Archive for November, 2007

Better powerpoint

November 26th, 2007

Some simple advice for better presentations.

The average slide presentation I see is pretty bad. There are a lot of features in most of the software packages like Power Point that should never, ever be used.


Hollywood will destroy your childhood

November 26th, 2007

Robotech and Voltron movies are coming soon.

There’s a 1 per cent chance these would be good. But it’s far more likely they will destroy everything good about these shows.


Political Advertising

November 26th, 2007

The story of the most famous political advert of all time.

The “Daisy” advert only ever ran once as an advert. But it’s been probably been shown more often than any other political advert ever.


Video Game failures

November 26th, 2007

The 10 biggest flops in video games.

Just wait until Spore comes out, I’m sure it’ll make it to this list.


Explaining Economists

November 24th, 2007

Why economists use maths.

Cold comfort for those awaiting their results from ANU, of course.


Customised bookcase

November 24th, 2007

Two bookcases designed for people who prefer design to actually storing books.

Very pretty. But I have to admit a preference for the bookcases that store thousands of books rather than look pretty.