Archive for the “friends” category
150Things: 2.0 Friend List One
by Pippa on January 13, 2009
150Things: 2.0 List One, originally uploaded by Fighting Tiger.
I’ve been thinking that in a community with a size of 150 (commonly cited as Dunbar’s Number), not all of those people will be friends.
Even though I have …
BarCampSheff: Practical Uses For Jedi Mind-Tricks
by Pippa on December 4, 2008
Or “These are not the droids you are looking for”.*
The theme for my first ever Bar Camp this past weekend in Sheffield was “community and conversation.” Conveniently, most of the people in Sheffield I wanted to catch …
Things To Consider
by Pippa on May 14, 2008
- How can common sense be taught (and understood) in a society where there is no term to describe “common sense” in the local language(s)?
- What methodologies can be taken from online social networks to distribute ideas and knowledge in remote
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The less crazy option. But still I acknowledge, slightly crazy.
by Pippa on May 7, 2008
There’s far too much to say about everything right now, but after an inspiring Futuresonic conference in Manchester I followed a hunch and visited a fellow conference attendee in Sheffield. We don’t know what it is yet, but there’s something …
Streets of Your Town
by Pippa on April 7, 2008
The last two months have been strange. Good though.
I arrived back in Finland one year to the day after leaving. And my plan at that point was to stay here for a month or so, to make some side …
Victim Of Geography
by Pippa on March 23, 2008
I’m not sure if you’ve ever noticed this mental phenomena or if it even has a name, but hopefully I’ll describe it in a way that makes sense.
You might regularly pass along a street and so the facades of …
The Camel of Peace and Serenity
by Pippa on December 11, 2007
Yesterday I was the angriest and crankiest I’ve been in recent memory.
Seriously, it’s fortunate that I live alone otherwise I’d probably be up for manslaughter charges as a result of me destroying anyone who crossed my path earlier in …
meet, sit, talk and eat
by Pippa on November 15, 2007
Since I’ve returned to Adelaide I’ve had opportunity to host a few guests as part of CouchSurfing, the program that introduced me to Sid, Ninnu, Ronja and a whole bunch of other lovely people. Regularly, conversation with my international visitors …
bright green things.
by Pippa on July 17, 2007
Possibly the most fantastic and unexpected thing that happened at Aliese’s yesterday was that I discovered that her backyard is full of stinging nettles. Most people would balk at the idea of picking nettles for fun, but what I …
