Spaced Out :: 09 2008

This really seems a recurring theme for us Brits; hover craft, jet airliners…..

This article is worth a look at power tips for using Chrome. Note the startup options, about: keywords, portable USB version and anonymizer. Very useful.

Came across this nice editorial from Nature earlier this year bemoaning the fact that many scientists don’t bother to record location when depositing their data or reporting in research publications. “Spatially enabled” is fainlly hitting the mainstream.

After a brief chat this week with a student about an upcoming viva I thought I would list some of the useful pieces of advice from my own viva (thanks to Ian Evans for a pleasant experience!) and some recent students:

• be honest
• its a 2-way conversation. Talk about your work
• its better without your supervisor. It also means that if theyve made a bad project decision you can happily blame them!
• its quite nice at the beginning of discussing each chapter to actually point out any mistakes you’ve spotted
• make sure you references are totally spot on

Im sure there are others so feel free to add to them.

These images did the rounds a few weeks back, but I really like them. As part of Sony’s advertising campaign for the Walkman they have produce various underground maps in the style of a set of headphones. In Sony fashion, they are understated but really rather pleasing on the eye. Worth a look.