links for 2005-11-25 Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales Hit parade of first names from 2000 to 2004 (tags: boys names) Yahoo! UK & Ireland Directory > Baby Boy Names No prizes for guessing (tags: boys names) More
Who pays for fraud? Fraud has hit the headlines again in the last couple of days after recent statistics revealed it cost the UK £16bn last year. I’ve just been the victim of fraud after my bank card and PIN for the current account I’m opening were intercepted before they reached me. Those responsible managed to withdraw several hundred... More
When is a photo not a photo? When it’s of an illustration according to Flickr. Monkstyle.net who’s been posting illustrations to Flickr says: I noticed a while ago that when I searched for photos using tags on flickr, that my photos weren’t showing. After checking through the Flickr faqs I discovered that this is because I have been marked as ‘NIPSA’ [Not... More
links for 2005-11-22 Argus Center for Information Architecture No longer updated, but useful stuff on Information Architecture (tags: ia informationarchitecture acia) BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Door thwarts quick exit for Bush You couldn’t make it up 🙂 (tags: Bush exitstrategy doors) More
Japanese slang Japanese slang for a man with a combover hairstyle is “barcode head” Heard on Anita Anand’s show on Radio 5 Live last night. More
This might catch on A loyalty card scheme that gives you points for not going to the supermarket. Run by all the other places you can buy stuff in Haslemere, Surrey (UK). Just heard on radio, no link yet. [Update: found a link] More
Is “one size fits all” ever true? Can you think of an example of something that exists in one size and one size only and is manufactured for one purpose? I can’t. Yet. Some suggestions talking to colleagues (and my uber-pedantic reasons why they don’t count): Red Nose – they make them for cars too Earrings – I reckon they do different... More
Web 2 or not web 2 I’m full of admiration and respect for Tim O’Reilly but I get really wound up by what he’s coined “Web 2.0” or “web 2 point oh” as it seems to be pronounced. It’s just the web. Nothing more nothing less. Giving it a version number somehow suggests it’s something that can be commoditised, productised, owned.... More
links for 2005-11-20 Open Thread: Your best tip on doing presentations | 43 Folders Presentation advice in 66 comments and counting… (tags: presentationskills presenting) More
I’m riffing about riffs New from Jon Hicks (who designed the Firefox logo): Riffs is a recommendations engine, a place to rant and rave about anything, recommend and get recommendations. My main use for it will probably be to give music recommendations, but you could use it to rate and review a gig, movie, conference or meal you’ve just... More