Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Ph.D.


Here's my thesis in a nutshell as provided by the lovely wordle.
Dr. g

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Ian Shearer in Other Lives


We put in a column to the Guardian about my dad earlier in the year and it got printed today:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2011/aug/17/ian-shearer-obituary

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Unfold

May I recommend the Tru Thoughts Unfold podcast, such as this one? Why, Thanks.
Roy

Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Receipts from 1976

Receipts from 1976 by Spherical Roy
Receipts from 1976, a photo by Spherical Roy on Flickr.

My dad kept receipts from seemingly the most significant purchases since around 1970. I've uploaded some of the ones that are most interesting to me, seeing as they document things that I have seen or used all my life.
The full set is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/royshearer/sets/72157627348481212/


Roy

Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world

Another great TED talk, this time about algorithms, man/machine interaction, terraforming.. It's got it all! Thanks to Carlo. from Roy.