Hero of the hour. Yaya Toure’s brace give Manchester City the upper hand in the Premiere League race. With only one more game to play, City will win the league for the first time in my lifetime (!) if they can beat QPR at home (where they are undefeated in league play all season). Mathematically, even with a win, Man Utd could catch City if they also with their last game and have a goal differential of at least 8 (depending on the size of the City victory) - I’m not holding my breath on needing to worry about that…

Hero of the hour. Yaya Toure’s brace give Manchester City the upper hand in the Premiere League race. With only one more game to play, City will win the league for the first time in my lifetime (!) if they can beat QPR at home (where they are undefeated in league play all season). Mathematically, even with a win, Man Utd could catch City if they also with their last game and have a goal differential of at least 8 (depending on the size of the City victory) - I’m not holding my breath on needing to worry about that…

Average Lifespan

Interesting report that indicated that the average life expectancy of a pro Footballer is 20 years less than the average citizen. Crazy. There have also been a number of high profile heart-related issues with soccer players. At what cost does sports fame and fortune come.

I spent Friday evening building a new XBMC computer. Read more about it on the xbmc forums…

I spent Friday evening building a new XBMC computer. Read more about it on the xbmc forums…

The universal question. Bananas or Cookie?

The universal question. Bananas or Cookie?

“At $14.95, the Nest is a must have multi-function stand money can buy. I think I may have found the ideal, dare I say portable, clean and simple yet extremely functional stand for the iPad and iPad 2.” — Gadgetmac

“At $14.95, the Nest is a must have multi-function stand money can buy. I think I may have found the ideal, dare I say portable, clean and simple yet extremely functional stand for the iPad and iPad 2.” — Gadgetmac

“Since that controversial last episode of The Sopranos, in June 2007, the cast and crew have never spoken so candidly about the show that changed both their lives and the showbiz landscape. With creator David Chase leading the way, Sam Kashner gets a behind-the-scenes history of a national obsession as James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, and other Sopranos insiders talk about their years as a family, the trauma when someone got whacked, and making their peace with the finale.” The Family Hour: An Oral History of The Sopranos. In the April 2012 edition of Vanity Fair. Via Kottke.

“Since that controversial last episode of The Sopranos, in June 2007, the cast and crew have never spoken so candidly about the show that changed both their lives and the showbiz landscape. With creator David Chase leading the way, Sam Kashner gets a behind-the-scenes history of a national obsession as James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, and other Sopranos insiders talk about their years as a family, the trauma when someone got whacked, and making their peace with the finale.”

The Family Hour: An Oral History of The Sopranos. In the April 2012 edition of Vanity Fair. Via Kottke.

Promising news coming out of NPR (via Daring Fireball) on their new Ethics Handbook. If only all news media committed themselves to this …

Promising news coming out of NPR (via Daring Fireball) on their new Ethics Handbook. If only all news media committed themselves to this …

Has anyone ever been swallowed whole by a whale?

Believe it or not, I was sat in bed last night pondering this. How weird …

Karen Freeman at AppAdvice has a nice review of the Kungl Tripod Adapter Case for the iPhone. I hardly ever use our dedicated HD camcorder or point-and-shoot camera anymore and I was wondering if there was a case out there that would allow for tripod mounts. Look no further, and at a decent price too.

Karen Freeman at AppAdvice has a nice review of the Kungl Tripod Adapter Case for the iPhone. I hardly ever use our dedicated HD camcorder or point-and-shoot camera anymore and I was wondering if there was a case out there that would allow for tripod mounts. Look no further, and at a decent price too.

A Brief History of Time by Errol Morris.

Just started using this on the Mac and iPhone to journal. Attractive, only really lacking the ability to attach other media. 

Just started using this on the Mac and iPhone to journal. Attractive, only really lacking the ability to attach other media. 

Is that what she said or not?

A worthy algorithm. 

Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 announced, features 720p video

Want part II. This time it’s affordable. Kinda.

Want. 

Want.