This Week In Dadville
So far it’s been a pretty good week. Eleanor and Josie got demoted (or promoted, I’m not sure which) into Nursery 2 – where the care is a little bit less intensive. And in theory the number of beeps coming out of the machines is slightly…
Crackunit is not a Dad-Blog
As soon as I found out I was going to be a dad I vowed to myself that I wasn’t going to turn Crackunit into a dad-blog. That was about 6 months ago. And I’m still determined that this isn’t going to become a dad-blog. But as of last week…
QR Enabled M&S Orange and Mango Juice
Here is Sophie’s Orange and Mango Juice from M&S. It was bought this morning in Brighton. Looks nice doesn’t it? Then I noticed… Flip the bottle round and sure enough… The I remembered I had a QR app on the iPhone so I thought I’d give it…
Where The Wild Things Are and Pissy Pants
Latest trailer for Where the Wild Things Are is out. I quite want to see it. I’ve no idea why I’m sharing this. Perhaps because it’s Friday. Or perhaps because I have to confront my demons in order to move on with my life. But when I was 5…
Ham vs Spam
I use Akismet to stop comment spam on crackunit. As I was checking the spam stats (not something I do regularly, I’m not that sad, honestly) I noticed this link for Yummy Pie. When I see a link like ‘Yummy Pie’ in a boring stats section of…
A Party Theory of Twitter in 20 Slides
Here’s my presentation from the Glug event last week. It’s not the smartest presentation in the world. But it had to work in 5 minutes, at night, in front of a couple of hundred drunk designers in a pub. So that might explain the slant I…
Hula Hoops DJ
About 18 months ago I posted this clip: At the time I commented: Nice inspiration for an ad. Anyone, anyone… Then I saw this. I like the new Hula Hoops ads. I think they work really well. they’re funny, silly and reflect a truth about the…
Funny Because It’s True
Maybe it’s because I’ve been watching bad TV all day but this is spot on… via: Johnny Moore
Man vs Cartoon
Could this be the most brilliant TV show ever conceived? Recreate Wile E. Coyote’s contraptions for catching the Road Runner in real life. What a joy. And they’ve even got a professor called Don Weincoff (sp?). For more info head here.
The Streisand Effect
I learned something new today. The Streisand Effect is what happens when you try and shut something down online and as a result everyone finds out about it and loads more people see it than would have if you’d kept your mouth shut. It’s…
Three Things to Read About Twitter
Firstly there’s a piece about Inside Twitter in the Guardian The piece itself is pretty good. But it’s the comments underneath that are the telling bit. It’s full of the usual nonsense and lots of people moaning that Twitter is this year’s…
Spotify + sharemyplaylists.com = good
I’ve not been a huge fan of Spotify. I can’t put my finger on why not. I love the idea. I quite like the interface and things. I’ve even come to terms with Jonathan and his ads. I think that my problem is that I can’t find the music I…