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65: Core audience

May 9, 2012

Hello. If this is LEGO’s real reason for not pursuing the Firefly Serenity set (http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/12902) then it’s a bit of an odd one: “all...

64: Better still

May 8, 2012

Hello. James Thomas (aka @thomasj) thoughtfully wrote in with a recommendation: “As someone who’s been suckered into the hotel & flight “points” games, I...

62: Loosest attachment

May 3, 2012

Hello. A beautiful moment of honest political insight from Fox News “Politics is weird. And creepy. And now I know lacks the loosest attachment to anything...

61: Cultural divide

May 2, 2012

Hello. Happy birthday to Robert Brook. He’s 40 today. Whether you know Robert or not, I strongly encourage you to read his writing. James Governor recently...

60: Accidentally deleted

May 1, 2012

Hello. Prometheus trailer (Well, that worked for me.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1byZkbNB3Jw Redditors launch ambitious government transparency project...

59: Terrible photos

April 30, 2012

Hello. I made a thing at the weekend. Would The Voice UK judges have turned around for themselves in Saturday’s live show? Here’s what I think....

58: Zombie experience

April 27, 2012

Hello.Klouchebag, an excellent new service from Tom Scott “The Standard for Asshattery” http://klouchebag.com/ England & Wales baby names since 1996...

57: Tasty beverage

April 26, 2012

Hello. Rev Dan Catt (@revdancatt) just announced he’s leaving the Guardian. (Please do not poach him. I want him.) http://revdancatt.com/2012/04/26/im-...

56: Human friendly

April 25, 2012

Hello. Matt Richardson: Descriptive Camera “instead of producing an image, this prototype outputs a text description of the scene” (Camera BeagleBone...

55: Innovation constipation

April 24, 2012

Hello. Opinion: ‘How heated toilet seats cause innovation constipation’ http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/how-heated-toilet-seats-cause-...

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...