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This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.
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Filed under 'london'
➠ March 12, 2012
➠ July 6, 2009
One & Other
A fantastically brilliant, stupid, and downright British arts project. Every hour, a different Briton stands on the “Fourth Plinth” in London’s Trafalgar Square and does whatever they want. The live webcam is somewhere between fascinating and deathly dull. In summary: Amazing.
➠ October 21, 2008
Campaign: Atheist Bus
In response to offensively fire-and-brimstoney religious groups’ ads on the sides of London buses, a comedian started a campaign to run ads saying “There’s probably no god. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” After 24 hours, they’ve exceeded their desired £5,500 goal… by almost £40,000!
➠ May 28, 2008
chumby > london tube status
Even though I don’t live in London, I like having this pop up on my Chumby. It’s just a nice way to feel ambiently connected to the UK.
➠ August 26, 2007
The London Evening Standard Headline Generator
“QUEEN’S CHICKENS STABBED TO DEATH”, “TV CROCODILE AND CAMILLA TO WED” and other randomly generated news-stands.
➠ May 23, 2007
meish dot org » Things my new commute has taught me #1
I must confess that I have similarly designed heuristics and strategies for the T, as well as lane positioning on the Mass Pike, but I’ve never been geeky enough to write them down.
➠ October 22, 2006
➠ September 12, 2006
Johnston (typeface) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turns out that the official London Underground typeface is not, as I had been lead to believe, Gill Sans, but instead “Johnston”.
➠ February 10, 2006
London Underground Anagram Map
Genius! Getting from “Queer Spank” to “Erect Bone” requires a four zone ticket.
➠ September 20, 2004
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.