I couldn’t agree more with Pete Pachal’s analysis on Mashable that launching, and initially limiting Facebook Home to the U.S. market is the wrong move. Facebook should have launched “Home” in a market with a need for lower cost devices without such heavy broadband penetration. For those who’ve been living under a rock for the past 48 [...]
Nothing Serious Podcast – Dihydrogen Mono Brain Cell
We just finished recording episode 8 of the Nothing Serious Podcast. Show notes are listed below. Hope you enjoy. On this weeks episode of the Nothing Serious Podcast, Daniel and Paul talk April fools pranks, Easter, Twitter, Google, religion, North Carolina, “dihydrogen monoxide”, American vs British comedy and the joys of that nectar of the gods – coffee Brain [...]
Nothing Serious Podcast – We Mixed Up Our Probes!
Episode number 7 of the Nothing Serious Podcast is live and available for download. We hope you enjoy it. Daniel and Paul talk marketing, charging to browse goods in a store, the Birmingham Dance Walk, and, at a readers request we discuss “free will vs determinism”. We might also issue an apology about something “Just [...]
Nothing Serious Podcast – Doctor Voyages Into Judgement
Episode 6 is live, and we get seriously get! Daniel and Paul lament the death of Google Reader, talk Doctor Who paraphernalia, Star Trek, Gears of War and boldly going where only science fiction has gone before. Star Trek Into Darkness trailer http://youtu.be/yhz4A5BCMAA Space probe Voyager 1 reaches outer edges of solar system Intro & outro music – “Tremblin’” by [...]
Nothing Serious Podcast – I Want Pie!
Episode 5 is live! And you can now subscribe on Stitcher Daniel and Paul talk cordcutting, torrenting, the new Pope, absolute nonsense, burgers and pie! Did we mention the pie? Links mentioned in this episode: 5% of Households are now cordcutters Richard Dawkins Foundation – Facebook Storify – New Pope Think Progress Intro & outro music – “Tremblin’” [...]
Tactile Tablet Experience – Why Do We Ruin It?
How many times have you taken your tablet (or phone) out of the protective case to show it someone who wanted to try it? I know I have. You offer them them the opportunity to experience the device the way it was deigned to be experienced, with the original tactile experience, knowing full well that [...]
Nothing Serious Podcast – Much Ado About Facebook
I got to hang out with my good friend Daniel tonight and record another episode of the Nothing Serious Podcast. We got to talk about Shakespeare, Joss Whedon, censorship, Facebook, marketing, consoles and much more. Links mentioned in this episode: Much Ado About Nothing Game Consoles are already dead, and developers know it. EU Parliament [...]
The New, New Office
The impending arrival of a new baby causes one to deal with many changes to life, and last night I surrendered my office so that Malcolm Tennant could have a nursery. Our home is 4 bedroom, with an office space (off of the kitchen), however my (previous) office space was actually larger than the guest [...]
That’s Not Much Of A Gyft Google!
As part of Google’s 1 year birthday celebrations for Google Play, they are giving away free apps, episodes and music. One of the offers is for an app called Gyft (I have never heard of Gyft before now) which is offering $20 of free gift cards with the download. $20 free bucks to blow on [...]

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