Archives for February, 2009

Sk8ting (or stealing creative) is not a crimePosted on February 22, 2009

Scott grew up as a hard-core skater in Vancouver, only giving up his skateboard in his mid twenties.
I grew up a nerdy bookworm, avoiding all physical activity.
Yet even I have seen the Spike Jonze skate video Fully Flared, and made the comment that it was the coolest skate video I’d ever seen.
So if [...]

Tags: dishonesty in advertising

Abbey Road timelapsePosted on February 19, 2009

A fantastic time-lapse film of Abbey Road, where tourists try to recreate the image of the Beatles walking across the road.

Reminds me of all the times I took an original and quirky photo (flicking the Eiffel tower, pushing the Tower of Pisa, etc) only to find that I’m the 9 billionth person in the [...]

Tags: random thoughts

New Qantas system suckier (or fairer)?Posted on February 3, 2009

We’re in Denver at the moment (Web Directions North is all kicking off) but had a very interesting chat with the Qantas check-in staff in Sydney on our way.
They have had a new system since October which is a more fair but really shitty system. Basically seating allocation is now done by the price of [...]

Tags: customer experience