April 2007

Facing the unthinkable.

April 30, 2007

Umberto Eco once said: “I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.” He makes a good point. A lot that passes as life doesn’t make sense and is rarely [...]

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Travis are back!

April 25, 2007

Back in 1999 a little known Scottish group called Travis released their second album “The Man Who” (produced by Radiohead’s long term producer Nigel Godrich) and virtually changed the face of Indie music overnight. I fell in love with the album’s clangy and bittersweet reflection and played it for months. It was such a landmark [...]

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Investing in Poverty

April 18, 2007

I came across this via a topic Rikki posted on our company forums. Kiva is a website that allows one to invest in companies located in developing parts of the world. In a nutshell, you offer an interest free micro-loan (from $25 upwards) to pre-vetted companies registered with the website. When the company has enough [...]

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Songs You Must Listen To Before You Die

April 16, 2007

In no particular order: Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean – from The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place by Explosions in the Sky. Antichrist Television Blues – from Neon Bible by The Arcade Fire I Can’t Feel My Hand Any More, It’s Alright, Sleep Tight – from Finally We Are One [...]

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