October 2008
I ate all the pies
Deep linking is critical - new idea from YouTube →
(via nairnski)
It turns out that waiting around in an unheated house is much more comfortable than waiting around outside in the freezing street.
Off to investigate the Westfield mall on my way home http://twurl.nl/dkopan - I hope I make it out alive/in time for dinner.
Just walked past Bill Bailey in Westfield Jessops. Not sure if he’s a permanent feature.
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Sometimes, when I’ve started to hit ‘reblog’ on my dashboard, I find it hard to stop.
Catbird Mastering FAQ
shelbot:
FAQ:
What is “mastering,” anyway? It’s something they do to albums that costs money. We’re not falling for it. See, our record label is what’s referred to in the industry as “totally ghetto.” We don’t like the idea of dropping thousands of dollars on a release, and then having crates and crates of unsold merchandise cluttering up our bedroom for the next twelve years. So...
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WatchMy friend David made this Halloween animation. He is a very talented man.
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Refugees from Congo Civil War ‘more angry about... →
“Refugees fleeing the Civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo said their suffering had been made far worse this week after learning of the obscene radio broadcast made by ‘so-called’ broadcasters Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand. The brutal African war is entering its tenth year, but UN observers on the ground say that this week’s BBC Radio 2 scandal has left morale in the region at an...
That man just did a poo in a bin. This is edgy television alright.
Stuck in traffic somewhere in Brent, northwest London. We set off at 4pm. Bit of an anticlimax.
Snow?! I’m not sure that’s really appropriate.
Is surfing the Internet altering your brain? →
roamin:
Technology/ Reuters
“The Internet is not just changing the way people live but altering the way our brains work with a neuroscientist arguing this is an evolutionary change which will put the tech-savvy at the top of the new social order.
Gary Small, a neuroscientist at UCLA in California who specializes in brain function, has found through studies that Internet searching and text...
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Text from Colin: I got drunk in UWS and met a blonde rapper girl and a Jewish comedian, call me and tell me what happened
30 minutes later: Holy crap I think I met Richard lewis
Metro front page: “‘Online hoodies’ stalking the web”. Somehow I knew this day would come.
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We certainly are living in interesting times.
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Bid to Create World's Largest Sandwich In Iran... →
(via kayfabe)
Slightly less amusing are Daily Mail reader’s comments on the page, like “Typical third world countries. Thinking with their stomachs and not their brains.”. There’s so much wrong with that comment, I don’t know where to start.
Fellow potential Dead Set fans! Here’s Brooker giving a tour of the Big Brother set: http://twurl.nl/2pbn0i
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Um. No I didn’t. I just watched Burn After Reading. There Will Be Blood is excellent.
Just watched There Will Be Blood. Perhaps like life, it’s an entertaining farce, but ultimately pointless.
Dear God... →
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Overheard on the tube: “Yeah, that Little Big Planet looks good. I’m not getting a PS3 to play it though. They cost eleven thousand pounds”.
FINALLY leaving the office. Going home to shoot zombies… in space.
Together for London →
Got Satisfaction with TFL transport?
In a slightly creepy disused Ministry Of Defence building filming some fun stuff.
Feeling strangely nostalgic about outdated AV icons. Watch and Listen.
Seesmic Blog: The BBC "Have Your Say" comes to... →
Speak Your Brains now on camera?
GOG.com →
Good Old Games goes public. Purchase and download DRM-free classic PC games. Very nice site too.
Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby →
I’m not entirely sure what happened here but I’m very glad it did.
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WatchThe cast of The Remnants includes Ze Frank and Ernie Hudson.
We all saw that one coming, right?
I really wish I wasn’t standing in the cold in Elephant & Castle. This place is seriously overrated.
I like to get creative revenge on people who screw...
justonemorething:
For example, a certain person recently avoided paying me for some work over and over again. And was rude along the way. SO! I set up a fake email address, spark up a fruitful relationship with a Nigerian who wants to transfer £1.5million into my account. Go through the motions, get it really going on with my Nigerian friend then give him a certain person who didn’t pay me’s...
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“w00t! Grillaz like totally PWN the jungle, innit”
– Stephen Fry
