Good name for a hairdressers By Nic Price on 15 February 2005 — 1 min read This is on my bicycle journey to work. More
If content is king… By Nic Price on 10 February 2005 — 1 min read …context is god! Now… which categories to put this post in? 🙂 More
It was the chicken’s day off By Nic Price on 10 February 2005 — 1 min read This from razorhead’s blog which I stumbled on the other day and is well worth a read. There are five types of road crossing in use on UK roads: Refuge: these are the islands in the centre of the road usually demarked by illuminated keep left/right signs which have be battered by cars that managed... More
Be careful what you teach your children! By Nic Price on 9 February 2005 — 1 min read Four year-old joy rider takes the wheel From Oddly Enough on the Reuters website: “What he was doing was jump down, hit the accelerator, and get back up so he could see where he was going,” Hayden said, explaining how someone who was too short to reach the floor pedals was able to drive a... More
Don’t just do it… B&Q it! By Nic Price on 7 February 2005 — 1 min read Congratulations to British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur who a few moments ago tonight sailed her boat (the B&Q) in to the history books. She sets a new solo round the world sailing record of 71 days 14 hours, knocking a day and a half off the previous record set last year by French sailor Francis Joyon.... More
Jury selection in the trial of Michael Jackson By Nic Price on 6 February 2005 — 1 min read Knock Knock Who’s there? Michael Jackson Michael Jackson who? You’re on the jury! Joke heard on this morning’s Broadcasting House on BBC Radio 4 They’ve got a point More
Where the dill grows By Nic Price on 5 February 2005 — 1 min read On lordshiplane.co.uk the following from a book titled East Dulwich by John D Beasley: In A View of Dulwich, Peckham and Camberwell around 1300 Rosemary Warhurst records that in 1340 there was a hamlet called Est Dilewissh where William Mabuhs, a marshall, sold houses, gardens, arable lands, heath and enclosures to John Leverich. This was... More
Hot stuff By Nic Price on 4 February 2005 — 1 min read Marylebone High Street wasabi strength chart with your take away sushi… Japanese Canteen (strongest) Pret a Manger Tesco Waitrose Boots More
Tagging tags tagging tags tagging tags By Nic Price on 3 February 2005 — 1 min read In today’s Online section in the Guardian there’s a piece by Jim McClellan on the success of Flickr (a photo sharing and organising website). According to co-founder Caterina Fake, in less than a year its membership has already reached 245,000 and grows at a rate of 5-10% a week. McClellan discusses the possibilities brought about... More
Result By Nic Price on 2 February 2005 — 1 min read Top search result for Bill Gates this morning on the new MSN Search takes you to… Bill Gates as Mabus More