Ed Dowding

Category: Asides

What Would Jesus Buy

YouTube – Sony's New Fucking Piece of Shit that doesn't do the God Damned thing its supposed to! by the Onion

YouTube – Sony’s New Fucking Piece of Shit that doesn’t do the God Damned thing its supposed to! by the Onion.

Repurposing bikes

We recycle used bicycles to build pedal-powered machines, bicimáquinas, which support and help facilitate the work of small-scale, self-sustainable projects. Through this work we hope to contribute to the conservation of the environment, the health or the Guatemalan people, and the productivity of the local economy. MAYAPEDAL. Via @Al_Humphreys

This and that

A few notes from various bits of paper lying around the place: — More people are being more productive that ever, and we still have trouble making ends meet. Something is fucked here, Dude. — “Eat only parents.” This was my conclusion about the ethics of eating meat. Basically once they’ve fulfilled Biological Imperative #1 ...

Alas, the only thing that prevents me from going mad from a corrosive combination of hatred and fear of the unknown is the thought that I would not have been able to become so blasphemously rich were it not for one simple truth: the peoples of the world will always believe whatever preposterous hateful bull-shit ...

Orwell on Spring

Certainly we ought to be discontented, we ought not simply to find out ways of making the best of a bad job, and yet if we kill all pleasure in the actual process of life, what sort of future are we preparing for ourselves? If a man cannot enjoy the return of spring, why should ...

Spotify media pack / ad rates

Spotify Media Pack is quite interesting and gives some indication of where they’re going with it all.

Link roundup

Belgian city plans ‘veggie’ days Just Add Spice – Spice is a social enterprise that develops credit systems for engaging people in communities and public services. Spice’s community credit systems have been tried and tested and are uniquely successful in dramatically increasing participation of community members in public services and in achieving community transformation. Spice ...

EBookers redefines "total"

The total price is £102.13. But if you want to pay the total price, you have to use a card. All cards carry a fee of £8.09. So.. that’s not really the total fee then, is it?

TED is coming local!

It you don’t already know the amazing phenomenon that is the TED event (Technology, Education, Design) you’re in for a two treats. Firstly TED ranks up there with Skype as one of the best things to happen for communication of ideas across the world. Secondly, it’s supporting local events, too. What happens at a TEDx ...

We're small, lost, and could use some cheering up.

Some links for you to put your worries in perspective, give you hope, and brighten up your day. Via @olibarret, @alices, and a reminder from James G.

I think I'm pretty funny

I’ve just been reminded of something I wrote on a art gallery style label on a wall in my flat back in 2000. It seems to have made it into the annals of history, which is good, because I was particular content with the humour at the time. Capturing the barren gestait of the early ...

How to make things better

Government will almost always lag behind business, because it is too slow moving. Government will almost always lag behind the will of the more progressive population, because it doesn’t want to lose votes from the ones with inertia, or a vested interested in the status quo. (This used to be OK: having government trundle slowly ...

Animal Planet for the deaf

I love Adam Buxton.

Religion is like a large dog

Religion is like a huge dog. When it’s yours it seems comforting and friendly, but if it’s not it’s scary, and the least you can do is keep it away from children. From the Now Show, Radio 4

Gordon Brown Finally Speaks The Truth

Don't breed. Especially if you're stupid.

“For most women the environment doesn’t figure at all. I was making programmes about global warming when I became pregnant with my first son, who is now 20, and it didn’t enter my head,” she says, although she can understand why Mr Porritt feels justified in raising the issue. “Benefit of a large family is ...

A paradox involving trees

“Can’t see the wood for the trees” is a common phrase used as shorthand for a common problem: if we’re too close to something, it’s hard to see it in context. Thus we’re unable to see solutions which are obvious, or to think strategically since we lack a bigger-picture overview. There is no one we’re ...

Great posters

http://readymade.com/article/poster_children/

How the mighty are fallen