Luckily It’s All About The Art

by | Feb 1, 2009 | Technology, Writing

When it comes to reward for effort, writing a book has to feature at the very lowest reaches of the league table. Months of effort and toil on The Beatle Man and I get 46p for every copy sold on Amazon (or other sites). I’m not complaining, such is the...

My Social Media Map

by | Jan 28, 2009 | Technology

Following on from my earlier thoughts on a Web Ripple, things have moved on quite a bit and it has now got a bit more complex than a mere linear ripple. So I drew this picture. This is not all the possibilities; this is what I am actively doing now. I have a ping.fm...

CoolIris

by | Jan 26, 2009 | Photography, Technology

I had neglected my photo site for a while so, as it had started to pick up quite a few Stumbles, I thought I should freshen it up a bit. Cue orgy of tinkering e.g. I got rid of the horrible banner and replaced it with another horrible banner.One thing I had been...

Blu-Ray Review : Baraka

by | Jan 26, 2009 | Blu-Ray Review

It has not been customary herein for me to review much in the traditional sense, but I thought I should scribble a few words about a movie I watched last night, Baraka: Remastered (Blu Ray) [1992] Although nearly 17 years old, the remastering and transfer to Blu-Ray...

Mumbai Days

by | Jan 13, 2009 | zeitgeist

I found this lying on a backup drive recently. Long since forgetten. But, with the end of the Bush era approaching and dark recent days in Mumbai, I thought it appropriate to post it. It tells the brief tale of a week in Mumbai when I met one of the richest men in the...