pg's ambition for the UK and Avril 14th

→ Paul Graham on Ambition, Art and Evaulating Talent

A wide ranging discussion with some interesting sections on the UK, most specifically optimism about future growth and also the quality of our civil servants. The former is exciting, the latter might just be a product of the low bar set in the US…

→ The Long Tail of Aphex Twin’s ‘Avril 14th’

We’ve recently put a piano in our front room at home – for my partner and kids I should add – and my first request was Avril 14th by Aphex Twin. As well as being a beautiful peice of music it happens to be a portmaneau of my two children’s birthdays which gives it a nice personal resonance.