24th May 2005
‘Sarcasm’ brain areas discovered
Posted by Nic Price at 10:35 am on 24th May 2005
20th May 2005
The life of a wikipedia page on the subject of the Heavy Metal Umlaut, brilliantly captured and explained in a screencast (animation of screens with voice-over commentary).
Posted by Nic Price at 3:04 pm on 20th May 2005
15th May 2005
So this week with Tony Blair’s full backing, Bluewater shopping centre in Kent banned shoppers from wearing hoodies and baseball caps because people find them frightening.
I wish as a society we would get to the heart of the matter, the underlying reasons behind this so called antisocial behaviour, rather than always going for soft targets, the superficial “quick-wins.”
If I was a “yoof” and heard that news I’d insist on wearing my hoody absolutely everywhere I went, just to make a point.
In fact I’ve a good mind to go out and buy a hoody so I can do exactly that.
Now, where on earth am I going to find a shop selling hoodies?
Aha! I know just the place…
Posted by Nic Price at 12:14 pm on 15th May 2005
11th May 2005
I really must get an MP3 player…
Posted by Nic Price at 3:44 pm on 11th May 2005
11th May 2005
What 43 things would you really like to do?
Share them with the world.
And find out who else wants to do them too :)
Posted by Nic Price at 2:51 pm on 11th May 2005
11th May 2005
Yes, but how did I get here?
Yesterday I went to the Design Museum in London with some friends from work to see the design of information exhibition “YOU ARE HERE” (now in its last week).
It was full of amazing examples of how we convey complex information through models, signs and symbols, including navigation devices, orreries, maps, graphs, charts and timepieces. There were some interesting comparisons between how information is conveyed in different cultures.
But I felt it missed a trick by only showing the end results.
What I’d really like to learn is…
Posted by Nic Price at 2:25 pm on 11th May 2005
10th May 2005

Though human genius in its various inventions with various instruments may answer the same end, it will never find an invention more beautiful or more simple or direct than nature, because in her inventions nothing is lacking and nothing superfluous.
Leonardo da Vinci
Nothing to add…
Posted by Nic Price at 8:43 pm on 10th May 2005
5th May 2005
In the park the other day with my son when he asked if we could walk to the swings through the forest.
So I was just wondering…
What’s the difference between a wood and a forest?
And when does a copse become a wood?
A quick straw poll amongst friends says size matters, though whether this is number of trees or area covered is less clear.
I’ve tried searching online to find an answer and so far only found this (useful) entry on Wikipedia:
A forest has a more or less closed canopy, in which the branches and foliage of trees meet or interlock. A woodland has an open canopy, which allows some sunlight to penetrate between the trees.
If anyone has any thoughts, ideas or answers it would be great to know.
Posted by Nic Price at 3:36 pm on 5th May 2005