September 2007
shrinkwrapped: Wow, what’s the deal with the East London Line? Luggage racks in tube carriages? (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
shrinkwrapped: Can’t stop the grindpop (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
The Daily Loper - September 29, 2007
Brain-eating Amoeba Records Edition Todays links of interest: 6 die from brain-eating amoeba in lakes Oh great, the brain-eating amoeba are finally here. I really thought we’d have to worry about the killer robots first.
(via shrinkwrapped’s shared items in Google Reader)
shrinkwrapped: My Gran just asked me an excellent question: “David, are your friends nice?”. (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
shrinkwrapped: I’m going to miss MiniBar (http://barcamp.org/minibar) because I’m still at work making a website. How ironic. (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
shrinkwrapped: Whoops! Mind that BAFTA. (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
Nokia - Conversation →
“Conversation is a messaging application that allows you to follow your conversations, organized by individual contacts. In addition, the application provides an easy way for replying to messages, and to continue the conversations.”
shrinkwrapped: This is the most starstudded-fire evacuation I’ve ever been in! Featuring Jonathan Ross, Peter Serafinovitz, and Dermot Murnaghan (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
Word Farms of the Web →
“The debate over whether the copy is there purely to fill the space between the ads has been raging in print publishing for years. Internet publishing has taken this to a new level. Content’s eligibility as MFA ad fodder comes down to the quality of online writing, which sits in a spectrum from insightful reporting and well-crafted, thoughtful prose at one end through to...
WatchParts & Labor
SAD SHIELDS - SUNDAY SAD SHIELDS - MONDAY
SAD SHIELDS - SUNDAY SAD SHIELDS - MONDAY (via shrinkwrapped’s shared items in Google Reader)
shrinkwrapped: @frankieroberto I don’t know how it worked! It looked like a normal HDTV. You did have to stand at the correct angle. It played a showreel. (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
shrinkwrapped: I don’t believe it! I just saw an actual working 3D TV prototype made by Phillips. The future is now. (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
and pull up your sign
writes mel in beaufort, south carolina: “our city has decided to go with those shorter, more pleasing to the eye signs for businesses. all new businesses have had to have them for a few years now, but existing businesses are just starting to have to replace their signs. i guess the local liquor store wasn’t too pleased.”
(via shrinkwrapped’s shared items in Google Reader)
shrinkwrapped: I’m on a barge full of lesbians. So it goes. (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
shrinkwrapped: Q: Is imitation the most sincere form of flattery? A: Not when it’s your content appearing on someone else’s website. (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
shrinkwrapped: “Oh, to be a machine, oh, to be wanted, to be useful”. Oh, Menomena! If nothing else, 2007 has been a great year for music. (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
“The staff and clientele are frequently beautiful, though the former are often...”
– Hoxton Bar and Kitchen venue Wiki on Last.fm.
The YouTube Result: Democratizing Reporting
Way back when Medialoper was just an idea — a half-baked idea at that — I was struck by a comment from a television network executive. I’m sure he’s long gone, but his words, softened and rephrased over time, have stuck with me. He, speaking with the full-on hubris of someone who held the keys to the kingdom, assured a reporter that ordinary people could never create sustained original...
WatchMinstrels: The Lute and the Fury
shrinkwrapped: Just had my eyes tested. They checked the pressure of my eyes by firing blasts of air in them at point blank range. I didn’t expect that. (via Twitter / shrinkwrapped)
Fifa 2008, first and last impressions.
Oh dear, I wonder what could possibly be mesmerising this poor chap. Of course! It was David Beckham’s arse. Fifa 2008 will be released on Friday 28th September in the UK and will sell really well, despite being a piss poor rehash of every other Fifa game ever made. Hoorah! (via shrinkwrapped’s shared items in Google Reader)