http://www.rikabel.com riding the crest of a wave in a space that's about to explode... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:57:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't normally like clever/ironic babywear, but i just HAD to get this for Rowan. It is from a dutch brand called "Imps & Elfs" who do loads of nice stuff... (yes, i *know* it should be "elves" ... you tell them).Blogged with the Flock BrowserTags: rowan, babywearShare This http://www.rikabel.com/2008/04/15/how-many-are-you-on/ I thought I'd better formally announce via blog post (!) the birth of our son Rowan Alexander Abel-Copithorne on Weds. 19th March (one day before Daddy's birthday, which is nice) 2008. Rowan weighed in at a hefty 8lb 13oz (old school) or 3995g (in your fancy new metric system). He ... http://www.rikabel.com/2008/03/26/rowan-alexander-abel-copithorne/ Embedded VideoBlogged with FlockTags: cambridge, commuting, bicyclesShare This http://www.rikabel.com/2008/02/28/cambridge-commuter-hell/ Blogged with FlockTags: lol!, wtf!Share This http://www.rikabel.com/2008/02/28/love-and-hate-updated-for-the-geekerati/ Good lord! It seems that I haven't blogged since last November, how remiss of me. Well, I'm still alive, just been a busy little bee... I designed/built a new website for digger/excavator bucket attachments - www.digascreener.com. Based on WordPress (as per usual) it is truly the most social-software aware, 2.0-powered digger ... http://www.rikabel.com/2008/01/25/still-alive-just-busy/ Blogged with FlockTags: noodles, cat, css, annoyingShare This http://www.rikabel.com/2007/11/02/my-cat-loves-to-code/ Flock | the social web browser I just installed version 1.0 of Flock, a 'social web browser' based upon Firefox, and my initial impressions are that I am totally impressed and blown away. Aside from the fact that it is apparently much more stable than Firefox (which I've kept using as ... http://www.rikabel.com/2007/11/02/flock-the-social-web-browser/ Here as promised is a DJ set from the mysterious entity known only as Genki. Tracklist! Scott Grooves - Mothership Reconnection *Daft Punk rmx Les Rythmes Digitales - From Disco To Disco Data - The Last Symphony Armand Van Helden - NYC Beat *MSTRKRFT rmx Lifelike - So Electric Alan Braxe & Kris Menace - Lumberjack MSTRKRFT - ... http://www.rikabel.com/2007/10/25/riks-podcast-5-genki-dj-set/ Good lordy it is another podcast in my series. Mikey Lambe will be amazed at my industry, I would imagine. ANYWAY, this mix brings you the mad skills of my very good friend Louis "as in 'Juan', but not actually related" Atkins, resident of Bethnal Green, native of Copacabana, Rio, ... http://www.rikabel.com/2007/10/19/rik%e2%80%99s-podcast-4-louis-atkins-techno-mix/ When we were in Vancouver over the summer we saw this amazing VW Beetle "art car" parked just off Robson St... Not only was it totally encrusted with what must have been 20 years accretion of trinkets, baubles, geegaws, dolls, deities, slogans, flags, tchotchkes, canadiana, ephemera and assorted miscellaneous crap... ...It also ... http://www.rikabel.com/2007/10/18/i-am-eh/