Archive for October, 2008

33 vs 45

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Random observation: brilliant minimalism can be played anywhere between 33 and 45 rpm depending on your mood.

For anyone who can concur to this I recommend Mike Sheridan’s new album I Syv Sind which is intended to be at 33 rpm (there’s a female voice on some tracks), but suddenly becomes remarkably danceable at 45!

kiva.org

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

For a while I’ve been supporting several businesses over the world through kiva.org. Sometimes you get some feedback, and I thought it would be funny to share this one:

“…As you know, your generosity helped Selina obtain a loan of $275 in February. Selina used to run a phone accessories store in the Ubungo bus terminal area of Dar es Salaam. However due to her business not making expected levels of profit and embezzlement of money by a former employee, Selina is no longer in the phone accessories business. She now runs two businesses in parallel. She is a seller of traditional African cloth in her neighborhood and also sells chicks and hens for a profit….”

So for all you web 2.0 mobile companies on the fringe of bankruptcy, you can always switch to selling chickens! I wonder if Morten Lund ever considered going into chickens..