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
The wood for the trees By Nic Price on 5 May 2005 — 1 min read In the park the other day with my son when he asked if we could walk to the swings through the forest. So I was just wondering… What’s the difference between a wood and a forest? And when does a copse become a wood? A quick straw poll amongst friends says size matters, though whether... More
They work for you By Nic Price on 22 April 2005 — 1 min read Now that the election has been called, you can use this site to find out what your ex-MP did throughout the last parliament. We have performance stats, speeches, voting records and more… theyworkforyou.com More
Good to pub By Nic Price on 16 April 2005 — 1 min read Adaptonyms (also known as textonyms and cellodromes) are words that can be typed with the same sequence of keys on a cell phone using predictive text. For example the sequence “2-3-3” can produce “bed”, “add”, or “bee”. Source: Wikipedia Yesterday I texted a friend to let him know we’d “good to pub”. What I meant... More
Change the world for a fiver By Nic Price on 2 April 2005 — 2 mins read This week a hugely important UN-backed report, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was published about how rapidly we’re destroying our planet. It’s four main findings are: Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively in the last 50 years than in any other period. This was done largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh... More
Design is no accident By Nic Price on 23 March 2005 — 1 min read To design is to plan, to order, to relate, and to control. In short, it opposes all means of disorder and accident. Emil Ruder Typography See entry about Emil Ruder in German Wikipedia More
Children learn what they live By Nic Price on 20 March 2005 — 1 min read If children live with criticism, They learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, They learn to fight. If children live with ridicule, They learn to be shy. If children live with shame, They learn to feel guilty. If children live with encouragement, They learn confidence. If children live with tolerance, They learn to be... More
Sounds like the sun is out By Nic Price on 18 March 2005 — 1 min read Winter is finally on the wane. The clouds are whiter and whispier and there’s sunshine. Sitting in the office yesterday with the window slightly open, I really noticed how the noise coming in from the outside sounded different from the overcast day before. The science bit, my colleague pointed out, is that there’s less moisture... More
Stuart Beebe: “Societies do what societies think” By Nic Price on 12 March 2005 — 1 min read Stuart Beebe: "Societies do what societies think" Originally uploaded by PhilWolff. More
The best response to abuses of openness is more openness By Nic Price on 11 March 2005 — 1 min read This from David Weinberger via Euan: Open, transparent environments are more secure and more stable than closed, opaque ones. While Internet services can be interrupted, the Internet as a global system is ultimately resilient to attacks, even sophisticated and widely distributed ones. The connectedness of the Internet – people talking with people – counters the... More