Removing The Noise | Six Pixels of Separation

Posted by lemiffe in Business, Computers, Internet, Marketing on Feb 15th, 2010 | 0 comments

Too many people are looking for too many ways to follow too many people and places. Your best bet is to do the opposite…

Did you know that you can have your 140-character tweets from Twitter also cross-posted into your Facebook status, LinkedIn status and now even into your Google Buzz without doing much of anything besides letting each platform know that you would like this happen? And while that may sound convenient for you to ensure that anybody and everybody who is following you can get your information, it should come as no surprise that we’re quickly all barrelling towards an information and attention crash.

Continue reading… Removing The Noise | Six Pixels of Separation – Marketing and Communications Blog – By Mitch Joel at Twist Image.

Weekly Highlights (14/02/2010)

Posted by lemiffe in Photography, Weekly Highlights on Feb 14th, 2010 | 2 comments

I went to Glasgow on the 9th for a short trip around the city centre and the northeast region. It was quite an enjoyable experience apart from the freezing wind. I liked the above photo of pigeons just before they emerged in flight.

I took this back in Edinburgh on my return the same day, over on the bridge that connects South Bridge with Princes Street. The bus stop gets quite crowded there some days, fortunately that day there was just a few people. The viewpoint of the picture is Holyrood, which is a beautiful hill with the highest peak at 200 metres. Gorgeous day indeed.

I lost internet connection that same day. Unfortunately I didn’t recover it until the 13th so it meant 5 days without a connection. It was nice at first, not having to worry about everything, but soon after I realised I needed a connection to finish some urgent tasks. So I started going daily to get connected in a pub nearby, it had a very bad connection (as pictured above) but at least it worked half the time, which is better than nothing at all.

I also enjoyed a nice Corona Extra, however, I noted that the flavour is quite different from the original ones in Mexico. I am curious as to whether the export version is different, or if the process of sending it across the Atlantic gives it a different taste in the end (you know, heating it up and all that).

Weekly Highlights (07/02/2010)

Posted by lemiffe in Photography, Weekly Highlights on Feb 7th, 2010 | 0 comments

This was taken near Cameron Toll, on Dalkeith Road. These specialised traffic light systems are deployed when roadworks that cover part of the road are taking place. Heavens knows who had the idea of placing smiley faces on the lights but it was a rather funny start for a Friday!

This photo was taken at the bus stop in Nicolson St. near Surgeons hall.

Edinburgh, Scotland is also known as the Athens of the North. This can be depicted quite clearly on Calton Hill where the National Monument stands. As far as I understand this was part of a project that was never completed because of lack of budget. The monument was to have two sides, but only one (pictured above) was finished.

Calton hill looks quite creepy at night, but it was a fun trip! What was your week like?

Johnny Boah Blues

Posted by lemiffe in lemiffe, My Music on Feb 6th, 2010 | 0 comments

This is a quick improvisation I came up with yesterday with the blues scale. Hope you enjoy it!

Learning About: Not living in a desperate way

Posted by lemiffe in Computers, Learning, lemiffe, Life on Feb 4th, 2010 | 2 comments

A few months ago I put together a new computer. I hadn’t done this in ages so, naturally, I did some mistakes.

My main problem was not using the motherboard spacers. Yeah, I screwed the motherboard right onto the case. This (for those who don’t know much about computers) causes immediate short circuit. Fortunately my motherboard has a short-circuit detector and did not allow me to turn it on.

So I went to a computer repair shop with the PC, asked around for the fault, and immediately a guy pointed out my mistake.

I told him “I knew something was wrong, as I had to press really hard on the PCI/PCIe cards to get them in place, and even so they didn’t fit in well”. To which he replied “When something doesn’t fit in naturally you must be doing something wrong, everything should just fit in.”

So I went back home and put it together in the right way, and it turned on without a problem.

His words, however, stuck with me. They not only worked out for my computer problem, but they apply equally to all aspects of life. If something doesn’t feel right, then you must be doing it wrong.

• If you eat something that doesn’t taste good, you spit it out or stop eating it.
• If you put your hand too close to the fire you naturally take it away.
• If you buy something you didn’t like you don’t (generally) buy it again.

So, then, if we act so naturally about so many of these things, why not apply them to cases such as the following:

• If we are in a job we don’t like, why don’t we leave it?
• If we are in a position we can’t handle, why don’t we say it?
• If we are under a lot of stress, why don’t we deal with it?

It’s ALL about communication and action. It’s not about not being able to handle something, it’s about not communicating it to the right person. It’s not about not being comfortable in a job, it’s about doing something about it. Don’t be afraid to live right.