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Tech writer Paul Miller (most recently writing for The Verge) - is leaving the Internet for a year starting tonight at midnight. One of his final indulgences is a Reddit IAmA session (the comments, as usual when you expose yourself to Redditors, are a mixture of hilarious and tauntingly offensive). Aside from the novelty of a tech writer giving up the Internet
Here at GNC, we pride ourselves on the quality and integrity of our writing, but for one article only, it's going to go down the pan....literally. Much of the Internet is full of crap and Twitter is responsible for its fair share. Put the two together and you get Shitter, toilet paper printed with a Twitter feed of your choice.
The OED (@OEDonline) has been tweeting on geeks today. The word 'geek' was first applied to overly diligent students in the 1950s, and to computer obsessives from around 1984. However, as early as 1876 'geek' was an English regional (northern) term for a foolish, offensive, or worthless fellow... In 1920's U.S. slang, 'geek' also meant a circus performer with a
Over the break, there's been a bit of discussion by some of the big names regarding the reasons why Windows Phone 7 handsets haven't been flying off the shelves this holiday season. Charlie Kindel started the debate with "Windows Phone is Superior; Why Hasn't It Taken Off?" and largely faults the relationship between the OEMs, Microsoft and the carriers. MG Siegler
If you can't get enough of Rovio's Angry Birds (or Angly Birds as my daughter says), then you can satisfy your avian needs over at the Angry Birds on-line store. I've seen Angry Birds toys gradually appearing in shops, but I'd no idea there was such a wide range of things, from the expected soft toys to children's costumes. Anyway, as
PANTONE The 20th Century in Color looks to me like a great Christmas gift for anyone interested in colour and history: graphic designers, interior decorators, costume designers, website builders, Renaissance geeks. Authored by Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker and published last month, it's a view of the last century with a focus on colour. Of course, it inserts the relevant Pantone
Geeks in the UK may be interested in "Britain's Greatest Codebreaker" on Channel 4 tonight (21 Nov) at 9 pm. Described as a drama documentary, the program follows Alan Turing's life, the mathematical genius instrumental in breaking the German Naval Enigma code. His homosexuality overshadowed his achievements, and two years after being convicted for gross indecency, he committed suicide in