Feeling very refreshed… By Nic Price on 14 June 2005 — 1 min read …after a great family holiday to the Adriatic coast in northern Italy, including a boat trip to Burano (the island famous for its lace) and Venice More
SE22 By Nic Price on 1 June 2005 — 1 min read Encouraged by Robert Perkins comment on an earlier posting, I’m thinking about gathering more info on the local area. I’d like to start collecting interesting tidbits about the past and present of the East Dulwich area and also other peoples stories, memories, links to sites, photos etc. I’m happy to scan and host photos relevant... More
What’s in a wiki? By Nic Price on 20 May 2005 — 1 min read 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). Via: podbat See also: wikipedia More
Little Britain: hoodwinked By Nic Price on 15 May 2005 — 1 min read 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... More
Driving to By Nic Price on 11 May 2005 — 1 min read The Killers – Hot Fuss Massive tracks – remind me of The Cure, The Psychedelic Furs and U2 Athlete – Tourist Deptford’s Coldplay (ducks for cover) Hothouse Flowers – Home Probably more famous for their 1980s hit “Don’t Go” from a different album. “I can see clearly now” and “Movies”, two tracks back to back... More
What do you want to do with your life? By Nic Price on 11 May 2005 — 1 min read What 43 things would you really like to do? Share them with the world. And find out who else wants to do them too 🙂 More
You are here By Nic Price on 11 May 2005 — 1 min read 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... More
Da Vinci on nature’s inventions By Nic Price on 10 May 2005 — 1 min read 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… More