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54: Perfect metaphor
April 23, 2012
Hello! Happy 30th birthday to you, ZX Spectrum. Sorry I didn’t get you anything. Charlie Brooker on the Olympics “it’s handy there are the Olympic sponsors...
53: Village life
April 20, 2012
Hello. Wired: a look at the tiny printer trend http://www.wired.com/design/2012/04/your-twitter-feed-as-newspaper-a-look-at-the-tiny-printer-trend/ (I’m...
52: Coded space
April 19, 2012
Hello. I'm using Beeminder (http://www.beeminder.com) a bit more seriously now. I'm almost ready to share what I'm tracking with it. It's definitely useful...
51: Change everything
April 18, 2012
Hello. Beeminder: How To Do What You Want: Akrasia and Self-Binding http://blog.beeminder.com/akrasia/ (via Danny, aka @mala. I really like the look of...
50: Correct pronunciation
April 17, 2012
Hello.Congratulations to @iaintait who is leaving W+K to become an ECD at Google Creative Lab in New York http://www.crackunit2.com/2012/04/i-cant-quite-...
49: Hooting primates
April 16, 2012
Hello.Every edition of Roo's letter since #17 has had a two word title. #48 was sent out blank, but for the record should have been 'Small thoughts'. So now...
48: Small Thoughts
April 5, 2012
Hello. I’m taking a few days off from tomorrow, so Roo’s Letter be taking a brief break too. To keep you going until Monday 16th, here’s what I’ve been...
47: Pushing buttons
April 4, 2012
Hello. Pushing Buttons Like the Jetsons http://mises.org/daily/5154/Pushing-Buttons-Like-the-Jetsons [via Rina] Government Digital Service Design Principles...
46: Human intellect
April 3, 2012
Hello. Yesterday, we were speaking of Sudoku. Here’s a good quote on a good page. “… computer security expert Ben Laurie has stated, Sudoku is ‘a denial of...
45: Golden years
April 2, 2012
Hello. I’ve been to Belfast and back today, and it didn’t take very much longer than getting to London. Isn’t the future amazing?Here’s a list of all...
44: Flying robots
March 30, 2012
Hello.“It is now very clear that substantial change is what RIM needs” - Thorsten Heins, CEO (Substantial change like hoping someone buys you?)...
43: Strong deterrent
March 29, 2012
Hello. Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions - First Report “The challenges posed to injunctions were demonstrated in May 2011 when the Giggs injunction...
42: In perspective
March 28, 2012
Hello. It hasn’t escaped my attention that many of you are agency types. Hello, you lot. Today’s first link is especially for you. If you generally skim this...
41: Allegedly cracked
March 27, 2012
Hello. It’s grumpy opinionated Tuesday. Questions for News Corp over rival's collapse: Software company NDS allegedly cracked smart card codes of ONdigital...
40: Try books
March 26, 2012
Hello. Welcome to British Summer Time. Ryan Gosling (I watched ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ last night.) http://www.buzzfeed.com/stacyl3/the-ultimate-ryan-gosling-...
39: Moderate threat
March 23, 2012
Hello. An anniversary celebration of the BBC Micro, Sunday 25th March 2012http://beeb30.havnet.positive-internet.com/ National Hack the Government Day...
38: Great managers
March 22, 2012
Hello. Developing the [Guardian] Google TV app in Beta http://www.guardian.co.uk/info/developer-blog/2012/mar/21/developing-google-tv-app [exciting stuff...
37: Visual examination
March 21, 2012
Hello. Mr D.J.S. Mitchell and Miss V.E. Coren Congratulations to the happy couple. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17449465 n0tice is now open...
36: Complete interoperability
March 20, 2012
Hello It’s officially spring! Roo’s Letter seems to be going well and is approaching 300 subscribers! I’ve just been the gym this morning! Much excitement!...
35: Not journalism
March 19, 2012
Hello. First, a recommendation. “Caposcripti is a novel about shrunken heads and dropouts, language and voyeurism, spanning the continents of South America...
34: New wonder
March 16, 2012
Hello.The New Aesthetic"we need to see the technologies we actually have with a new wonder"http://www.riglondon.com/blog/2011/05/06/the-new-aesthetic/ The...
33: Teletext art
March 15, 2012
Hello. Stephen writes in to share something he's made."Can you guess the website from the wireframe?"http://www.classroomtm.co.uk/can-you-guess-the-website-...
32: Superior qualifications
March 14, 2012
Hello. A late one today. I just spent an hour on the phone with my old friend Kybernetikos (http://kybernetikos.com), so here are the tabs I had open on my...
31: Unselfconscious gall
March 13, 2012
Hello. Every year, a squillion online startup geeks (plus people who would like to be startup geeks, the sort of people who sell things to them, ever-...
