Comments for Graham Chastney http://grahamchastney.com The rambling of a technologist trying to find a way through Wed, 23 May 2012 08:17:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” Henry Ford by Simon Scullionhttp://grahamchastney.com/2012/05/when-everything-seems-to-be-going-against-you-remember-that-the-airplane-takes-off-against-the-wind-not-with-it-henry-ford/#comment-894 Simon Scullion Wed, 23 May 2012 08:17:26 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/?p=2523#comment-894 Nice quote Graham. It reminds me of sailing upwind (beating)....having to zig zag to where you want to get to. "An old adage describes beating as sailing for twice the distance at half the speed and three times the discomfort." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing#Beating_or_.22working.22 Nice quote Graham.

It reminds me of sailing upwind (beating)….having to zig zag to where you want to get to.

“An old adage describes beating as sailing for twice the distance at half the speed and three times the discomfort.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing#Beating_or_.22working.22

]]> Comment on “40 hours a week is just about right” by Graham Chastneyhttp://grahamchastney.com/2012/05/40-hours-a-week-is-just-about-right/#comment-879 Graham Chastney Tue, 15 May 2012 14:08:35 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/?p=2488#comment-879 It's something I'm reminded of every time I go to Manchester Airport and see the signed for Quarry Bank Mill - the owner there recognised it back in the days of child labour. It’s something I’m reminded of every time I go to Manchester Airport and see the signed for Quarry Bank Mill – the owner there recognised it back in the days of child labour.

]]> Comment on “40 hours a week is just about right” by Samantha Sheppardhttp://grahamchastney.com/2012/05/40-hours-a-week-is-just-about-right/#comment-878 Samantha Sheppard Tue, 15 May 2012 12:08:18 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/?p=2488#comment-878 I seem to be reading more and more of these articles in recent months. Has the impact of the global downturn made people rethink there priorities in life? I'm glad Sheryl Sandburg has said she leaves at 17:30 to spend time with her family hopefully others will too. We have watched the likes of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates achieve success through long hours and a workaholic tendency and have confused money with success. Someone said this to me a while ago whilst discussing the long working hours, stress and burn out which sums it up "You won't find a medal on a shroud". I seem to be reading more and more of these articles in recent months. Has the impact of the global downturn made people rethink there priorities in life? I’m glad Sheryl Sandburg has said she leaves at 17:30 to spend time with her family hopefully others will too. We have watched the likes of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates achieve success through long hours and a workaholic tendency and have confused money with success. Someone said this to me a while ago whilst discussing the long working hours, stress and burn out which sums it up “You won’t find a medal on a shroud”.

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]]> Comment on 30 years of technology heritage by Martyn Dewshttp://grahamchastney.com/2012/04/30-years-of-technology-heritage/#comment-826 Martyn Dews Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:06:42 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/?p=2346#comment-826 Happy days. Thanks for posting Graham. 48K eh? Amazing what they could squeeze into that. I remember one of the games that managed harmonies from the piezo speaker. Oh yes and Jonah Barrington's Squash, it had speech! Notice there was no need to say 48Kb as that was about all you could get and I'm not sure if Megabytes had been invented then. I have just been playing some old games using SpecX emulator and some tape images from World of Spectrum. Super. Happy days. Thanks for posting Graham. 48K eh? Amazing what they could squeeze into that. I remember one of the games that managed harmonies from the piezo speaker. Oh yes and Jonah Barrington’s Squash, it had speech!

Notice there was no need to say 48Kb as that was about all you could get and I’m not sure if Megabytes had been invented then.

I have just been playing some old games using SpecX emulator and some tape images from World of Spectrum. Super.

]]> Comment on Conversation, Connection, Communication, Rudeness, Isolation, Etiquette and Technology by “Companies need to help employees unplug” | Graham Chastneyhttp://grahamchastney.com/2012/04/conversation-connection-communication-rudeness-isolation-etiquette-and-technology/#comment-824 “Companies need to help employees unplug” | Graham Chastney Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:44:42 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/?p=2320#comment-824 [...] benefits in the morning.How do you try to create shutdown times and unplug?(May I apologise for my ramblings last week, there was way to much information in one post, I promise to be get back to my normal approach of [...] [...] benefits in the morning.How do you try to create shutdown times and unplug?(May I apologise for my ramblings last week, there was way to much information in one post, I promise to be get back to my normal approach of [...]

]]> Comment on In the same room, but not together by Conversation, Connection, Communication, Rudeness, Isolation, Etiquette and Technology | Graham Chastneyhttp://grahamchastney.com/2011/05/in-the-same-room-but-not-together/#comment-813 Conversation, Connection, Communication, Rudeness, Isolation, Etiquette and Technology | Graham Chastney Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:46:58 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/2011/05/in-the-same-room-but-not-together/#comment-813 [...] they have clearly left the conversation I will leave too.Previously I’ve written about being In the same room, but not together when observing the interactions in my own family. At this year’s TED Sherry Turkle gave a [...] [...] they have clearly left the conversation I will leave too.Previously I’ve written about being In the same room, but not together when observing the interactions in my own family. At this year’s TED Sherry Turkle gave a [...]

]]> Comment on Versatilists – is that really a word? by Post 1000: Thinking about thinking, the brain and information addiction | Graham Chastneyhttp://grahamchastney.com/2006/07/versatilists-is-that-really-a-word/#comment-766 Post 1000: Thinking about thinking, the brain and information addiction | Graham Chastney Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:45:53 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/?p=367#comment-766 [...] and economic change.I first posted about this back in 2006 when I started with a couple of posts:Versatilists – is that really a word?The Right Side of the BrainBoth of these posts put forward the view that the people we are going to [...] [...] and economic change.I first posted about this back in 2006 when I started with a couple of posts:Versatilists – is that really a word?The Right Side of the BrainBoth of these posts put forward the view that the people we are going to [...]

]]> Comment on Versatilists – is that really a word? by The Right Side of the Brain | Graham Chastneyhttp://grahamchastney.com/2006/07/versatilists-is-that-really-a-word/#comment-765 The Right Side of the Brain | Graham Chastney Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:45:49 +0000 http://grahamchastney.com/?p=367#comment-765 [...] people) will be the ones that will be invaluable. This type of people are the ones who will be the versatilists. The Dr Kawashima game is focussed on exercising the brain – both left and right. This [...] [...] people) will be the ones that will be invaluable. This type of people are the ones who will be the versatilists. The Dr Kawashima game is focussed on exercising the brain – both left and right. This [...]

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