overstated

a weblog by cameron marlow

In the world cup, ugly is good

Number one reason why Korea should have won the world cup game today… survey says… they’re the only team left not on the ugly list, with leading contingents from expected finalists Germany and Brazil. Oh well. My favorite munger, Ronald Gomez: Many experts’ pre-tournament pick for the World Cup Golden Booted-In-Face, Ronald really is a [...]

Amazon does community

I stumbled on the section titled “friends & favorites,” at Amazon today (note, I’m not a big Amazon user), and was surprised at the multiplicity of approaches to leveraging established communities. Bootstrapping from their prior knowledge of a person based on wishlists and favorites, they are hoping to persuade people to input their social networks [...]

Renaissance man 2k2

After toiling for four hours last night, I finally finished a flyer for our weekly electronic gig in Cambridge (front and back). The image featured on the front is a (no joke) water-powered organ, circa 1647, built by the inimitable Athanasius Kircher. The more one reads about this man, the more amazing he becomes. Supplied [...]