February 26, 2010 • 3 notes
The report said this “drip-drip” exposure [to sexual imagery] was distorting young people’s perceptions of themselves, encouraging boys to become fixated on being macho and dominant, while girls in turn presented themselves as sexually available and permissive.

BBC News - Children ‘over-exposed to sexual imagery’

This is an article Chris tweeted. It is very interesting and I agree with what it is saying. I will be very interested to see what the major parties will do about this. Very interested.

February 4, 2010 • 1 note
We should not think of them as rules imposed by an impersonal government. They are more like the wedding vows joyously taken by a blushing bride on her wedding day. If we understand the Torah as a ketubah (wedding contract), we see that it is far more than an ethical system or a moral list of dos and don’ts. Instead it functions as the sacred marriage covenant between God and His people.
The Impassioned God - The Weekly eDrash
February 3, 2010
Our research indicates that excessive internet use is associated with depression, but what we don’t know is which comes first – are depressed people drawn to the internet or does the internet cause depression?
Excessive internet use linked to depression, research shows | Technology | guardian.co.uk
January 29, 2010
I’m not even going to mention that this device has the ability to actually do what computers have so far failed to grasp which is that they are far too complex for the vast majority of people outside of work hours and that this singlehandedly will be the benchmark format for the home computer in the next few years. I won’t even discuss how there are a load of big manufacturers now all scrambling to rearrange their current offerings and hardware to create a similar product that delivers their own format (because that really reminds me of how quickly you saw lots of touchscreen devices within months of iPhone announcement).

The Obligatory Nobody’s Comment on a Device He’s Not Even Used Yet – Just Beyond The Bridge

Taken from a great article written by Andy Higgs on his blog. Raise some interesting points looking (or not looking) at the basics of what iPad opens up and then more, be it niche, possibilities.

January 21, 2010
Perfectionism is your spice rack, use it occasionally; but don’t forget the main course of any project is several imperfect, messy steps. What’s important is that you start taking the steps, else you risk starving your creativity.
Perfectionism, the enemy » Story Pixel
January 16, 2010 • 1 note
p.s. If you open your mind too much, your brain falls out.

John “Ducky” Clifford

In his response to “What is more important: teaching people what to believe, or teaching people how to decide what they believe?”

January 2, 2010 • 3 notes
A story involves a person that wants something and is willing to overcome conflict to get it.
Donald Miller - Living a Good Story, an Alternative to New Years Resolutions
December 30, 2009
My proudest moments at Intro were when visitors - clients, suppliers or friends - looked around and said ‘I’d like to work here.’ We worked hard at building a culture and an atmosphere; we gave people exceptional amounts of freedom in which to conduct their working lives, and as a result, people where happy and productive. When this was recognised by outsides, it was for me, far more gratifying than winning any design awards or being written about flatteringly in the design press.
Adrian Shaughnessy , ‘How to be a graphic designer, without losing your soul’
pg 59
December 29, 2009
It’s fairly easy to get to 80. Just keep breathing!
Granddad Scott
December 10, 2009 • 3 notes

Historians of British pop will look back on the noughties as the decade a once-vital, progressive and unifying cultural force ran out of ideas, sold out to the TV industry, then shriveled into irrelevance.

Either that, or they’ll just laugh with sheer derision. Here are the singles that sold the most in the last ten years:

1. Will Young - Evergreen
2. Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody
3. Shaggy - It Wasn’t Me
4. Tony Christie/Peter Kay - Is This The Way To Amarillo?
5. Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It’s Christmas?
6. Hear’Say - Pure And Simple
7. Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal
8. Kylie Minogue - Can’t Get You Out Of My Head
9. Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It
10. Atomic Kitten - Whole Again

10 Best-Selling Singles Of The Noughties Revealed - NME.com