January 2010
13 posts
TV Shows Actually Worth Watching
TV Shows That Are Actually Enjoyable:
(Some of these shows may have finished… However it doesn’t mean they’re not worth seeing!)
NCIS
Criminal Minds
24
Doctor Who
BSG (potentially Caprica, too?)
Mad Men
Friends
???
Suggestions welcome on the Twitter. I realise sone business people “don’t believe in television”, but that’s just mind bogglingly...
Dear PayPal: You Kinda Suck
Dear PayPal,
In response to your crappy automated email dated Friday the 22nd of January, 2010, I attach the following reponse:
For goodness sake… Not again. We sell digital products online. eBooks, video courses, etc - delivered digitally via a download area. If the buyer wants to be awkward and request a refund via filing a dispute rather than contacting us directly, so be it....
My First Ever Launch - Part One
My first ever product launch was back in February 2008.
* Mum and dad opened a bottle of buck’s fizz and let me taste a bit.
* I’m pretty sure prior to the launch Dad wasn’t expecting it to make more than a few thousand, tops.
* We kicked things off with that amount in the first hour, if memory serves (after the first 5 minutes were a bit slow and I’d finished freaking...
“All that is required for evil to succeed is for good men to sit by and do...”
Making CRM Sexy
Brain-Reel-Rambling. 16th January
- Demonstrating to big businesses the benefits brought about by improved usability and a pleasant-to-use-interface.
- Explaining that “it’s better to collect more information that you don’t need yet” than “less information than you might need in the future”. Essentially, tracking everything, even if you can’t make use of...
Klingon Keyboards - £27 - Epic WTF →
Five emotions you never knew you had... →
Some emotional states only have names in particular languages. Here are some examples:
Fiero (Italian): contented pride in achieving something just for oneself.
Amae (Japanese): the sweet feeling of being dependent on someone else.
Naches (Yiddish): the glow of proud pleasure that only a child can give to its parents.
Schadenfreude (German): the feeling you experience when you learn that...
