Category Archives for Geekery
Bits of geekery from across interweb
How to use the new Twitter
There are already a lot of ‘new Twitter’ guides and helpful notes out there about all the changes Twitter’s been making recently, so I’m just going to summarise some of the most interesting bits, and link to the best guides …
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The rugged solar powered computer in Uganda
UNICEF are rolling out an exciting ICT4D project in rural parts of Uganda. The project aims to give access to practical information to people living in remote parts of Uganda, where access would otherwise be extremely difficult. Like projects such …
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JPod
Most people are able to sift out the day’s excess information without ever thinking about it, but to the tech worker exhibiting autistic – okay, let’s just say the word: geek – to most geeks, a hug is not a hug, it’s the physical equivalent of holding a novelty marine foghorn up to the ear and blasting it directly into the central nervous system. When you hug a geek, you’re overloading them in a manner they find intolerable. They feel and express shock and revulsion when touched.
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It was a food day (sorry Ice Cube)
All Ice Cube puns aside, October 15th and 16th 2011 will certainly go down as the days the voices of the people were amplified. As I work in development, I’ve been really engaged with World Food Day this year. Even …
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JPod
The next day the big drama was that John cast a spell on Evil Mark after Evil Mark ate a packet of Handi-Snacks John had left on his desk. Like anything weird in life, it began small and escalated. “Evil …
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The Silicon Savanna: Broadband in Africa
From Time magazine: Tim Parsonson, CEO of African data-center operator Teraco, says that in the past four years Africa’s Internet capacity soared from 340 gigabits to 34,000 gigabits per second while the cost of the Internet to its service providers …
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How to add a Google +1 button
Here’s a quick reference guide to adding a Google +1 button to your website. There seems to be lots of instructions so I’ve tried to collate the best of those I’ve found to make it as simple as poss.
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All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Adam Curtis’ new documentary currently showing on BBC is All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace.
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Bing use Japan earthquake as marketing opportunity
Japan suffers the worst earthquake it’s ever had, and Microsoft’s search engine company, Bing, use it as a marketing opportunity. They’re going to donate just $1 to Japanese quake survivors if you retweet their message to all of your friends…
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Desert Island Disc records 2003 to 2010
A Wordle of all the Desert Island Discs record choices from 2003 to 2010…
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