I’ve been thinking about this for a while: although not all the cafes offer loyalty cards, when they do, it’s an extension of the cafe-going experience, so it’s worth considering. I’ve scanned in a few that I picked up recently, and thrown them into this post. In my own experience, my first encounter with these …
Monthly Archives: September 2008
creepy spider
[boingboing] somewhat creepy, interactive spider
why it’s hard to stop reading blogs
[cade and lisa] Why it’s hard to stop reading blogs
grind – new website
One of my favourite cafes, Grind, in Cronulla has a new website.
nyt on social media
[/karen/ – fb] NYT article on “ambient awareness” – the unusual aspect of digital life where via twitter and facebook and other social networks, there is a new way of relating to people.
random facts meme
For some reason, I’m not often tagged in memes, so even though life is quite busy at the moment, I thought I’d respond to this tagging from bec, and then also by george. Here are the rules of the meme: Link to the person who ‘tagged’ you Post the rules on your blog List 6 …
google chrome
It’s perhaps a sign of where I should be moving in my career to see that I’m more excited about the tour of Google Chrome’s features – the explanation of how it will work, and how clear Scott McCloud’s illustrations are – than I am about a new browser.
what goes best with a coffee?
A reader asks – what is something that you’d could be persuaded to buy when you go for your coffee: specifically, something with a long-ish shelf life. No one wants, for example, stale croissants, but it’s possible that you might like to have a small, gourmet chocolate. In my travels, I’ve seen a lot of …