Links: attn children, exhibitionists and shortsighted

[jack]

I read the paper at the weekend. A few things jumped out.

1. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,1525134,00.html

Highscope was an experiment supposedly establishing that if you give small kids lots of help and support they're more likely to grow up... ok. Sure start is a new governemt program doing stuff for kids. Well, it's a good approach.

2. http://www.balticprojects.org/tunick/

It's funny how a few naked people are weird, but *lots* of naked people are art. Woo exhibitionism! :)

3. http://glassesdirect.co.uk

Some entrepreneur with bad eyesight noticed that (1) the price of glasses was inflated way over what they cost to make and (2) you can go to opticians #1, get an eeye test, take the prescription, and buy glasses from optician #2. So he cut out the middle men, and is selling online from £15+ for complete glasses.

I haven't looked for testimonials yet, but I was going to investigate for my next pair.

Of course, I don't know how much *eye tests* cost. If they're subsidised by glasses sales this company isn't going to be stable, but it might be good for now.

Comments

[despotliz.livejournal.com]

Glasses Direct has been around for a year or so at least, I remember having a look there. I didn't get anything from them because they didn't do transistion lenses at the time and I love only needing one pair of glasses, and I thought all the frames were ugly. It looks like they've got a bigger range now, I might get myself a spare pair of glasses.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd vaguely heard of it. I think there are even competitors now. Of course, as said in feanelwa journal, it's worth paying for the glasses you want if you can because you'll be wearing them near-constantly for years, but if glassesdirect *can* do it, it'd be good.

PS. I found a different friend fitting his description who might have applied to ash's company, so don't worry, you don't have a clone :)