Lies, damn lies and statistics By Nic Price on 28 June 2005 — 1 min read I’ve just spent 10 minutes filling in Cameron Marlow’s weblog survey for his phd at MIT I’m looking forward to seeing his results More
What next? Missing a trick with online transactions By Nic Price on 22 June 2005 — 1 min read After completing online transactions I often find myself in a cul-de-sac. There are some notable exceptions, but most sites I’ve used are missing a trick. Often the only options are to return to a previous page or close the window housing the application. This has always struck me as an ideal moment to let me... More
C. S. Forester, 1899-1966 By Nic Price on 17 June 2005 — 1 min read FORESTER, C.S. (1899-1966), Novelist, lived here. 58 Underhill Road, Dulwich, SE22 Southwark 1990 [+] More
William Henry Pratt alias Boris Karloff, 1887-1969 By Nic Price on 17 June 2005 — 1 min read KARLOFF, BORIS, (alias for) PRATT, William Henry, (1887-1969), Actor, was born here. 36 Forest Hill Road, East Dulwich, SE22 Southwark 1998 [+] More
Percy Lane Oliver, 1878-1944 By Nic Price on 17 June 2005 — 1 min read OLIVER, Percy Lane (1878-1944), Founder of the first voluntary blood donor service, lived and worked here. 5 Colyton Road, SE22 Southwark 1979 [+] More
Blue Plaques in East Dulwich By Nic Price on 17 June 2005 — 1 min read If you know of any blue plaques in the East Dulwich area please let me know. I’m going to start collecting photos and details here and in the East Dulwich Flickr Group. Thanks to Lawrence for the idea. Get more info on Blue Plaques on the English Heritage site. More
What’s in a wiki? By Nic Price on 20 May 2005 — 1 min read The life of a wikipedia page on the subject of the Heavy Metal Umlaut, brilliantly captured and explained in a screencast (animation of screens with voice-over commentary). Via: podbat See also: wikipedia More
What do you want to do with your life? By Nic Price on 11 May 2005 — 1 min read What 43 things would you really like to do? Share them with the world. And find out who else wants to do them too 🙂 More
You are here By Nic Price on 11 May 2005 — 1 min read Yes, but how did I get here? Yesterday I went to the Design Museum in London with some friends from work to see the design of information exhibition “YOU ARE HERE” (now in its last week). It was full of amazing examples of how we convey complex information through models, signs and symbols, including navigation... More
Da Vinci on nature’s inventions By Nic Price on 10 May 2005 — 1 min read Though human genius in its various inventions with various instruments may answer the same end, it will never find an invention more beautiful or more simple or direct than nature, because in her inventions nothing is lacking and nothing superfluous. Leonardo da Vinci Nothing to add… More