A fabulous infographic from The Oatmeal. Above is just one example from the full poster, available to view here. [Via The Oatmeal]
Seth Godin has wonderfully picked apart the value of a bottle of soap/shower gel type stuff. Very well done. Link: The story on the label
Possibly the greatest thing to have ever happened in the history of the world. It deserves the alliterative title I’ve given it, even though I abhor alliteration. From The Guardian web site: On screen, Dick Van Dyke has been rescued from untimely death by flying cars and magical nannies. Off screen, the veteran star of […]
New (ish) Labour leader Ed Miliband bears an uncanny resemblance to Beaker from the Muppets. That is all.
Never one to miss a trick, IKEA have designed kitchens to suit our potential leader’s personalities. Link: IKEA’s Political Kitchens
St Mary‘s in the Isles of Scilly has just nine miles of road, no roundabouts or traffic lights. However, the island noew has it’s first-ever speed gun in a bid to crack down on hasty drivers – even though most of its 823 vehicles would be hard-pressed to truly exceed even half of the island’s […]
Nick Abbot, 24th October 2009: The Prime Minister was confident, his party was certain, the City seemed sure and economists and the press were agreed. Britain had come out of recession and green shoots pushed up through dead brush of the down turn and covered the landscape for as far as the eye could see… […]
I apologise for the pun, but there has been a lack of joined up thinking from the teams in Formula One of late… This made me smile. Do you remember that clever Skoda advert? You know – the one where they make a giant cake version of the Skoda Fabia, which actually turns out looking […]
I discovered Tom Scott‘s web site recently and, after writing this entry yesterday, thought one of his videos would fit in perfectly. His other work in the Things I’ve Made section are also worthy of your time. Enjoy! Edit: I’ve now realised that I haven’t just discovered him – I knew I knew the name […]