July 2007
119 posts
The Bible should change it’s name to “When We Were Retards”.
– Vice Magazine, on the persistence of religious dogma.
WWJD - what would Jesus drive? →
A mini that can ‘drive’ on water.
Kameraflage →
Not only is it an awesome wittily-punned name, it’s got potential to annoy the fuck out of everybody. Using a camera’s ability to see more spectrum than the naked eye, you can add messages/images that can only be seen through a view finder.
Killer procrastination - Fichey →
A wicked looking page that lets you scan the hottest stories on Digg, Del.ic.ious etc. Based in flash, it moves like a slideshow. Quicker way that actually tracking the Digg site…
Why watch full movies when you can watch the 10... →
100 Greatest Cover Songs Ever →
The cover songs below are in alphabetical order. There are also shortlists of the 10 greatest and worst 10 covers ever.
A not very clever comment on celebrity culture. BUT, the agent has some rad comments in there… take note, you’ll be using them soon.
This is from Justin.tv - originally just some nerd constantly video-blogging his life; in real time. However now, more and more people are starting to get into this trend.
I’m waiting for a mate to rock up to ‘hang over recovery breaky’ recounting stories of his conquest forcing him to wear some head-mounted video camera for the internet’s viewing pleasure…
Straight gangster. And Sloth from the Goonies. →
Rodney Carrington - Show Them To Me.
Definitely NSFW, but it’s a lovely country ballad extolling the virtues of topless girls and their ability to save the world. Features a nice montage of some classic topless shots from the silver screen. Class, I know, but actually… class.
Interesting little film by Sean Ellis called ‘Cashback’. However, as this very P.C. trailer doesn’t show, he actually undresses people when he freezes time. Just in case you didn’t know, Sean Ellis is fifteen and is still having wet dreams. Check out http://www.cashbackthemovie.com/ for some proper nudity. (NB The above trailer is safe, but the site isn’t. Unless...
Mercury Prize Shortlist
Below are the albums selected for the Mercury Prize. Because, you know, you might want to find some kind of method for getting some rad new music. That’s 100% legal and doesn’t use torrents at all. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (4/1) Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (4/1) Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English (8/1) Jamie T - Panic Prevention (8/1) Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future...
Hype Machine →
Searches the blogosphere for any music artist you like and creates and RSS feed (i.e. improptu Podcast) of it all.
Neil Diamond is BACK!!
Yelle remix →
Can’t imbed the bastard, but it’s a rad track…
It's old, but $10 says they were Telstra towers →
The APC vs. Cell towers story.
15 Unfortunately Placed Ads →
Advertising can be creative and even purposely funny. But sometimes, an ad on a bad place can have unexpected results! Here is a list of 15 unfortunately Placed Ads.
ScrobblePod
(via willburroughs’s software on Wakoopa)
The Next Big Thing: Why Web 2.0 Isn't Enough →
It’s easy to spot revolutions or major events in the past. The shrinking of computer parts in the 70s, the PC revolution of the 80s that led to the internet explosion of the 90s, etc. The latest ‘big thing’ has been the socializing of the Internet. We now find sites like Digg, reddit, and Del.icio.us. But here’s what needs to be next:
Best ever Simpsons →
Vanity Fair’s best ever Simpsons - not the comment that it’s a miracle anything after Season 8 is included… perhaps that’s the official cut-off point of when it got shit?
Great SFX. Only slightly NSFW (no nudity) - you can show Hels…
AirPort Admin Utility
(via willburroughs’s software on Wakoopa)
MPlayer OS X 2
(via willburroughs’s software on Wakoopa)
At least he’s honest…
Up up down down left right left right B A Start →
The history of the Konami code - mandatory for any old school gaming fanboy.