Spotify Upgrade

Spotify has upgraded their service to utilize social media techniques, you can find out more in the The Guardian and The Register. Here's a video explaning the changes:

The effect of dyslexia on information retrieval: A pilot study: Journal of Documentation

Available here.

Monday Blues Cure

Here's two versions of Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. Firstly the classical version:

Secondly, Emerson Lake and Palmer's version:

Election Blues Cure (or Monday Blues)

In case you want to be elected:

Search on youtube 'Alice Cooper elected'.

Digital Decay

Interesting post on Digital Decay by Nick Carr.

Robin Milner RIP

I recently found out that one of the greatest computer scientists of all time - Robin Milner - passed away recently.

He is best know for 'Calculus of Communicating Systems', a theory for parallel and distributed computing.

Only met him one, very nice chap. Will be sadly missed.

Democracy and Technology

Vote Geek is a site dedicated to building up a picture of the view of candidates on technology issues for the upcoming general election in the U.K. on 6th May 2010.

Monday Blues Cure

Crowdsourcing as applied to choral music:

(h/t: David Thompson)

Monday Blues

Not really! Its easter Monday...

However, here's 'fleetwood mac green Manalishi'

Herding Cats

Ever had the this problem? You might related to this video on Youtube:

More cat madness:

Here's a cat you wouldn't want to mess with:

The Tail Gunner from tokyoplastic on Vimeo.

Here's an even scarier one:

Catzilla from tokyoplastic on Vimeo.

Last two (h/t David Thompson)