This is largely a place for the rants, raves, musings and comments on life from Will Wade. You are welcome to peruse at your leisure. Some of it may be interesting to OT folk, some web folk, heck perhaps photography folk if I get round to taking some pics. I have many pies (and actually only 10 fingers) so its a broad church here. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-87195-8"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Tumblr (3.0; @willwade)http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7af3vlIoE1qzotmfo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://anybots.com">Anybot</a>. I want one. This people is going to be the real reason for DDA Building regulations in the future. It won’t be for disabled people - it will be for robots who can’t climb stairs. </p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/966427933http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/966427933Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:19:01 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EmfIlI4M1Yg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EmfIlI4M1Yg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Do you love Monkeys? Do you love Dubstep? Do you have a penchant for a nice bit of VJing? Then you’re gonna love this..</p> <p>NB: I do have one problem with this. What is with the monkey in a PVC suit and that “ball” in his mouth. Bizarre. </p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/937388642http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/937388642Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:14:00 +0100monkeyvideomusicdubstep<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6xzyzoujb1qzotmfo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>For all you typography nuts out there. What a <a href="http://www.hyperactivitypography.com/">beautiful book</a>..No surprise its already sold out. I want to be 8 years old again to hang a serif a on my door.. (NB: this is a childs book and it doesn’t have one mention of comic sans. Are you getting this yet?)</p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/932250405http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/932250405Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:20:59 +0100<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l59ohhbxFf1qznskro1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://graphiceverywhere.tumblr.com/post/792047619">graphiceverywhere</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://ryanselvy.tumblr.com/post/791767129/anything-unrelated-to-elephants-is-irrelephant">ryanselvy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Anything Unrelated To Elephants Is Irrelephant</p> <p><a href="http://www.snorgtees.com/anythingunrelatedelephants-p-1177.html">SnorgTee</a>: $15</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/931624760http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/931624760Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:46:23 +0100“Among the great disappointments of modern life is the fact that something as fun as a giant inflatable slide springing from the side of a massive flying machine exists—but may only be used in near-death situations, when one is least inclined to enjoy it.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://gawker.com/5608503/flight-attendant-uses-inflatable-slide-for-dramatic-job-walk+out">Gawker</a>, on the Steven Slater/JetBlue flight attendant who got so annoyed by a passenger that he told the whole plane so over the PA system and then did a runner with a couple of beers via the emergency shute. What a hero. </em>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/931044929http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/931044929Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:12:29 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6r2c8G3n01qbg25fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://sealust.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog">sealust</a>)</p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/923242726http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/923242726Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:59:18 +0100<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10689931">Do typefaces really matter?</a>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/839976639http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/839976639Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:14:32 +0100<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5uzjobB3b1qzpwi0o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fenchurch.tumblr.com/post/837650837/notabouttwinkies-thedailywhat-passive" class="tumblr_blog">fenchurch</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://notabouttwinkies.tumblr.com/post/837367548/thedailywhat-passive-aggressive-typography-nerd">notabouttwinkies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/836684053">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Passive Aggressive Typography Nerd of the Day:</strong> Font Choice is a Pretty Big Deal at the Random Word Capitalization Company.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2010/07/19/the-53rd-annual-punctuation-posse-round-up/">pan</a>.]</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Passive Aggressive</p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/838151440http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/838151440Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:59:19 +0100<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5svdxgUAf1qzotmfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/831536265http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/831536265Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:19:06 +0100<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5i1o3m3en1qzotmfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>OMG innit! There’s a bear in da Toblerone logo! Dat is da bomb!</p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/806562076http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/806562076Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:02:26 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nBJV56WUDng&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nBJV56WUDng&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Some years ago (when I was volunteering at Living Options in Bracklesham bay) I discovered that I had been peeling a banana completely wrong. It’s worth pointing out that I learnt from a bunch of eastern european (volunteers) - and not monkeys. They all thought I was mad. They were of course right..</p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/806029172http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/806029172Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:32:32 +0100peelingfruitbanana<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UzPq0hDdDhs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UzPq0hDdDhs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Alberto Contador: “I once wrestled a bear”<br/>Andy Schleck: “Wrestling is for girls. I took down a bear with a single punch.”</p> <p>Coooool </p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/777135822http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/777135822Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:31:12 +0100tour de france,cyclingcontadorschleck<p>I am a digby.</p> <p>1. When you spend 3 hours doing database searches remember to check your own list of references that you have spent many, many, many more hours searching already (i.e. <a href="http://www.citeulike.org/user/willwade">citeulike</a>)</p> <p>2. When you finally find the really juicy article, remember to look at the little link in citeulike titled “Attachments” and see if you already have the sodding article before shedding out another 10 USD for the article.</p> <p>3. Remember to use the old tried and tested methods of Google Scholar before any other “calling-in-your-brother-journal-online-searching-system” method</p> <p>Wally.</p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/776944536http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/776944536Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:22:00 +0100<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l51spn0QF21qzotmfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Look at the monster we were sharing our bathroom with for god knows how long. (sorry mr spider for losing one of your legs during your eviction but if you don’t have valid papers what do you expect?)</p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/770096177http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/770096177Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:27:23 +0100<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4vwtjnIVk1qzotmfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>smile :) (via <a href="http://www.b3ta.com/board/10108945">b3ta</a>) </p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/757873092http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/757873092Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:10:30 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4q4llySWM1qz4dqwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What a headline</p> <p><a href="http://blog.deleteyourself.com/post/746357325/its-the-end-of-the-world">deleteyourself</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s the end of the world.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/753139312http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/753139312Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:00:56 +0100<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4tkclAFSG1qzotmfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Either me or my Sister I reckon.. </p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/753106417http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/753106417Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:45:57 +0100sisterfamilyphotos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4tk9xmceN1qzotmfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Recently scanned in some old family pics. My dad was a great photographer. </p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/753102831http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/753102831Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:44:21 +0100me,oldfamilyphotos<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4tku8isSj1qzotmfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Last Thursday/Friday we were invited out by the BISWIG team (the Brain Injury Social Work Interest Group) for a meal and their AGM on the Friday. Had a rather splendid meal on the Thursday evening and this was the view straight outside the restaurant. (NB: Yes, I need a new iPhone..)</p>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/753129827http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/753129827Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4j2pffio61qzotmfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/731777864http://blog.sourceymonkey.com/post/731777864Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:48:43 +0100