Is that the longest header ever in this blog?
On the evolution of web sites and social media
There are several YouTube presentations like this, and I am a total sucker for such animated data. We should ask where the data comes from. The first one tells us it is from Statista.com; the second one does not say.
Last night in Australia
Seemed there were only two matters of importance: Julian Assange’s return to Canberra, and the State of Origin game in Melbourne. The score in the latter set a new record for the number of points lead in the first half of a State of Origin game. NSW won 38-18.
Now the smaller world of my Wednesday
My adventures in The Gong contrast rather sharply with those of some of my friends. Michael Xu for example: “I am in Jaca Spain, it’s a beautiful mountain town, will start my Camino walk from here for next 6 weeks I think!” And Jim Belshaw: “I’m presently in Copenhagen visiting Helen after Vienna, Bratislava London and Oxford…”
OK, The Gong is OK. Step one yesterday was a session — free — with the podiatrist. Step two was to go to City Diggers for lunch, though there were fewer people there than last time. My friend Colin was not around. But the barramundi beckoned.
There were a few chips and some salad left on the plate — the serve is almost too generous — but not a speck of that perfect fish!
Then to the BWS shop in Burelli Street to renew my red wine supply — two weeks since the last lot. Again, a ceiling of $30 total. And I can now vouch for the Annie’s Lane. Plenty more left to savour over the next couple of days….
Neil's Commonplace Book 