30: Half empty
March 12, 2012
Hello.I don't watch much broadcast television, but I do watch quite a few programmes on DVD or online streaming each week. Have you noticed that 4oD keeps...
29: Particularly good
March 9, 2012
Hello.Following up from one of yesterday's links, Paresh writes in : " I got the Lego case a while ago - it's pretty decent, thought taking it off is a bit...
28: Build faster
March 8, 2012
Hello. No newsletter yesterday, as TinyLetter was being upgraded. I'm not entirely in love with the new version yet, but I'm sure it's better in all sorts of...
27: Apparent contempt
March 6, 2012
Hello.Huge congratulations to @tobybarnes who has left wearemudlark.com to join AKQA as a Strategic Design Director. There's a chap worth keeping an eye on....
26: Unsung heroes
March 5, 2012
Hello.xkcd: When did we forget our dreams?http://www.xkcd.com/137/[via @paul_clarke]US Patent #5443036"A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of...
25: Fried chicken
March 2, 2012
Hello.Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond ThemeIf you missed this doing the rounds yesterday, do watch it. Quadrocopters might one day oppress us...
24: Infallibly fresh
March 1, 2012
Hello. James Murdoch".people value honest, fearless, and above all independent news coverage that challenges the consensus. There is an inescapable...
23: Not fashionable
February 29, 2012
Hello."you can start buying the Raspberry Pi today"http://www.raspberrypi.org/[In theory, at least. They're predictably under a lot of load today. Hope you...
22: Sufficient time
February 28, 2012
Hello.Are you bored of tilt shift photography yet? I thought I was until I watched this.http://vimeo.com/37157187[via @shawdm]The Cosby Sweater...
21: Intelligence jargon
February 27, 2012
Hello.Delving in to the post bag, I see that @nevali wanted to make sure people were not confused by the BBC's headline "John Peel's record collection to go...
20: Suspiciously high
February 24, 2012
Hello.A while week at my new job. Busy busy busy. Here's what I got up to in week one.http://rooreynolds.com/2012/02/24/weeknotes-1-predictive-vs-...
19: Male nipples
February 23, 2012
Hello.The correspondence has come flooding in.Tom Martin is glad to see a fellow Notional Velocity user. "Another you might like is Asana. It's like Things,...
18: Embarrassing approach
February 22, 2012
Hello.[So, as I suspected, TinyLetter was busy being upgraded last night. Sending #17 while the preview function wasn't working was a very bad idea, as it...
17: Jingle bells
February 21, 2012
Hello.[Taking a bit of a risk sending this. The preview feature isn't working in TinyLetter. Hopefully this will get through ok. Please bear with me if it's...
16: How very Pinteresting!
February 20, 2012
Hello. Back from a lovely few days on the Isle of Wight, which means I get to subject you to some holiday...
Tuesday February 14, 2012
February 14, 2012
Hello.I said I had some news. This is it. Today is my last day at W+K. I join GDS (the Government Digital Service) next week....
Monday February 13, 2012
February 13, 2012
Hello.Have you ever had to keep a secret? I've got some news to share and I can't share it until tomorrow. Don't worry though, it's good news and I'll fill...
Friday February 10, 2012
February 10, 2012
Hello. Happy Friday everyone, and a warm welcome to all the new subscribers. There are an eye-watering 217 of you now. Thank you for letting me in to your...
Thursday February 9, 2012
February 9, 2012
Hello.Which game should win a BAFTA? You get to decide.I predict either Minecraft or Skyrim will take it, but who...
Wednesday February 8, 2012
February 8, 2012
Hello.A fairly short one today. I've been quite busy on some, you know, work."We're actually publishing, on average, roughly one-third fewer posts on Salon...
Tuesday February 7, 2012
February 7, 2012
Hello.Thank you for digging this letter out of your spam filter. (If that happened to you, you're not alone. Hopefully once you've done it once you should...
Monday February 6, 2012
February 6, 2012
Saturday's snow was quickly washed away by the rain in Southampton, so I'm quite jealous of anyone who has made a snowman this year. Hope you enjoyed your...
Friday February 3, 2012
February 3, 2012
Hello. Back to work today after a couple of days off sick. Turns out it's pretty chilly outside. Berocca and Lemsip are my friends. (Yes, I know, I should...
Thursday February 2, 2012
February 2, 2012
Thursday February 2, 2012Hello.Videos of people singing or rapping drive-through orders date back a long way. The most famous example is probably...
Wednesday February 1, 2012
February 1, 2012
Hello.While journalists all around the world are getting ready to put the finishing touches to their Facebook IPO story (will it be today? Will it be $5B?),...
Tuesday January 31, 2012
January 31, 2012
Hello.It may be a bit chilly, but it's the last day of January and the days are getting longer. I hope you're feeling good. Here's today's batch of Internet...
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