08 5 / 2012
Picking a college major is very daunting, as well illustrated by XKCD, and set to the music of “Modern Major General”.
07 5 / 2012
How to Muddy Your Tracks on the Internet - NYTimes.com
Be aware of how much you share on the internet; specifically to free services you use often (e.g. Google, Hotmail, Facebook, and generally speaking, any kind of social media services).
05 5 / 2012
Find my friends: creepy, cool or comforting?
I have on my iPhone, the app ‘Find my friends’ which I have used countless times.
Often it is useful when coordinating with friends on get-togethers. It has helped us keep tab on the surprisee of a surprise party. It has alleviated resentment for latecomers.
It has allowed my family to track each other, so we would only call if the other is home. It means that after a late night, my friends and family can find out without calling, that I got home safe.
I voluntarily share my life on social media. For me, privacy is restricted to my bank account. Like Will, from the Princess Bride, privacy is mostly dead. But that’s a philosophical debate for another day.
Do you use a location sharing app? And what are your thoughts?
04 5 / 2012
A lesson in exclusivity
It’s a Friday night and I find myself standing in a line, in a back alleyway, for the chance to enter a very trendy bar, or so they say.
There are no signs or arrows indicating the bar exists. Yet at night, a queue inexplicably appears, and is the only indication something great must be here.
I can’t help but think, either the bar owners are on to something. The bar is made cool by non-advertising. The counter-intuitive move when luring customers. Yet it works.
Or we are just sheep.
27 4 / 2012
Domino’s scooters were fitted with sounds that shout “Domino’s!” and “Pizza!” as it scoots around town, delivering pizza. I has a giggle.
