http://newt.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ occassional stuff about things en Vox Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:15:30 +0100 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/some-recruiters.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(newt) http://newt.vox.com/library/post/some-recruiters.html?_c=feed-rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/some-recruiters.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:15:30 +0100 So... I just got a linked-in invite from a recruiter who shall remain nameless. It says... SOME RECRUITER* has indicated you are a person they've done business with at A RECRUITMENT AGENCY* Hello, I’ve seen your details on linked in and would... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newt.vox.com/library/post/some-recruiters.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cae3c549d011017ff140a860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rants recruiters http://newt.vox.com/library/post/i-just-wanted-to-say-that.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(newt) http://newt.vox.com/library/post/i-just-wanted-to-say-that.html?_c=feed-rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/i-just-wanted-to-say-that.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:43:08 +0100 Homeopathy is compete bullshit - but the placebo effect is powerful magic Intelligent design is creationism, creationism is pernicious bullshit Detox is bullshit for money - have a glass of water and go for a walk instead Liberty is too importan... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newt.vox.com/library/post/i-just-wanted-to-say-that.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cae3c549d011017b720a0860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://newt.vox.com/library/post/first-class-hypocrisy-5.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(newt) http://newt.vox.com/library/post/first-class-hypocrisy-5.html?_c=feed-rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/first-class-hypocrisy-5.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:36:36 +0000 I usually travel to work first class - we live on a branch line so the upgrade isn't too pricey and it means I can get some work done in peace and quiet. Now, going home again the train is very busy between London Bridge and East Croydon. The ot... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newt.vox.com/library/post/first-class-hypocrisy-5.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cae3c549d010981580030000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://newt.vox.com/library/post/cctv-vs-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(newt) http://newt.vox.com/library/post/cctv-vs-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/cctv-vs-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:47:30 +0000 I've been thinking (far too much about CCTV) recently. A couple of articles on the register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/28/police_photography_guidance/ and http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/23/camera_analysis/) come to mind. Even the ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newt.vox.com/library/post/cctv-vs-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cae3c549d01098111b412000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cctv police states photography http://newt.vox.com/library/post/imaginary-friends.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(newt) http://newt.vox.com/library/post/imaginary-friends.html?_c=feed-rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/imaginary-friends.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:19:50 +0100 Many children have imaginary friends. Owen has an imaginary police force. He talks about 'my police' a fair amount. He explained to his great-grandfather recently that he had cooked a whole salmon for his police. The other day he told me that, whe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newt.vox.com/library/post/imaginary-friends.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cae3c549d0100a7eeb362000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> children owen http://newt.vox.com/library/post/adeopssony-reader-vol-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(newt) http://newt.vox.com/library/post/adeopssony-reader-vol-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/adeopssony-reader-vol-1.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:06:35 +0100 There's a difference in behaviour between ADE and the Sony Reader. ADE displays the first file in the <spine> element as the first file in the output. The Sony Reader appears, in the presence of a page map file, to display the first file in the pa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newt.vox.com/library/post/adeopssony-reader-vol-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cae3c549d00fa968b7f9e0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bugs ebooks sony reader ade workaround ops http://newt.vox.com/library/post/the-loch-ness-misunderstanding.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(newt) http://newt.vox.com/library/post/the-loch-ness-misunderstanding.html?_c=feed-rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/the-loch-ness-misunderstanding.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:11:29 +0100 Last week we took Owen (and Pete but he wasn't really paying attention) to Loch Ness. As we drove along the lakeside Em was trying to explain about the lake and the monster. It went something like this: Em: It's a deep and spooky lake and some pe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newt.vox.com/library/post/the-loch-ness-misunderstanding.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cae3c549d0100a7ea926b000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> children owen http://newt.vox.com/library/post/the-sayings-of-chairman-owen.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(newt) http://newt.vox.com/library/post/the-sayings-of-chairman-owen.html?_c=feed-rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/the-sayings-of-chairman-owen.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:35:29 +0100 "Spiderman killed all the dinosaurs because they were too stompy" "Spiderman has a manager, he tells him what to wear" <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newt.vox.com/library/post/the-sayings-of-chairman-owen.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cae3c549d00fae8ca0b87000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> children owen http://newt.vox.com/library/post/and-todays-thought-is.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(newt) http://newt.vox.com/library/post/and-todays-thought-is.html?_c=feed-rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/and-todays-thought-is.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:26:39 +0100 The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them. -Patrick Henry, revolutionary (1736-1799) That's one of the reasons that I read A.Word.A.Day (wordsmith) <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newt.vox.com/library/post/and-todays-thought-is.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cae3c549d00fae8c79505000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://newt.vox.com/library/post/alphabetic-synthesis-machine.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(newt) http://newt.vox.com/library/post/alphabetic-synthesis-machine.html?_c=feed-rss http://newt.vox.com/library/post/alphabetic-synthesis-machine.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:09:28 +0100 I was blundering around google, looking for software that might let me synthesize pseudo-bold and italic versions of a Roman font when I found this - http://www.alphabetsynthesis.com/. Nice art project that evolves 'imaginary' alphabets. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newt.vox.com/library/post/alphabetic-synthesis-machine.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cae3c549d00fa9680b8640003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fonts serendipity text alphabets