Tag Archives: #DS106

Academibot

Posted on 17th May 2018 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create was inspired by a TED talk I watched the other day. Here’s my take on a useful robot 🙂 *Disclaimer – my job is really not this bad

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Alchemy

Posted on 4th April 2018 by NomadWarMachine

For the last few weeks I’ve been watching a plan unfold, from the initial glimmering of an idea to glorious technicolour explosion. Moshie took our brief – to design an alchemy lab – and stunned us with her beautiful, detailed drawings. … Continue reading →

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N+7 Poem

Posted on 29th January 2018 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create challenge is to: Write a poem using the N+7 form, conceived of by the French poets of the Oulipo movement. Choose a text, such as Elizabeth Bishop’s “One Art,” and replace each noun in that text with the noun occurring … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on 27th December 2017 by NomadWarMachine

Twitter gets a lot of bad press, for many reasons. But, for me, it’s a place I find like-minded friends who are generous, caring and creative. So today’s #DecDoodle is a Twitter dove with an olive branch – symbolising my … Continue reading →

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From Scotland with love

Posted on 18th October 2017 by NomadWarMachine

This week hurricane Ophelia hit the UK. Well, I say hit, but it was really more of a tickle in Glasgow – wet and windy, but no worse than the usual Autumn storms. And as I reflected on today’s Daily … Continue reading →

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Pepper pot

Posted on 26th September 2017 by NomadWarMachine

If Niall was designing a pepper grinder for the first time, he’s make it BIIIIIG! Niall likes food with his pepper 😉 Here’s a representation of the size he’d likely choose, with the Dalek representing Niall.

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Independence Day

Posted on 1st July 2017 by NomadWarMachine

Last year the place I work was restructured and my post as a learning technologist was made redundant. However, there was a post in the new structure with more responsibility and more money, which I applied for. So since January … Continue reading →

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Changeling cats

Posted on 15th June 2017 by NomadWarMachine

I was going to do something clever for this Daily Create, but as I was working it out I looked around and saw both cats posed perfectly in my study. So I grabbed my camera and quickly took these photos … Continue reading →

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Funny Fallacies

Posted on 11th June 2017 by NomadWarMachine

I know clever and funny people. Today’s Daily Create asked us to illustrate our favourite fallacy.  I chose this – note my use of Wikipedia as a source: And got the following two responses: Take 2! #tdc1980 #30daytdc Fallicious Follies!! **sigh** … Continue reading →

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Lentil and Tomato Soup

Posted on 29th May 2017 by NomadWarMachine

A cloudy holiday Monday makes a perfect opportunity to play around a bit more with Lumen 5 – and today’s Daily Create is ideal. I love Rose Elliot’s recipes – I’ve been using them since my granny gave me a copy … Continue reading →

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