Came across this fascinating article from Joel Spolsky on how to price products. No, really, despite the use of graphs, it’s really interesting. He talks about software, but really it applies to anything. He makes some great points about companies getting people to pay what they’re willing to pay for a product, through market segmentation: ... [More]
Tandoori Times, Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. The service was a little slow and chaotic due a dire shortage of staff, which the manager later apologised profusely for. But since we were a small group enjoying the conversation, this didn’t detract at all from dining experience. Perhaps this place has a reputation for greatness, as one of ... [More]
Another weird dream the other night: I was in a kitchenware shop in Collins Street, as was the cat I had when I was growing up, Sooty. Sooty said to me “I’m going home” and left the shop, off down the street. Someone decided to give the other cat from my childhood, Mischief (aka Eric) ... [More]
I got given a new wallet on Monday, so a couple of days ago I transferred the contents of my old, decrepit one into it. On the way across, I took this picture. Feel free to post a picture of the contents of your wallet or purse… Link in the Trackbacks or comments. Move your ... [More]
Quick reviews of recent DVDs viewed… Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Another one of Jim Carey’s interesting non-rubber-faced roles. Reminded me a bit of Being John Malkovich and 12 Monkeys, but a tad more confusing before you know what’s going on. Very enjoyable. Coffee and Cigarettes. An all-star cast, mostly playing themselves, in a ... [More]
Choose a band and answer only in song titles by that band: Paul Kelly (okay he’s a singer, but he’s had bands…) Are you male or female? Most wanted man in the world Describe yourself: I am what I am How do some people feel about you? King of fools How do you feel about ... [More]
Today the Kyoto protocol comes into effect, at least in the countries that have signed up to it. Of which ours isn’t one, so unlike most industrialised countries, we (along with the US and China) can blissfully keep pumping CO2 into the air, with no legal consequences. A lot of the contributions to emissions come ... [More]
Happy Valentine’s Day. I had a good one, hope you did too. And if you were studiously trying to ignore it, oops sorry!
And now for a toast. (Tony and Rae are certainly deserving of one, this weekend.) This is my Sunbeam toaster, still going strong after over a decade of toastie goodness. Happily handles crumpets and those big slices of bread from the delicious Vienna loaves I sometimes get at the bakery down the road. Yum. Feel ... [More]
(The counter-post to On The Train.) Friday lunchtime, Bourke Street. A car, let’s call it car A, waits in the tram lane to turn right. There’s no traffic coming the other way, but he sits there, for no apparent reason. A tram comes up behind, with perhaps 100 people on it. On their behalf, the ... [More]
The subject of huntsmans or huntsmen spiders came up recently on Trish’s blog (see comments). Well for a definitive answer, I asked my sister about it the other day. Not just ‘cos she’s a smart cookie or I was trying to make conversation, but because she studied linguistics at uni. And she was able to ... [More]
Seen on the train yesterday morning: Bloke in a long leather raincoat and sunglasses, evidently trying to do a Neo impression. It wasn’t a cold day; he must have been boiling. Guy off to uni in Footscray, telling a girl that over there “there’s loads of Africans and Asians” and how he felt a little ... [More]