Dan Lazarides

Good morning, Clapham!

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:39:28 +0000

Good morning, Clapham!

WordPress launches its first full WYSIWYG app – for WebOS

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:43:45 +0100

WordPress launches its first full WYSIWYG app – for WebOS:

Once Wordpress rolls out a WYSIWYG solution for Android, I’ll probably end up back on the platform - right now, though, Tumblr has the far superior Android app.

obsessivecompulsive: long exposure flight patterns

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:48:31 +0100

obsessivecompulsive:

long exposure flight patterns

"Why aren’t you Daniel in the morning?"

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:30:21 +0100

“Why aren’t you Daniel in the morning?”

- A random life coach from a work trip in response to my caffeine habits

Art Project, powered by Google

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:31:14 +0000

via googleartproject.com

VERY cool project by Google, which allows you to virtually visit some of the world’s most famous galleries or browse art in isolation.

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Very cool map of London's surnames (via Mark Prigg)

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:42:23 +0000

via spatialanalysis.co.uk

Fascinating look at at how surnames are distributed (along with their ethnic origin) across London. Don’t see a Lazarides in there anywhere though…

Am I the only one who hasn’t met a Begum before? Feel like I should have, looking at this map!

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Cool - Google wishes me happy birthday

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:21:51 +0000

This is pretty cool. Customised Google Doodle for birthday peeps.

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Beautiful shots from the centre of the Milky Way

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:56:04 +0000

Using a variety of space telescopes, these images capture the full spectrum of radiation released at the core of our galaxy.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedia/photos/?c=y&articleID=113391419&page…

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Final Fantasy Mythic Quest on Wii Virtual Console

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:52:44 +0100

Final Fantasy Mythic Quest on Wii Virtual Console

Mural in North Beach

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:51:15 +0100

Mural in North Beach

The Embarcadero Center

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:50:11 +0100

The Embarcadero Center

The West = The best

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:48:22 +0100

This week has been a busy one.

Spent two days at a work retreat in Hotel Vitale (a very nice, modern hotel in SF’s Embarcadero), which was awesome - it’s amazing how things are so different, yet so similar to London over here.

Felt like I’ve learned a lot from those two days - our DigiWest team (including me) presented 5-minute presentations each and it was great to hear their insights on the digital space. By the end I was knackered - kinda proves that learning from your peers is the best way of developing at work. Kudos to Cricket Wardein and Mary Corcoran for setting it all up. Videos/photos from our crazy scavenger hunt to follow.

Also had some awesome presentations on creativity, which I hope to put to practice back in London (especially for brainstorms) - all about gathering fewer people with specialisms, rather than hoarding 20 disinterested people into a room and asking them for ideas (which is what we’re doing most of the time right now).

This weekend I’ve been doing the touristy thing; visiting Chinatown, North Beach and Fisherman’s Wharf. San Franciscans are really, really friendly; right from the hotel staff (except The Clift - where they are too pretentious to be nice), to the cafe owners and even just random pedestrians.

Work begins again tomorrow, but will try to update this a little more this week.

Transamerica Pyramid from Chinatown

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:29:14 +0100

Transamerica Pyramid from Chinatown

My favourite coffee spot in SF. Though not quite as authentic as...

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:19:44 +0100

My favourite coffee spot in SF. Though not quite as authentic as Cafe Trieste…

SF’s Chinatown puts London’s to shame…

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:18:02 +0100

SF’s Chinatown puts London’s to shame…

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so"

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:17:33 +0100

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so”

- William Shakespeare

At the Digital West Retreat - poetry in motion

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:03:00 +0100

At the Digital West Retreat - poetry in motion

The giant chair @ Clift Hotel

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:09:00 +0100

The giant chair @ Clift Hotel

Oh hai Transamerica Building!

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:12:00 +0100

Oh hai Transamerica Building!

Someone's trying to work

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:06:00 +0100

So, I’ve now been in San Francisco for exactly 24 hours and surprisingly not jet-lagged at all (however, this is after a hellish first few hours of feeling like death). First comments?

This city is mental (in the UK youth “awesome” sense).

On arriving at SFO airport, I spent a good 20 minutes trying to figure out the ticket machine for the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART for short) - after working out that I had to guess how much a trip to Union Square would cost before I paid, I was on my way. The BART presented a impressive range of characters; a strangely stylish hobo with a unlit cigar hanging out of his mouth, a young gay couple seriously needing to get a room and a woman telling me all about her upcoming 12-hour journey to New Zealand.

Once I actually got to the city, I was greeted by an accordion player in the subway, bright “Peace” flags lining the exit and a giant (and pretty upmarket) Westfield shopping center with a few aspiring hip-hop artists rapping outside. I’d say this is reflective of much of the city, the blend of cultures is incredible and, perhaps most importantly, there appears to be little tension between them.

I’m staying in Clift Hotel, just off the tourist hub of Union Square. The place is probably a little too cool for me (if you have been to London’s Sanderson, it’s run by the same people) but only here a few days before I move to the waterfront area known as The Embarcadero. Clift has this bizarre 12-foot tall French armchair in its lobby, which is flanked by seating areas (where I’m writing this post and trying to do my work right now). The interiors are designed by Phillipe Starck (see, I told you that it’s too cool) so it is expectedly minimalist, however it’s still remarkably comfortable (see below for a photo of what I mean).

Anyway I’m clocking off now and doing some work before the UK team wakes up.

Stay tuned for more from the Lazarides show.