The Nock Blog

What dreams are made of…

Ian D. Nock — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:20:05 +0000

With thanks to Gizmodo for finding this video from a bunch of American mad men! Flying World War II era fighters over St Barths Island in the Caribbean … particularly the runway that features in the various ‘World’s most dangerous runways/flight/landings’ documentaries.

Fantastic.

Golden Wonder – Shame

Ian D. Nock — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:31:11 +0000

I hope legal action is taken against these security guards for the threats made against this photographer. Disgusted.

In this video, Hamst, a proud resident of Scunthorpe who enjoys taking photos of local landmarks for the Visit Scunthorpe site confronts two very nasty security guards for the Golden Wonder factory. The guards are furious that he is taking pictures of the factory from the public pavement and they shower him with threats and abuse at one point, one of them encourages a colleague to run him down with a car. They cite imaginary laws that prohibit taking pictures of private buildings from a public place and repeatedly threaten to sic the police on him.

via Scunthorpe photographer faces down abusive security guards at Golden Wonder factory who want to enforce imaginary law against taking pictures from the public pavement – Boing Boing.

When will people learn that we are supposed to live in an open society.

Kindle is most unused Xmas Present?

Ian D. Nock — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:51:50 +0000

Considering the huge groundswell in Kindles being used in the last three weeks out there on the planes, trains and buses of the UK, I somehow don’t believe this article.

The Amazon Kindle has been ranked as the most unused Christmas present by MyVoucherCodes.co.uk after surveying almost 1,500 site users.

via Amazon Kindle is most unused Christmas present | ITProPortal.com.

Sh*t Project Managers say

Ian D. Nock — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:20:10 +0000

They forgot ”I worked out a project estimate and communicated it to the senior stakeholders, so our delivery date is X… what! you thought I should have asked those with the skills and responsibility for the resources and effort to have reviewed or derived the estimates first? Why would that be a good idea?”

Blue Monday

Ian D. Nock — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:38:21 +0000

Why People Marry

Ian D. Nock — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:24:53 +0000

I absolutely love the Mrs. Merton crack.

Roxy Music legend Bryan Ferry has tied the knot with PR worker Amanda Sheppard, who at 29-years-old is 36 years younger than the debonair old rocker. In the words of Mrs. Merton, we might never know what attracted Sheppard to the millionaire Bryan Ferry.

via Amanda Sheppard, 29, Marries Bryan Ferry, 67.

Offices and Communication

Ian D. Nock — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:47:18 +0000

Absolutely love this quote from Mark Cuban’s Twelve Rules For Startups… so true. All the places I have worked that have offices, have communication issues.

Open offices keep everyone in tune with what is going on and keep the energy up. If an employee is about privacy, show him or her how to use the lock on the bathroom.

via Mark Cubans Twelve Rules For Startups.

School Tech

Ian D. Nock — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:17:23 +0000

I can really agree with this with one caveat, who helps the teachers and the pupils with tech? The schools I am aware of struggle to get the best out of basic computing without getting the best out of fancy stuff.

Samsung believes that its technology can revolutionise UK schools, with the electronics giant claiming that the likes of its Microsoft Surface toting SUR40 along with tablets and laptops are powerful tools for education.

via Samsung: Connected devices can replace books in schools | News | TechRadar.

eReaders are like pens…

Ian D. Nock — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:44:09 +0000

This has just brought forward my estimate for mandatory eBook usage in schools from 2018 to 2014…

Ask punters what they got for Christmas and a rather large number of them say they got a Kindle.

via Brits got Kindles for Christmas • reghardware.

We live in the future – Earth Orbit

Ian D. Nock — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:41:18 +0000

Love the view from space