http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/279804967/

Old Bakelit phone by aussiegall

http://www.voteforskylon.com/then.php

In 1951, London’s skyline was transformed, as part of the Festival of Britain, by the erection of one of the most striking structures ever built in this country: the Skylon. The Skylon was a 300 ft tower – an architectural and engineering marvel.

http://www.voteforskylon.com/

The Skylon was a 300ft tall, cigar-shaped structure that was suspended 40ft off the ground on the South Bank. Constructed in 1951 for the Festival of Britain it was torn down a year later and sold for scrap.

Now leading architects want to re-create it in time for the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain in 2011.

http://zenhabits.net/2008/07/15-tips-for-becoming-as-patient-as-job/

In the Old Testament, the story of Job showed a very faithful man whose faith is put to test, and shows an extreme example of perseverance through suffering … but in my mind, whenever I read Job’s story, I am struck by the man’s supreme patience.

http://www.will-lion.com/digitalbites/

“Digital bites” – This and that from internet, entertainment, media and brands

http://glinden.blogspot.com/2008/05/starting-findory-funding.html

The story of getting funding for an Internet start-up and what went wrong.

http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=61296

From the page: “Getting the measure of online peer-to-peer communication”

http://gigaom.com/2008/06/15/venture-capital-angels-or-bootstrap/

From the page: “Venture Capital, Angels or Bootstrap?”

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/07/the-microwave-s.html

From the page: “The U.S. military bankrolled early development of a non-lethal microwave weapon that creates sound inside your head. But in the end, the gadget may be just as likely to wind up in shopping malls as on battlefields”

http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/tutorials/0,1000002006,39442143,00.htm

10 steps you can take to secure a Linux desktop.