Great readings incl ribaldry from @nycnovel at Ties That Bind from the Auckland Writers Festival t.co/WW87OSeHd7 via @AklWritersFest
Smart Moves — Carla Hannaford
This is an eye-opening discussion of the varieties of people’s learning styles and the inadequacies of the traditional three-R’s style of education. Ideas like this have gained a lot of currency since this book was published, which I think is … Continue reading
The Bridge of San Luis Rey — Thornton Wilder
This short book is beautifully written, and packed with quiet humour and understanding. There are so many beautiful, insightful passages, but I will just quote a few. Here’s the Marquesa de Montemayor reading a letter from her daughter: It was … Continue reading
Free download: Complete organ works of…
Free download: Complete organ works of J S Bach (over 200 pieces) – hours of listening pleasure. t.co/19lCT247S1 #fb
“TODO: FIX THIS IT’S A DANGEROUS HACK…
“TODO: FIX THIS IT’S A DANGEROUS HACK BUT I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S WRONG” – Why a Job in Programming Is Absolute Hell t.co/c7D81HNdjl #yam
The Ant and the Ferrari — Kerry Spackman
This is a readable, impassioned book about the big questions in life. Spackman explains the big bang and evolution in a very accessible way, probably the best such explanations I have ever seen. He explains how science conflicts with religion … Continue reading
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highlight, copy, delete or translate…
highlight, copy, delete or translate text from any image on a web page – Project Naptha t.co/DGTBuPpewN #ifttt
You don’t have a Big Data problem….
You don’t have a Big Data problem. t.co/EBhg33vlGn #yam
Test Cricket’s greatest all-rounders
Back in the 1980s four all-rounders dominated the world test cricket scene: Ian Botham from England, Kapil Dev from India, Imran Khan (now a very prominent politician) from Pakistan, and Richard Hadlee from New Zealand. Much ink was spilled in … Continue reading
The Short Cutts, Short summaries of…
The Short Cutts, Short summaries of every Matt Cutts (Google) Search Engine Optimisation video t.co/MNTNULHBLm #seo #yam