Writing
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Week 384
Continuing with the large American client, and doing some things for Hypergame.
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Muji PP Storage comparison spreadsheet
I made a Google Docs spreadsheet comparing the different Muji boxes and drawers.
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Nearly future
Thoughts on James Bridle’s post about Network Realism.
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Week 382
Starting with a new US-based client.
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It no longer makes sense
Nick Denton is planning to change the structure of his sites’ front pages in a similar way to that I did 18 months ago.
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Week 381
Frustrations and other things with Django.
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Week 380
Comparing freelancing to proper jobs, in terms of money and holiday.
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COMMENTS_APP error when extending Django comments
I was getting an error when customising the Django comments app. Here’s my solution.
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Setting up a Django environment and project structure
My notes on what I do to set up an environment for a Django project.
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Willy nilly
My brief talk about Foursquare etiquette at Playful 2010.
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Coding in public
I’ve put the code for the Django version of the site I’m building up on Github.
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Should you build your own home?
Should you build your own (online) home? Or live in one of the existing communities with their cute little houses?
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Week 378
Starting to re-write my own site in Django, in order to learn how to use it, and very much enjoying it.
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Week 377
Spent most of the week preparing my OpenTech talk about Today’s Guardian.
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Week 376
A short but good week.
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A map for every day
I’ve made maps of my activity for every day, using tweets, Foursquare check-ins and Flickr photos.
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Week 375
Fiddling with twittery things. And a day off. Nice.
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It’s not me, it’s you
My frustrations with ‘Today’ have reached a peak, and I won’t be listening any more.
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‘On Photography’ by Susan Sontag
My notes on the book.
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Week 374
Spending way too long improving the maps on Pepys’ Diary.
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Wired Index
The Wired Index is very similar to Wired UK’s advertising campaign from 1996.
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Week 372
Design-as-development for the new client, and lots of Pepys.
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A better afterlife
Two bits from reports about UK social attitudes, aspiration and inequality.
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Ignore the naming of objects
Is it better to know everything about a city, or the countryside, or is it better to rely only on your imagination?
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Pay-per-point
Pay-per-view seems a bit rude when you want to show people things. Maybe pay-per-point would be nicer.