There is Something Special About You.

by Jake on October 16, 2009

Yesterday I discovered that I had a special visitor to my little corner of the web and it got me wondering; who looks at my website? So I performed a close analysis of tracking data, Google analytics and comments to find out about my visitors, and this is what I discovered. You are special.

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Brain Rules by Dr John Medina — A Video to Make Your Brain Work Better

by Jake on September 12, 2009

I added the vodpod sidebar widget on the right so I wouldn’t have to make an entire post about a video if I thought it was interesting, but the video I’m about to recommend deserves a whole post all of its own. This video is a recording of Dr John Medina talking (in May last [...]

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How to have a Better Memory by Falling Down the Stairs

by Jake August 23, 2009

Have you ever run down to the shops to buy a few essentials, then returned home to discover that you have forgotten something important? By using a little-known memory trick, you can easily remember and instantly recall lists of almost anything. Using this method, ancient Greek actors memorized epic poems and plays that lasted for [...]

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Return to University and the Nature of Joy and Sorrow

by Jake August 10, 2009

It’s been ten-thousand years* since I last posted, most of which has been spent avoiding the gym; I’ve become quite the expert. I’ve spent much of the remaining time avoiding the preparation for my return to university, which I’ve been less successful at. I’m actually looking forward to returning to Swinburne Uni after a 6 [...]

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What My Name Means For My Future

by Jake July 7, 2009

I was googling myself today (I know, shut up) and I discovered the meaning behind my surname “Corcoran“. It’s of Gaelic origin (which I knew), and it’s orginal root “corcair” meant “purple” (which I didn’t know). My full first name, “Jacob,” means “holder of the heel” or “supplanter” (from the biblical story of Esau and [...]

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Awful Poetry 1: “Post Office”

by Jake July 1, 2009

I was watching Casino Royale and was inspired to write this truly awful piece of poetry. Kudos to anyone who can work out why it’s so rubbish and hardly rhymes*.

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Boing Boing Called this “Guangzhou Steampunk”

by Jake June 29, 2009

This is a video that I came across at Boingboing.net, and it strongly reminds me of  a project that I’m working on (more on that in the future). The film is Water Brain (or Brain Water) Complete Edition (16:9) and is by a group called Ani7ime Studios. I only watched it because I was in [...]

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Friends: People Who Make Life Better

by Jake June 25, 2009

Imagine my delight when I checked my twitter thingy and found a link to this article, written by my good friend Amanda. You can be damn sure that it made me feel fantastic. As she said in her article, we became friends in the first year of high school. The ultra-polite euphemism she used to [...]

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The Extreme Danger Facing All Globe-Trotting Bloggers

by Jake June 22, 2009

Pay close attention to the serious tone of the voice-over, and the people going “Woo!” in the background. I wonder how many people have had this happen during normal use?

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Harmony Cricket

by Jake June 22, 2009

Late 2008 I wrote an article for the New Australia Media website, about a cultural diversity initiative directed at local cricket clubs. New Australia Media is a not-for-profit source of local multi-cultural media content that is supported by the Victorian State Library. Preparing the article was a challenging and rewarding experience. It was one of [...]

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