July 8, 2008 - Psst

Notebook Portable Grill – beautiful folding charcoal grill

Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb – this looks awesome. One of those things you can’t believe they let people do…

“So long as you live as a Christian you keep looking for a new order, a new structure, a new life.” – Henri Nouwen. Sounds like a good life for a designer…

Rosetta Stone Claims Infringement – I thought this must have been a spoof headline; after all, copying (ok, via translation) was the whole point of the real Rosetta Stone.

Wimbledon TV watchers cause a power surge in the UK – ”
A 1,400 megawatt spike – equivalent to 550,000 kettles being boiled – was recorded at around 9.20pm, as the Spaniard lifted the trophy…National Grid spokeswoman Isobel Rowley said the surge was huge because fans were so transfixed by the tennis, they could not move from the sofa to switch the lights on until the end.” It was a pretty great match.

Telling description in the Lonely Plant entry for The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour: “Tour length depends on drinking time.”

Sweemo – eBay for experiences

Scenario planning – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – in-depth description of it as a science; I’m mostly interested in how you visualize the futures you foresee…

V&A Building Trail – Victoria and Albert Museum – the museum has several “trails”, meant to guide you through the huge collection. Here’s another good one.