The Other Side of Everything

Seesmic Alpha

Dean — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:25:20 PST

Woke up after four hours sleep this morning, and started singing. I haven’t done that for a long time, and the reason that I was so happy was that I had attended a spontaneous meetup online with a small bunch of some of my favourite people in the world, the original Seesmic crowd. As we were [...]

Right Time, Right Place, Right People

Dean — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:48:00 PST

http://seesmic.tv/videos/VmwNRvnEVJ Posted via email from Dean Whitbread

The Faulty Lights

Dean — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:07:05 PST

They made such terrible noise. Look – the wire is now disconnected – peace. Posted via email from Dean Whitbread

N7 Church Stumpage

Dean — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:12:41 PST

This date palm used to be the centrepiece of a formal church garden. It was over 40 years old. See the tree on Google Maps. Posted via email from Preposterous Guru

Peak Oil Much Closer Than Thought – US “Distorted Reserves Figures”

Dean — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:40:45 PST

The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying. The senior official claims the US has played an influential role in encouraging the [...]

Whither Capitalism? Wither Socialism?

Dean — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:17:51 PST

“Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new BBC poll has found widespread dissatisfaction with free-market capitalism. In the global poll for the BBC World Service, only 11% of those questioned across 27 countries said that it was working well. Most thought regulation and reform of the capitalist system were necessary. There were [...]

The Wisdom of Krauts

Dean — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:58:46 PST

Images towards session at http://mcl3.eventbrite.com/ Media Camp London 3, Thursday, December 17, 2009 Posted via email from Preposterous Guru

Share the Errors

Dean — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:02:39 PST

Tiles – blue, shiny and even, in rows from the rim of the bathtub, halfway up to the ceiling. I stepped back to admire the finished results. “Share the errors,” Jon H. Wright had explained, as I had earlier wondered how to get long straight lines in a room whose walls were a long way [...]

Super-Dense Baby Neutron

Dean — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:35:39 PST

The 12.4 mile-wide object has been cloaked in mystery since it was identified as a powerful X-ray source in 1999. Astronomers now know the source is a neutron star 11,000 light years from Earth at the centre of the supernova Cassiopeia A. It is the youngest object of its kind ever discovered, [...]

Art Toilet

Dean — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:02:25 PST

A ten year art project reaches completion… Posted via email from Dean Whitbread

Burgers and Bacon – How Depressing!

Dean — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:23:25 PST

British Journal of Psychiatry reports that a diet high in processed food tends to make you depressed, while a diet of vegetables, fruit and fish is, surprise surprise, better for your mental as well as your physical health. Those who ate the most whole foods had a 26% lower risk of future depression than those who [...]

Meditation

Dean — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:06:39 PDT

I meditate every day. Consequently I find an increase in clarity and a lessening of stress. Six days a week, I follow the simple and effective meditation called ‘the mindfulness of breathing’, which takes about twenty to thirty minutes. You don’t need to follow a religion, chant a mantra, believe in God, or disbelieve in God [...]

Kenwood Lake Colours and Textures

Dean — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:00:05 PDT

I like to give myself reasons for keeping the planet a liveable habitat.

Save The Planet? Hit Them In The Wallet

Dean — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:24:35 PDT

First published 30th October 2006 and re-published 15th October 2009 as part of Blog Action Day 2009. It took me a long time to get the Simpsons. I didn’t even get the Homer Simpson / Homo Sapiens pun. I didn’t like crass Bart or sensitive Lisa, or Marge with her blue hair, or her croaky, [...]

Fun With Sparks

Dean — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:40:58 PDT

Angle-grinding in a small toilet with adequate protection. Not very macho at all. I am doing it myself.