.


During the investigations which culminated in the impeachment charge against Richard Nixon (U.S. President), several underlings were serially left hanging out to dry or blowing in the wind. It was hoped, in a few cases, that they would take the heat off, or take the fall, be the patsy, for the iniquities of their superiors.


One of the most enduring lines of the Nixon investigations was provided by John Ehrlichman, one of Nixon's top political advises. He suggested that the confirmation hearings for Patrick Gray as head of the FBI be delayed, and that Gray be left "twisting slowly, slowly in the wind," in order to distract the press from more damaging things. The image suggests a hanging, but most of the unfortunate victims left "hanging in the wind" or "blowing in the wind" or "twisting slowly in the wind," at least during and after Watergate, were not actually hanged. You can say that they were hung out to dry, however.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Doors

Too many doors!

Quick. Pick one!

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Monday, June 15, 2009

Snail mail.



I'm in a little bit of pain right now.

Was postage always this expensive?

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Baa!

To the masses that are self-diagnosing themselves with H1N1 and raiding Australia’s Tamiflu stocks.

It’s swine flu, not sheep flu.

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Iran

The information flowing through Twitter right now about the Iran elections is incredible.

Thankyou to all of the citizen journalists in Tehran right now.

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Is everything OK where you are?

One thing I love about the AIESEC network is the ability to go straight to the source.

I now take for granted that I can pop open a chat window, or check a blog and find out what’s happening in Iran or Pakistan, and to see how the Australian media is conveying the situation in comparison.

If nothing else, AIESEC has taught me the importance of building (or tapping into) a network and using it all the time.

It’s given me a huge appreciation for different perspectives and using different sources.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Unstoppable.

I came across this through Seth Godin's blog.

I love it.

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