Archive for September, 2006

Posted in Sites of interest, Tech Talk

Page Views are Dead

Date September 3rd, 2006 Comment No Comments

I remember reading a while back about the Lisa Dorrian website and the attention it had attracted. I first read about it on Slugger O’Toole and everyone seemed very impressed by their headline grabbing “5 million hits in a month”. The news was everywhere but as I pointed out on Slugger at the time, the […]

Posted in Design Talk

Ta-ta! Distance lines

Date September 4th, 2006 Comment No Comments

Thats what im calling them anyway.
Been wanting to know how to do these for ages!
Heres how

Posted in General Banter

A Plan Coming Together…

Date September 5th, 2006 Comment No Comments

After centurys in development hell, it looks like the A-Team movie is finally moving forward. Mister Jordan, you better get rehearsing now…
Click here for news on the script.
Dream cast? Mine would have to be Jar as Hannibal, Bob Larmour as Face, Franz in “Augus McTavish” mode as Murdoch and Ciaran Ryan as BA.

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Optimus Prime XP

Date September 6th, 2006 Comment No Comments

Check out the new Optimus Prime from the upcoming Tranformers movie. I can’t help but think that if they make toy range of the movie based on a toy range, you’ll have somebody’s eye out trying to transform this fecker…

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I like Paris in the Springtime

Date September 6th, 2006 Comment No Comments

Hats off to ‘Guerilla Artist’ Banksy for his latest stunt.

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K.I.T.Ted Out

Date September 7th, 2006 Comment No Comments

Please forgive the horrible pun above and take a look at what is apparently the new, souped-up K.I.T.T for the upcoming Knight Rider movie. Fake or not, the idea of the Hoff approaching Orlando Bloom to play his son in the movie is hilarious…

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Jedis Wanted

Date September 7th, 2006 Comment No Comments

Anyone jobhunting at the moment would be hard beat to find a cooler position than this:
“Jedis required for Star Wars Halloween at Chessington World of Adventures (6th - 8th Oct, 13th -15th Oct & 19th - 31st October inclusive plus rehearsal days). Jedis must be friendly & have an enthusiastic approach to entertaining children. Stage […]

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Pimp Your Tunes

Date September 9th, 2006 Comment No Comments

 
Music collection getting you down? Sick of the same old songs, played and listened to the same old way? Feel that they need more “krunk”, but you’re all out of “pimp juice”? WORRY NO MORE!
Thanks to the good “dogs” over at BBC Radio 1, you can pimp your tunes with the Tim Westwood soundboard! Maxmise your listening […]

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Its all about the fonts baby

Date September 19th, 2006 Comment 1 Comment

the biggest and best archive of free fonts and bloody easy to sift through.
See me

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C&C Music Manufacturing Plant ‘Everybody Dancing Now’.

Date September 25th, 2006 Comment No Comments

“Please, captain of industry; I invite you to come to Kazakhstan where we have incredible natural resources, hardworking labour, and some of the cleanest prostitutes in whole of central Asia”
Borat continues to annoy the Kazakhstan government with his character Borat Sagdiyev.
The VAST Central Asian republic has spent $40 million (£21 million) to create a film […]

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Sony Unveils New Model Customer

Date September 26th, 2006 Comment No Comments

NEW YORK—Sony Corporation chairman and CEO Howard Stringer gave the public a first glimpse of Steve, the latest model in the company’s highly anticipated line of ideal electronics consumers, during the Sony Corporation of America’s annual stockholders meeting Monday.
The 72-inch, 195-pound consumer—a 34-year-old unmarried financial analyst—is smaller, lighter, and swifter than last year’s beta-model consumer, […]

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A greener apple

Date September 27th, 2006 Comment No Comments

Greenpeace seem to have grasped the power of the internet with this viral website. Designed to force Apple to remove deadly toxins from their products.
The have recreated the apple site….only green
View the Green Apple site

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Tron Guy!

Date September 28th, 2006 Comment No Comments

Tron was awesome, But this is awesomer (its a word)
Uber geek computer consultant Jay Maynard loved it so much he built his own plastic Tron suit complete with flashing lights and started parading himself around the internet.
The Jimmy Kimmel Show picked it up and there are tons of adventures.
Tron guy goes on a first […]

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Glossary of sexual slurs

Date September 28th, 2006 Comment No Comments

I think this list is hilarious…
But i think it could be even funnier, anyone up for adding a few new ones?
Reminds me of the school playground ‘and then she does what?, is that possible?’
My personal favourite:
dutch boy - [late 20th century on] (U.S.) a man - gay or straight - who likes to be around […]