links for 2007-05-21 Ferdinand de Saussure – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In case anyone was wondering… (tags: ferdinanddesaussure saussure linguistics signifier signified) More
A joke my son told me A man walks in to a library and says “Fish and chips please” The librarian says, “Sorry sir, this is a library” So the man whispers “Fish and chips please” More
Happy Birthday Alan Johnston BBC correspondent Alan Johnston disappeared on his way home from his Gaza City office on 12 March. He is feared kidnapped in the lawless territory, where he is thought to have been the only international correspondent still working. Intensive efforts have been made to secure his release. More
links for 2007-05-10 BBC NEWS | Magazine | Helvetica at 50 Neville Brody calls Helvetica bland, unadventurous and unambitious. (tags: fonts typefaces helvetica design typography) More
Cyclists should be allowed to use the road I’ve just added my name to this petition: The new highway code requries cyclsits to use cycle facilities ‘wherever possible’. Many facilities are of poor standard, or just plain dangerous. cyclists should not be forced to use such facilities against their better judgment. In short, cyclists should be allowed to use the road. Deadline to... More
What’s in a name? A gem from the East Dulwich Forum… A friend once met an American called Randy who complained about “you Brits always sniggering at my name”, stifling his own giggles my friend politely reassured him though it had certain connotations in the UK, Randy was a fine name and that not all British people were that... More
links for 2007-05-06 Epicenter – Wired Blogs David Weinberger in conversation with Cory Doctorow. “‘plan pilot’ or ‘notbook’ because not a lot of people are going to be finding those.” (tags: corydoctorow davidweinberger wired metacrap metadata explicit implicit tagging) More
Cycling charter from the Evening Standard I saw that David Cameron fellow riding his bike to work down Constitution Hill this morning on my cycle commute to White City. He appeared to have a bit of an entourage and wasn’t wearing a cycle helmet. When I mentioned this to a friend at work he suggested he didn’t need a cycle helmet... More