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Trivial Posts #9: Parasites, Giant Robots, Editors, And The Doctor

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This week’s Trivial Posts is a bit more ‘things to make you think’ rather that ’wow!’ this week, but it’s still fitting the simple mission of bringing you a collection of interesting posts, ideas, video clips, essays, images, and anything else that catches my eye online. Don’t forget to subscribe to the mailing list so you always get your Trivial Posts every Monday. The scientist who grew larva in his body When you are a scientist exploring the rainforest, and you forget your anti-insect cream one day, what are you to do when the parasites attacked? If you are Piotr Naskrecki, you decide to let the

Trivial Posts #6: Boston’s Budget, Chocolate And Creme, Leap Seconds To Disaster

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A busy week for me with CES going on and lots of news to stay on top of, but that does’ mean there’s no time for some fun posts! Once more, here’s the weekly collection of interesting posts, ideas, video clips, essays, images, and anything else that catches my eye online Don’t forget to subscribe to the mailing list so you never miss anything trivial! Faster, Better, Stronger, More Expensive… Boston is rather upset that it’s getting to bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. The small committees, politicians, and planners are going ‘this would be a good thing, we can build new public transport links’,

Trivial Posts #5: Making Rent, Listening To The Fall, And Lego Diamonds

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Welcome to 2015, and welcome to the first ‘Trivial Posts’ of the New Year, as I bring together and week’s worth of  interesting posts, ideas, video clips, essays, images, and anything else that catches my eye on the Internet. Don’t forget to subscribe to the mailing list so you never miss anything trivial! Living With AirBNB How many people have looked at AirBNB, looked at a spare room, and thought that it can’t be that easy? Probably a lot more people than will read Rachel Signer’s thoughts on doing just that in a New York brownstone with two other flatmates looking to reduce the rent

Trivial Posts #3: Beating Spelunky, Selling BS, and the story of the #IndyRef

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Just before Christmas kicks in, it’s time for the next weekly edition of Trivial Posts. It’s the third week of the experimental digest that brings together interesting posts, ideas, video clips, essays, images, and anything else that catches my eye on the Internet. Don’t forget to subscribe to the mailing list so you never miss anything trivial! You. Are. Here. Two quick mobile posts to start, first up, some gorgeous wallpapers for your home screen which are nothing more than pictures of the Earth. From up high. Looking beautiful. Aeriel Wallpapers on Tumblr Not forgetting the look of the smartphone itself. How do you design the

Trivial Posts #2: Concrete arrows, Serial’s listener numbers, and Sean Bean dies

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Everyone seemed to enjoy the first ‘Trivial Posts’ from last week, so let’s do it again . If I’m honest it’s going to take a good few weeks to get established and find its feet so you were always getting Trivial Posts #2 (and it’s probably guaranteed through to the end of January at the very least), So, once more, a collection of posts that brings together interesting posts, ideas, video clips, essays, images, and anything else that catches my eye on the Internet. Don’t forget to subscribe to the mailing list so you never miss anything trivial! A Line Of Arrows Across America

Trivial Posts: The Debut Edition

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Right then, let’s try a little something here. Since I had my ‘what is this blog for’ discussion a year or two ago, it’s been a place for links, thoughts, and fun things that I want to keep track of personally… and there seems to be an audience for it. But it’s been a bit haphazard of late. So in a vain way to try and put some structure in place, and to experiment with email newsletters and regular digests, here’s the first day of ’Trivial Posts’. (Personally I blame James Whatley). Nine Flawed Christmas Baubles Of The Solar System Just because Pluto pretended to be a