gimboland http://gimbo.org.uk/blog 6 years of rambling and mumbling Sat, 30 May 2009 20:26:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en DIY magnetic spice rack http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/05/30/diy-magnetic-spice-rack/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/05/30/diy-magnetic-spice-rack/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 20:26:07 +0000 gimbo foodgadget http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2484 I love this idea [via lifehacker]., ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/05/30/diy-magnetic-spice-rack/feed/ Shake a shake a shake a tail feather http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/05/12/shake-a-shake-a-shake-a-tail-feather/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/05/12/shake-a-shake-a-shake-a-tail-feather/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 11:48:34 +0000 gimbo beautydancehumourmusicvideo http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2480 You haven’t experienced true joy until you’ve watched this cockatoo dancing to Ray Charles [via nicolas].

, , , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/05/12/shake-a-shake-a-shake-a-tail-feather/feed/ Alan Dix on “Language and Action: sequential associative parsing” http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/05/10/alan-dix-on-language-and-action-sequential-associative-parsing/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/05/10/alan-dix-on-language-and-action-sequential-associative-parsing/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 13:20:07 +0000 gimbo computer sciencecomputinghcilanguages http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2478 Alan Dix on the difference between how humans parse language, and how machines do so — and associated impacts on interaction. Interesting stuff, as ever.

, , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/05/10/alan-dix-on-language-and-action-sequential-associative-parsing/feed/ Eastside Roots http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/29/eastside-roots/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/29/eastside-roots/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:37:16 +0000 gimbo diaryearth http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2475 Heading to Cornwall on a train last Friday, I spotted something interesting as we neared Bristol Temple Meads: Eastside Roots, a community gardening project — look out for it by Stapleton Road station.

, ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/29/eastside-roots/feed/ I once told her… http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/28/i-once-told-her/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/28/i-once-told-her/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:40:43 +0000 gimbo artbashdiarygimbophotovideo http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2472 I am that man.

(Shame the sound quality on the video’s so poor though.)

, , , , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/28/i-once-told-her/feed/ “Believe Me, It’s Torture” http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/24/believe-me-its-torture/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/24/believe-me-its-torture/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:26:42 +0000 gimbo eartheconomicsenvironmentpeoplepolitics http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2469 Christopher Hitchens gets waterboarded [via Dawkins].

, , , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/24/believe-me-its-torture/feed/ The evolution of the eye http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/22/the-evolution-of-the-eye/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/22/the-evolution-of-the-eye/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:37:32 +0000 gimbo earthpoliticsreligionscience http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2467 Anti-evolutionists sometimes use the human eye as an argument for a creator; here’s David Attenborough explaining why that’s tosh [via frosty].

, , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/22/the-evolution-of-the-eye/feed/ If Philosophers Were Programmers http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/21/if-philosophers-were-programmers/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/21/if-philosophers-were-programmers/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:19:28 +0000 gimbo computer sciencecomputinghumourphilosophyprogramming http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2464 If Philosophers Were Programmers [brunns].

Nice to see that Wittgenstein (or at least, one of the Wittgensteins) is also a Haskell man…

, , , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/21/if-philosophers-were-programmers/feed/ Cassini’s continued mission http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/21/cassinis-continued-mission/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/21/cassinis-continued-mission/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:04:46 +0000 gimbo artbeautyphotoscience http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2462 Some truly incredible pictures of Saturn and its friends.

, , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/21/cassinis-continued-mission/feed/ Best gimboland blog comment yet http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/20/best-gimboland-blog-comment-yet/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/20/best-gimboland-blog-comment-yet/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:40:05 +0000 gimbo gimbolandhumour http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2460 Um… what? Thanks for that, Ravi.

, ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/20/best-gimboland-blog-comment-yet/feed/ Sir Clement on good form http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/16/sir-clement-on-good-form/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/16/sir-clement-on-good-form/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:19:45 +0000 gimbo humourpeople http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2458 He will be missed [via rhodri].

, ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/16/sir-clement-on-good-form/feed/ Typogridphy http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/15/typogridphy/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/15/typogridphy/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:22:28 +0000 gimbo designsoftwareweb design http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2437 Typogridphy — A Typographical and Grid Layout CSS Framework [via hacker newspaper via raganwald].

, , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/15/typogridphy/feed/ Strunk and White Considered Harmful http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/13/strunk-and-white-considered-harmful/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/13/strunk-and-white-considered-harmful/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:48:22 +0000 gimbo bookenglishgrammarlanguageswriting http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2434 50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice from Strunk & White — fascinating. (Author’s homepage.)

, , , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/13/strunk-and-white-considered-harmful/feed/ Fake People Tell Fake Stories About The Threat Of Gay Marriage http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/13/fake-people-tell-fake-stories-about-the-threat-of-gay-marriage/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/13/fake-people-tell-fake-stories-about-the-threat-of-gay-marriage/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:51:39 +0000 gimbo ethicspoliticsreligionsexualityvideo http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2430 Fake People Tell Fake Stories About The Threat Of Gay Marriage [brunns].

, , , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/13/fake-people-tell-fake-stories-about-the-threat-of-gay-marriage/feed/ Modelling lightning with Haskell http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/13/modelling-lightning-with-haskell/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/13/modelling-lightning-with-haskell/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:40:16 +0000 gimbo haskellprogrammingscience http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2428 Cool: Modelling lightning with Haskell [via dons].

, , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/13/modelling-lightning-with-haskell/feed/ Sign here, please http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/10/sign-here-please/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/10/sign-here-please/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:34:14 +0000 gimbo earthphotopolitics http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2425 If you think it shouldn’t be illegal to photograph police officers, please sign here. If you don’t think so, please watch this and then tell me why not. Thanks!

, , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/10/sign-here-please/feed/ Edwardian Callington photos on the BBC, courtesy of the Gimblett boys http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/10/edwardian-callington-photos-on-the-bbc-courtesy-of-the-gimblett-boys/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/10/edwardian-callington-photos-on-the-bbc-courtesy-of-the-gimblett-boys/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:21:21 +0000 gimbo callingtondiaryearthgimbohistorypeoplephoto http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2422 This morning, my Dad opened an exhibition in the museum in my home town, of ninety photos taken by my great-grandfather, found (on glass plates) when Dad retired, and recently restored by him via digital photography. Here’s an article on the BBC, including an audio interview with Dad, in which (I think) he sounds fab. Rich voice, Terrence!

, , , , , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/10/edwardian-callington-photos-on-the-bbc-courtesy-of-the-gimblett-boys/feed/ “The Doctor Will Sue You Now” http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/10/the-doctor-will-sue-you-now/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/10/the-doctor-will-sue-you-now/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:37:48 +0000 gimbo eartheconomicsenvironmentpeoplepolitics http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2419

If you’re ever looking for a warning sign that you’re on the wrong side of an argument, suing Medecins Sans Frontieres is probably a pretty good clue.

, , , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/10/the-doctor-will-sue-you-now/feed/ Video of Ian Tomlinson assualted from behind without provocation by a police officer http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/07/video-of-ian-tomlinson-assualted-from-behind-without-provocation-by-a-police-officer/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/07/video-of-ian-tomlinson-assualted-from-behind-without-provocation-by-a-police-officer/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:37:27 +0000 gimbo eartheconomicsenvironmentpeoplepoliticsvideo http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2416 The Guardian have published video footage of Ian Tomlinson, a bystander caught up in last week’s G20 protests in London, being struck from behind in the leg with a baton and pushed to the ground by a police officer as he walked away peacably with his hands in his pockets. He died of a heart attack a little while later.

It becomes clearer that the purpose of riot police is not only to protect the public at large by controlling riots, but also to protect the status quo by discouraging dissent and protest — if you know that even protesting peacefully (or being in the area of a protest but not participating, as in Tomlinson’s case) you are at risk of unprovoked attack by armed, armoured and aggressive large males, you will tend to be discouraged from doing so. I know I am. :-/

, , , , , ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/07/video-of-ian-tomlinson-assualted-from-behind-without-provocation-by-a-police-officer/feed/ ToneMatrix: funnnn! http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/07/tonematrix-funnnn/ http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/07/tonematrix-funnnn/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:08:41 +0000 gimbo musicsoftware http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/?p=2413 Much fun to play with: ToneMatrix, a Tenori-on-like Flash jobbie [via rhodri]. Go! Now! Play!

, ]]> http://gimbo.org.uk/blog/2009/04/07/tonematrix-funnnn/feed/