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Comment on Cool online music video competition by Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:06:17 +0000

Check out Fabiola Gatti’s new band “DREAM TRIBES”. they’re unbelievably good.

Comment on About me by tobyheap

tobyheap — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:50:03 +0000

Hi Andy,
Good to hear from you. Bec and I are well and work is good. I’ll be sure to let you know if we ever start selling shares!
It would be good to all catch up soon.
Toby

Comment on About me by Andy Heap

Andy Heap — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:58:09 +0000

Hi Toby,

I hope you are well and how is your company?

I have been talking to my friends at school about you, Blackle and Heap Media. They are very impressed!

Could you tell me when you start to sell shares, because I would like buy some.
I hope I see you soon

from
Andy

Comment on Back in Black by tobyheap

tobyheap — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:44:26 +0000

Hi Heather,

Thank you for your comment and sorry for the delayed response (clearly I don’t check my blog too often).

The aim of Blackle is to remind people of the need to take small steps every day to save energy. I don’t expect the energy savings from Blackle to change the world on their own, but the point of Blackle is that every little bit counts. I hope that the flow on effect from people using Blackle and thinking more about other things they can do to save energy will make a significant difference. To further this flow on effect we have a section on Blackle packed with energy saving tips (www.blackle.com/tips).

CCFL backlit LCD screens are less affected by color because of their constant backlight. However, new monitor technologies such as LED backlit LCDs screens (in Apple computers and many modern monitors), Plasma screens and OLED screens do not have a constant backlight so we will see larger savings with Blackle as these new monitors replace the old CCFL LCDs. While technology is constantly changing the need to take steps to save energy (even small amounts of energy) is constant.

Please let me know if you have any further questions or comments.

Kind regards,

Toby

Comment on Cool online music video competition by Mark, sheffield

Mark, sheffield — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:35:10 +0000

The Fabs are brilliant.

Comment on Little Big Planet – the Future of Social Gaming by numbsain

numbsain — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:46:18 +0000

The way I keep perspective about new things is to consider whether the new thing would be appealing to someone from another planet. When you strip away all of your preconceptions about what is good, is this thing good? Considering that, in the past, everything looked like this or worked like that and this new thing doesn’t, does not, for me, make it good. I’m from a planet where nothing looks like any of these things so they all look different. Now I can go about the process of using my unbiased sensibilties to determine what is the quality of this new thing. First thing I say is, what is the advantage of being virtual? can it do something that I cannot do physically? Achieving ever greater degrees of realism has no appeal to me because I have reality for that. To be excited about realism is like saying “This painting of the Mona Lisa is nice but I have a friend who looks just like that and I have a photo of her but I can also go visit her and that is so much better than going to see the painting.”

So I look at the little creatures and I see they can move just like I do and they can interact with each other just like I can with friends or strangers even. and they have challenges and goals that they must work together to surmount or achieve, just like I do at work. So I guess the big thrill is that we can have everything just like it is in real life, except we get to do it on a little screen and from the privacy of our little cubicles we live in and we don’t have to bathe or eat with manners or even be clothed because we’re safe in our cubicles. Sorry the thrill is nil. So what is good about it. It must be the general aesthetic appeal. the overall attractiveness. Does it have an innate sense of style, color balance, geometric symmetry or interesting relationships between the form and space, or just a harmonious interplay between all of the senses? How about does it challenge my concept of form and color or does it pay respectful tribute to the tradition of the masters of form and color who came before me with it’s apparent understanding of these things and clear reference to them or rebellious avoidance of same. The answer to these questions is no. none of the things I look for when I wish to be enlightened, fulfilled, entertained, amused, calmed or shocked, are present in Little Big World which would be more accurately titled “Little Little Game.”

Comment on Where’s Blackle? by ryankendall

ryankendall — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:32:13 +0000

I have set Blackle as my homepage!

Comment on Back in Black by Heather

Heather — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:53:37 +0000

Toby:

Are you aware that LCDs actually use MORE energy to view black on their display? Your website only helps save energy for CRT users (about a quarter of all the computers).

Perhaps this should be stated on the site?

Best,
Heather

Comment on Back in Black by tobyheap

tobyheap — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:02:15 +0000

Hi Robin,
Thanks for the question. Blackle is not affiliated with Google except that it makes use of the Google Coop system to power the searches. We are very appreciative to Google for making Coop available otherwise we would not have been able to make Blackle.
Thanks for the kind words,
Toby

Comment on Back in Black by Robin

Robin — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:13:49 +0000

Hello,
half the net says blackle is a small project google put together!
is this misinformation, or is ur company wrking for google or….

just curious!

gr8 idea though!