Opinion Road

Your inbox is not a to-do list Merlin Mann is a golden god! … at least in terms of what he’s done by helping thousands of people tame their inbox. In his one hour podcast/video (a lecture given to  Google employees in 2007) he makes many salient points about the use [misuse] of email as [...]

You Look Nice Today “A journal of emotional hygiene” This is a classic “talking sh@t” podcast paneled by Merlin Mann, Scott Simpson and Lonely Sandwich.  Take for example the episode “Aunt Nancy” where they discuss the relative merits of purchasing domain names to capitalize on new x-ray airport scanning equipment – “xrayhotties.com” – they then [...]

Whilst this might have been a bit more imaginative, it’s still worthy of a giggle www.funkysmell.com/prev_comics27….

weirdynews.blogspot.com/2008/10/1…

… http://xkcd.com/414/

Real talent? youtube.com/watch?v=KA2B5X0LhMY&f…

I received this in an email and though it worth publishing: For all of you who frequent restaurants and understand the need for the service to be faster, this short story is a timeless lesson on how consultants can make a difference to an organization. Last week, we took some friends out to a new [...]

You’ve been to London right?   Are you familiar with the usage of “Innit”?  Can you read in thick British accents? If YES to all three, you’ll get a giggle out of this: www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/11/… (props to Sarah)

Surf Life saving isn’t taken quite *this* seriously in Australia .. nonetheless, it’s nice to know there are volunteers out there that care. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyiZp5w9Q…

Surf Life saving isn’t taken quite *this* seriously in Australia .. nonetheless, it’s nice to know there are volunteers out there that care. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyiZp5w9Q…