Alistair Beattie

SMSONE: Serving Mankind, Smartly!

A great entrepreneurial story about creating something of huge value and delivering it by something as simple as SMS. It’s easy to become focused on the rich developed world, but iphone-myopia is misleading. We will truly enter the digital age (as a species) when we all have access to these communication tools. It’s not all about Waving and Tweeting, simple is beautiful.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/30/smsone-micro-local-india-news/

Zuckerman says, "I sometimes quip that radio plus mobiles=60% of the internet."

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/28/here-come-the-airpor.html

 I like the joke in this article about the terrorists being unable to forge a doctor’s note. As an alternative you could fly first class where you’re allowed real glasses and sharp cutlery too. Closer to the pilot as well and less passengers to try and stop you. And those curtains, no-one can pass the curtains! If they could just be consistent about the belts/shoes/watches/laptops rules then I’d be more willing to believe that there was a system and that they weren’t just making it up as they went along. The other day I was allowed to take an extremely heavy (lethal) bike lock into the cabin just because it wasn’t actually on the list of things you weren’t allowed to have.

 While I’m at it could we have some bins back on the underground please.

SubtleMob

Where's the "War on Blubber"?

Social Media: measurement and effectiveness

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/28/here-come-the-airpor.html

 I like the joke in this article about the terrorists being unable to forge a doctor’s note. As an alternative you could fly first class where you’re allowed real glasses and sharp cutlery too. Closer to the pilot as well and less passengers to try and stop you. And those curtains, no-one can pass the curtains! If they could just be consistent about the belts/shoes/watches/laptops rules then I’d be more willing to believe that there was a system and that they weren’t just making it up as they went along. The other day I was allowed to take an extremely heavy (lethal) bike lock into the cabin just because it wasn’t actually on the list of things you weren’t allowed to have.

 While I’m at it could we have some bins back on the underground please.

House Renovations Nearly Finished

Really personal communications

Tubular Anagrams

The Illusion of Security

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/28/here-come-the-airpor.html

 I like the joke in this article about the terrorists being unable to forge a doctor’s note. As an alternative you could fly first class where you’re allowed real glasses and sharp cutlery too. Closer to the pilot as well and less passengers to try and stop you. And those curtains, no-one can pass the curtains! If they could just be consistent about the belts/shoes/watches/laptops rules then I’d be more willing to believe that there was a system and that they weren’t just making it up as they went along. The other day I was allowed to take an extremely heavy (lethal) bike lock into the cabin just because it wasn’t actually on the list of things you weren’t allowed to have.

 While I’m at it could we have some bins back on the underground please.