Awww.

"They will cause death and destruction on an unlimited scale and they will and are trying to organise such terrorist activity in our own country. I just hope people get this in perspective." - ???

What are friends for? "As the Greek philosopher Epicurus observed: "Of all the things that wisdom provides to help one live one's life in happiness, the greatest by far is the possession of friendship. Eating or drinking without a friend is the life of a lion or a wolf.""

I really really hope this woman has been appallingly quoted by an inept journalist. I really do. Blogging is apparently "a paedophiles dream", and "adults could use weblogs to learn about children". <fx: beats head against desk until blood spatters screen> On a complete tangent: I was wondering last night what those primitive societies who believed photography is soul-stealing would make of Flickr...

Unusual objects for everyday life: "devices that rethink everyday digital devices and produce solutions that provide more meaningful and poetic interactions."

When objects refuse to interact with their users: "...an alarm clock wakes up itself before waking up you, a selfish keyboard removes all the keys except the ones that tells you its name (qwerty) and a kitchen scale turns itself over and enjoys its own weight."

I've been reading Design Noir recently on the recommendation of Mr Jones, and it's a fascinating book full of things like this: a new look at subversive electronic devices, alongside sometimes-hilarious childlike scrawlings. Go have a peek...