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Category: Thoughts
People-less services
Let’s start with an anecdote: I spent Friday on the go on a mad one-day trip to Amsterdam and then Eindhoven and back to London. Not as mad as you’d think, it was a totally self-indulgent decision I took at the last minute and ended up meeting old friends and new ones. Just lovely to… Continue reading People-less services
Maths on the ground
A very merry un-Birthday Ale! (well one month in advance exactly, but nevermind :)
Quote of the day
(Paul Hildebrandt in pure American fashion, trying to get the audience all rallied up, unsuccessfully.) “Boy, the British really are reserved! Isn’t there another American in the room?” (My friend Brock from the back of the room) “Yeh, I’m trying to fit in!”
Quote
“Guiltless consumption” via Past & Vinegar Isn’t that a contradiction in terms though when it comes to thinking about future services and solutions? It’s like an obese person have vegetables 10 times a day instead of slowing down and just having 3 meals. It’s guiltless but it’s still consumption. I really believe that innovative solutions… Continue reading Quote
Quote of the day
Me: – While you’re away, I’ll take the time to watch a lot of movies, read some books and eat meat. Matt: – Yeh so when I see you again, you’ll have bacon sunglasses and a steak scarf. (Coz clearly some of you were wondering :) )
Bacon sunglasses or how far should we future cast?
I went to see the impossibly crowded opening of the Work-in-progress show at the RCA yesterday and although I really should try to go back, the feeling I got coming out of it was one of being puzzled by what it all meant. Fact is, I’m not sure of RCA’s overall design rhetoric anymore. Durrel… Continue reading Bacon sunglasses or how far should we future cast?
Thoughts from the edge
As I struggle to keep my head away from tinkering for more than 15 minutes, I’ve realised a few things so far: – there is a fine balance to be struck between saying yes and saying no – people are, in general, quite unforgiving of any mistakes, even if you’re starting out – money is… Continue reading Thoughts from the edge
Update
So I feel I’ve neglected this site long enough, I really should update people about why on earth I’m hardly in touch with the world. January is always a good month for announcements anyway right? Firstly I am now CEO (or chief slave driver as I prefer to call it) of a small technology and… Continue reading Update
Quote of the day
“used for grooming, manipulating objects, killing prey, probing for food, courtship and feeding their young” You’d swear they were talking about limbs wouldn’t you? Not quite. I love evolution.