One of the key problems with the internet is the fact that you never get to really interact with the people whose services you are using. This might mean a company or person is misrepresented, either to their benefit or detriment. Chat rooms amplify the problem on a personal level but all “clicks only” present an image that may, or may not, represent reality.
Google is trying to overcome that problem within it’s own company with their Google Space initiative - a retail type stand at major UK airports. They’ve rightly noticed that at airports you have “dead time” with little to do. Shopping isn’t always a great idea but surfing, checking email and forums just might be. (more…)
I never expected to paraphrase Star Trek’s Dr McCoy - but there you go, there’s a little trekkie in all of us waiting to get out.
I sat down last night and watched Downsize Me, one of the latest reality shows leading us mere mortals out of the darkness and into the light of good living. We have parenting programs, makeovers and now lifestyles. Who ever thought healthy living would make good TV? (more…)
I read this a few months ago but have been putting off writing the review. Catherine Chidgey wrote this novel and I was drawn the serenity of the cover. (more…)
Take a break, turn the sound on, and watch Lessons from Water. I thought it might be a bit twee but it was actually lovely. (more…)
I was just checking the shouts on Fibs when someone posted a link to a Japanese weather site with this image:
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I wasn’t going to blog about Grant Robinson’s Guess the Google game - mostly because I couldn’t get a good score (ie sour grapes) but then I found he was a fellow Kiwi… (more…)
I went to a talk recently with Damian Kristof, an Australian naturopath practicing in both Australia and New Zealand. Like many before him he had a wee rant on the evils of nutrasweet and it’s active ingredient Aspartame. Given that my diet coke consumption is epic I decided that perhaps I needed to find out more…
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