I think this video of Art Williams is one of the most motivational I have ever seen. I think he is right; I just need to do it. So back to the PhD writing.
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Multitasking
There is an interesting article over at McKinsey on information overload. But it also talked about the consequences of multitasking. There is a lot of popular writing about the current generation doing a lot of multitasking. But I wonder where is the evidence that they are any better at it than any other generation. My …
How to read a paper
Ben Goldacre is one of my favourite journalists. Over the years I’ve particularly enjoyed his “debunking” of Gillian McKeith. Anyway, his latest column is a lovely read on how to read a paper. I thoroughly recommend getting his RSS feed.
Our new house
Well we have finally moved into our new house. It was designed by Chris Tate and built by DW Homes. It’s great. Of course there are a few things for DW Homes to resolve, but that is probably true of any new building. So this is the before picture … And this is current(ish) situation …
Pulled pork (cochinita pibil)
Amongst the stream of articles that turn up through my RSS reader was one for pulled pork, aka cochinita pibil. Eric Guthey had told me how great pulled pork could be, so I thought “why not?”. So, off to Mexican Specialties and 24 hours later I had some of the most delicious pork ever. This recipe …
Farewelling a fine feline freind, Fred
Fred (born 6 Oct 1997), gone but not forgotten. Fitting into a photocopier box (with Ginger and room to spare). Walking along the fence for the first time with question-mark tails, and wondering if they’ll every come back. Chasing around in a circle after a stick. Being hit by a car, and wondering if he’ll survive. He was …
Trajan
I have a large number of documents that I need to ‘re-style’ before I import them into “nVivo”:http://www.qsrinternational.com/products_nvivo.aspx. I can import the necessary style into each document one-by-one, but I’ve been looking for a way to apply styles across multiple files (either all at once, or automatically/programmatically). As I trawled the web looking for a …
Interesting place to visit
“Andrew is getting fit”:http://www.andrewisgettingfit.com/ and I’m envious “Jaffa Pete”:http://jafapete.wordpress.com/ is thought provoking
Times they are a changin’ (part II)
I’ve decided to step down from my role in the GSE. It’s a shame, because I enjoy it so much. However, there are so many competing demands for my time, that I can’t give the GSE the attention it deserves. Que sera. So, once I’m back from “the conference in Europe”:http://www.egosnet.org/conferences/collo24/colloquium_2008.shtml I’ll return to my …
Remembering a Ginger cat
Ginger (born 6 Oct 1997), gone but not forgotten. * Coming home from the Humane Society in a photocopier paper box (with Fred) * The first catch — earth worms. * The great expedition (with Fred) — walking along the fence and into other gardens. Tails held high. * Confusion — catching a fly and …
Saku Mantere
I’ve just come across “Saku Mantere’s blog”:http://sakumantere.blogspot.com/, and I’m left wondering How does he do it? He put’s so much effort into his writing and research, and yet he manages to be so productive in other areas of his life (music, watches, astronomy, and so on). Maybe I should stop being a lazy so-and-so, and …
Words
Of late, I’ve been reading a number of things by Theodore Schatzki. In particular, I have just finished reading: bq. Schatzki, T. R. (2002). _The site of the social: A philosophical account of the constitution of social life and change_. University Park: PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. I am continually struck by the subtle, but …