December 2011
1 post
“Living well is the best revenge.”
– George Herbert
English clergyman & metaphysical poet (1593 - 1633)
July 2011
1 post
April 2011
1 post
“In this world love has no color yet how deeply my body is stained by yours.”
– Izumi Shikibu
March 2011
1 post
“British researchers found that one smile can provide the same level of brain...”
– http://news.scotsman.com/health/One-smile-can-make-you.2607641.jp
September 2010
1 post
“In short, doctors, judges, consultants and vice presidents strive for truth more...”
– Daniel Gilbert, a professor of psychology at Harvard
A series of short messages from a high place
The precursor is currently exploring the lofty hights of Nepal.
The following messages have been sent to Twitter and imported here.
Enjoy!
May 2009
2 posts
“Nobody does their jobs properly these days except the military and if they...”
– m wilson, bidache, france
“I’m a man of uncomfortable truths and paranoid delusions.”
– The precursor
March 2009
1 post
Killer Taxi
Me: Could I please have a taxi for 7:30.
Taxi: Where you goin?
Me: The SECC venue.
Taxi: Are you going to the Killers?!
Me: Err.. yes.
Taxi: Dammit everybody is going! EVERYBODY! Except me.
Me: Sorry bout that.
Taxi: I'll get you at 7:30.
February 2009
1 post
“Malevolent voices that despise our freedoms
Are such things done on...”
– Philip Pullman will deliver a keynote speech at the Convention on Modern Liberty at the Institute of Education in London tomorrow www.modernliberty.net
BACKGROUND
£34bn cost of state-run surveillance databases
Former spy chief says UK is now a police state
First ID cards are to be issued within...
January 2009
2 posts
“The average German is comprised of 12 right angles and six 45-degree angles....”
– http://www.theonion.com/content/atlas/
“Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it;
But we hae meat,...”
– Robert Burns
December 2008
1 post
“Remember, this is a strictly mathematical viewpoint. It goes like this:
What...”
– Some silly email I got send… funny though :)
November 2008
1 post
Nigerian Scam Conversation →
July 2008
3 posts
When Play Becomes Work - Motivation and Reward →
But rewards and punishments are not always counterproductive, Benabou said. He drew a distinction between mundane tasks and those that carry meaning for people. In the first case, Benabou argued, rewards and punishments work exactly the way economists predict: They get people to do things.
External rewards and punishments are counterproductive when it comes to activities that are meaningful...
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, … teach...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
on the key to instilling passion into people
Orange est profound
Constance was sitting in my living room, absent-mindedly playing with her nails, telling me about her day and life in general: “Je regarde souvent la television et j’ai tendance à trop connaitre les publicités. Cependant je n’ai rien d’autre à faire pour occuper mes journées.Alors que j’étais en France il y a à peine cinq jours je decidais brusquement de...
April 2008
2 posts
“Every time we read a page of text or click on a link or watch a video, every...”
– The Big Switch, by Nicholas Carr Reviewed here: http://www.douglaskarr.com/2008/04/20/the-big-switch-nicholas-carr/
“Todd Sommer, 23, was in top condition when he collapsed and died Feb. 18, 2002,...”
– http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/18/marine.widow.ap/index.html
November 2007
2 posts
“howz life treatin ya?? kool 2 c ur up at uni:) :) tryin 2 catch up wiv ppl from...”
– The new English. Example taken from facebook wallpost.
A night out at the Buff Club →
So this saturday I went to the Buff Club in Glasgow. The music in that place is amazing. Kind of a funk, jazz, disco, house mix. Very nice tunes to dance to. And the people seemed like a good bunch mostly. You got some who were trying too hard. They seemed to have epileptic seizures or something.. it was painful to watch and dangerous to be nearby, with head and arms flailing around uncontrolled....
August 2007
6 posts
India- First impressions →
After a couple of flight I finally arrive in flooded Delhi. After some time in a traffic jam Bhav and me head of to some shopping centers and I take in my first impressions of Delhi. In the evening a delicious south Indian style meal at the Bauji Da Dhaba ended the day perfectly.Location: Metropolitan Shopping Centre, Gurgaon, New Delhi, India Date: Aug 2, 2007 Number of Photos in Album: 12 View...
London recap
Well I’m at London Heathrow and I’ve got 1min before my time runs out so this has to be quick: Saturday will be remembered as the drinking night. We started off in the Tokyo Diner with some Sake and from there things got worse. Since my mum will be reading this I’ll leave it at that. Sunday I was not feeling so good so we went to the park alot. Monday we went to see Wicked...
July 2007
12 posts
India Calendar →
This is the plan for my India holiday so far.
The Isle of Arran - or not
Original Plan: Go to the isle of Arran and learn the fine art of fishing and camping. Reality strikes: Flooding and terrible weather mean we miss the boat to Arran and are reluctant to camp. New Plan: Go to Ayr, stay in holiday apartment, eat salmon and blue cheese and get drunk while watching DVDs. Result: SUCCESS
“I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf. ”
– Robert Bloch
Tom in the Park Picture Slideshow
T in the Park
I was at T in the Park last week, my wellingtons covered in mud, my mind drenched in alcohol, and ears filled with music. I got to see CSS, Mika, The Killers, Razorlight, Arcade Fire and Jet. I also got to stand in the traffic jam for hours on friday, wade through mud and muck and smell the piss of 80000 campers. The weather was great and in the office the next day I could tell who had been to...
“A thousand pints waiting behind the bar of the airport hotel for him may not...”
– Dogg’ MacCaskill
Jeep in Airport
I was there a day earlier! Scary stuff! What if questions galore. Still the John Smeaton story amuses me very much. Especially the thousand pint pledge for John Smeaton, where people donate money so he can have a thousand pints waiting for him at the airport hotel.
Communication is Everything →
Just a bit of Marketing wisdom for the masses.
Man beats up 'vampire' peacock - CNN.com →
Human kind is only scratching the surface of reality. A few selected individuals can see the true horrors that surround us. They must fight fiercely against these evils and often enough must become an enemy to the society they wish to protect. But the Vampire Peacocks must be stopped at all and any price!! Keep up the good work brave warrior! We are counting on you, my friend.
June 2007
6 posts
BBC NEWS | UK | UK terror threat now 'critical' →
I was there.. a day earlier waiting for my cousine to collect me. It really does freak me out. What should be done?
Packing for India and Scotland
I’m packing for my trip to India and Scotland. Well I should be. So much random stuff I’m taking I’m losing it. But I’ll be in Scotland soon! And at a TV company! And at T in the Park!! Yay. *packsfaster*
Food for 300!
I went for a meal today with three friends at a steak restaurant. Delicious fresh flesh! Afterwards I saw 300. Amazing choreography, witty comments, powerful message yet enjoyably simple. Exactly what I wanted and expected! I really have to go to the Gym now though.
“That day will come, one day you’ll see, when we can all be friends.”
– Freddy Mercury
May 2007
5 posts
Opposite of Stereotype
Is the exact opposite of a stereotype a stereotype in itself?
“Life is a pile of poo - step on it.”
– unknown
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, Learn as if you will live forever. ”
– Ghandi
