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Yay for introverts!

Tue, 29 May 2012 19:44:29 +0100

Yay for introverts!

"I have to constantly fight my most powerful temptation: Believing happiness is just around the..."

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:56:38 +0100

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I have to constantly fight my most powerful temptation: Believing happiness is just around the corner. “Everything will be perfect when ….”.

It’s like I’m waiting for the movie of my life to begin instead of realizing that I’m already living it. What I’m experiencing right now is my life. Not what I imagine my life to be like in five years.

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- Ryan Carson - My Biggest Temptation

I know this feeling well… I have spent so much time waiting for this time where “everything will be ok” that I miss everything that is going on right now. I am constantly on the search for this state of being OK that I think is actually perfection. And we all know perfection is unobtainable, but I keep striving and pushing myself for it.

Some say that is a good thing. You might of heard the phrase “Shoot for the sky and at least you’ll get the tree tops.” The idea being that if you push yourself you will get the best you can.

My issue is that I am not content with the tree tops. That actually the tree tops are a failure because I shot for the sky. This creates a lot of pressure and stress for me which has lead to a lot of confusion and illness.

So now I am trying to lower my expectations. Accepting that perfection IS unobtainable. And learning to be content in the tree tops.

Forget Startups, this a lesson for life! startupquote: There is...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:04 +0100

Forget Startups, this a lesson for life!

startupquote:

There is no finish line. So love the journey.

- David Weekly

Catch David Weekly at Echelon 2012 (11 &12 June)!

This Startup Quote is a joint collaboration between Startup Quote & e27.

"A critic of a church & a servant in a church both see the same problem but respond differently...."

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:59:20 +0100

“A critic of a church & a servant in a church both see the same problem but respond differently. One goes online & the other goes to work.”

- Mark Driscoll

Listen to Stagecoach. They are mega! As is the new...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:12:14 +0100

Listen to Stagecoach. They are mega!

As is the new Spotify embed. I like it a lot.

This was my honest first thought when I saw Google Glass for the...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:43:24 +0100

This was my honest first thought when I saw Google Glass for the first time…

(For those that don’t know, the bottom image is taken from an anime called Dragon Ball Z)

Three Things I've Learnt This Week So Far...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:30:07 +0100

Its easier to sell a problem solver than an add on.

It can snow in April.

The localStorage API is awesome!

Consumption Fatigue

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:50:03 +0100

I get onto the Internet and I automatically “do my rounds” (Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Hacker News, BBC News). Once I’ve finished, I often find myself twiddling my thumbs thinking; “What shall I go on now?”

I’m sure I could I find some interesting blogs on things I am into. A quick Google search would bring up thousands of entries. But honestly, I don’t want to look at anything. And I think I know why; consumption fatigue.

There is so much awesome stuff on the net that you can read, watch, listen to etc. But sometimes it just gets a bit to much. My brain is over stimulated as it is and I don’t think anything more would help.

And yet I can’t close the laptop lid. There is something that is drawing me to the keyboard to type in an address. Or maybe check Facebook one more time in case the little red dot of joy is there with, preferable a high, number on it.

I wonder if it is time to start creating more, rather than consuming. And maybe that doesn’t involve the Internet.

Create More Than You Consume

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:26:17 +0100

Create More Than You Consume

Plan B - Ill Manor Warning: You may be disturbed by this. But I...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:55:26 +0000

Plan B - Ill Manor

Warning: You may be disturbed by this. But I think thats the point. Lots of hand gestures and the odd swear word.

So many thoughts about this and no time to write them down. Fascinating though.

Not only is @nedmas have mad coding he makes mega rocky road...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:52:28 +0000

Not only is @nedmas have mad coding he makes mega rocky road too! (Taken with instagram)

"Bootstrap has become the default WP theme for web developers who just want to get by. Such a great..."

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:08:00 +0000

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Bootstrap has become the default WP theme for web developers who just want to get by. Such a great framework is being wasted on people who don’t want to put a little extra love into things.

…

Seeing a default Bootstrap “theme” site makes me leave it right away because I feel the person doesn’t care about what they are doing. I hope this doesn’t continue for much longer.

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- Great, Another Bootstrap Site

Kony must be stopped.

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:43:13 +0000

Kony must be stopped.

The Story Behind ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ Fascinating 3min...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:30:12 +0000

The Story Behind ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’

Fascinating 3min documentary on the famous and iconic “Keep Calm & Carry On”.

Interesting point at the end of how these words still resinate in our society today.

"People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you..."

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:34:32 +0000

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People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.

You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.

Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.

You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.

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- Banksy, from Cut It Out (via zaschell)

Not sure I agree with all of this, but certainly the first couple of paragraphs

"While we think we’re presenting the world the us that we really want to share – the witty, nicely..."

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:20:44 +0000

“While we think we’re presenting the world the us that we really want to share – the witty, nicely scrubbed-up, highly exciting version of ourselves – social media betrays us. Far from presenting the best of me, we show the world the ugly truth about how we really want to be seen. That string of self-serving posts about our latest success alerts others to our issues – arrogance/insecurity or whatever else is at root. The faux-glam photos might have missed the double chin, but they can’t hide the need to be seen as something that we’re not. Tweet about how you’re just about to reach the next follower milestone and, well, frankly you deserve to lose a few.”

- social media, christianity and the whiff of hypocrisy (or why I get annoyed with christians on twitter and Facebook) | craigborlase.com

A fun and really interesting video about a guy, a facebook group...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:10:42 +0000

A fun and really interesting video about a guy, a facebook group and a whole lot of love.

“Two years ago Keir met a girl on a train. After not asking her out, he was persuaded by a friend to set up a Facebook group to find the Mystery Train Girl. One week, 14,000 members, various national newspaper articles, £1000 raised for Marie Curie, a dodgy CG reconstruction for a Hong Kong news channel and one mention on Loose Women later, Keir found that a few people had paid attention. But, did he get the girl?”

teaim: Step by step this massive snow drawing was trampled into...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:20:39 +0000

teaim:

Step by step this massive snow drawing was trampled into freshly fallen snow by artist Sonja Hinrichsen with the help of 5 volunteers last month at Rabbit Ears Pass in Colorado. I love that a piece so expansive and yet so temporary can be created with a few pairs of well choreographed snow boots. – Colossal.

This is beautiful. Not only from a aesthetic point of view but from an execution view as will it is just stunning!

pleatedjeans: inverse logic. via Funny because it’s...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:20:52 +0000

pleatedjeans:

inverse logic. via

Funny because it’s true.

chrisdesouza: In my head this is how @mrsteveheyes rolls...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:11:04 +0000

chrisdesouza:

In my head this is how @mrsteveheyes rolls @studiobontio #developersliveinthefuture