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  1. Cool Tools: Kryptonite Evolution U-Lock

    I’ve often read people on bike forums warn others away from the Sheldon Brown method. These days,…

  2. Slow News - Laughing Meme

    “I’m pretty sure Phil Gyford has requested something similar…” Me too, but I don’t know if I…

  3. Walton on the Naze Goods Yard and Shed 2011 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

    These are all fascinating, thanks Stuart. I had no idea that car park used to have train tracks on…

  4. ipad pocket for phil | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

    Thanks! I owe the world some writing.

  5. Marooned on a desert island doing their best to re-create Radio 4 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

    Ha, I didn’t see your photo before I quoted the same bit for linking to the article. Very good.

  6. Two billion people and the royal wedding: pretty damned unlikely - Boing Boing

    “starfish and coffee”, you’re assuming a (perhaps ill-judged) throwaway comment for the purpose of…

  7. sxsw last year | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

    Mary just pointed out that looks like ash, not the filter. So maybe I do smoke.

  8. sxsw last year | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

    If I smoked I’d have known to put it in the right way round.

  9. Life Drawing | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

    Yeah, it’s lovely. Nice and simple but plenty of information there. And it looks like you were…

  10. Roo’s campaign | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

    Is Douglas dead? Or is that what they want you to think? Maybe he’s busking, blowing his tiny…

  11. Wilderness to brothels to Apple store: the History of Development in one block

    Very interesting, thanks. A nice lens for a long-term look at historical ebbs and flows. However,…

  12. The Technium: Free Kindle This November

    This reminded me of this article from the London Review of Books by John Lanchester, about…

  13. Teller’s shoes | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

    Aren’t spats a thing that you wear over shoes/ankles? PS, more photos of famous people touching…

  14. Tim wright: digital writer: The Story: using the wrong tools for the job

    I’ll have to think about it more, but I’m not sure about some of the things you think are the wrong…

  15. The Sartorialist: On the Street….London Color Story, London

    I haven’t seen anyone suggest that maybe this colour combination is inspired by the teal and orange…

  16. LRB · Vol. 33 No. 4 · 17 February 2011 · letters

    Jenny Diski misremembers Stephen King publishing one of his novels online with all the words in…

  17. Wanted: TechCrunch Europe Video Intern

    Why aren’t you planning to pay this person for their work Mike? I’m sure you’ll find plenty of…

  18. Things with an end - Blog - BERG

    Michal, I’m not saying that everyone should always wear sturdy repairable shoes. Just that everyone…

  19. Things with an end - Blog - BERG

    I assume that anyone complaining about these trainers on ecological grounds only buys good quality…

  20. I hope they don’t sit on @philgyford’s house | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

    So long as they only have noisy battles between 10am-12pm and 2-4pm, as per the guidelines laid…

  21. Pepysdiary.com tie-up with Aimer Media for iPhone and iPad goodness - I’ve Said Too Much

    I should point out that the Pepys’ Diary app is entirely the work of Aimer Media. There may be more…

  22. Cyclists in the City: HGVs - Time to make common cause with pedestrians and motorcyclists?

    Unfortunately, as you say, peoples’ fears and demands are based on perception. I suspect that you…