September 2010
41 posts
Sep 30th
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CopyRanter discusses Goldman Sachs new ad campaign →
Maybe it’s the painkillers or maybe this is really funny
Sep 30th
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The Appeal of the Warhammer 40K Universe →
I’ve spent quite a lot of time in the Universe of Warhammer 40K, and it’s not a terribly pleasant place to live. War, disease, anarchy, death, mutation, demonic corruption, nihilism, cultural collapse, and the slow stagnation of human civilisation: these are just some of the aspects of everyday life here in the UK that I am reminded of when I visit the Imperium. Various Black...
Sep 29th
Sep 29th
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Sep 29th
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Wii.com - Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th... →
An amazing chat between Shigeru Miyamoto (inventor of Mario / Zelda / nearly every good Nintendo game) and Shigesato Itoi (inventor of Earthbound, and a few others) Even though I feel the current Nintendo aren’t really putting out anything that interests me, it is a fascinating insight into the mind of a man that I very much respect, creatively. He goes into a lot of detail not about...
Sep 28th
Ancient Order of Froth Blowers - Wikipedia, the... →
“A sociable and law abiding fraternity of absorptive Britons who sedately consume and quietly enjoy with commendable regularity and frequention the truly British malted beverage as did their forbears and as Britons ever will, and be damned to all pussyfoot hornswogglers from overseas and including low brows, teetotalers and MPs and not excluding nosey parkers, mock religious busy bodies...
Sep 27th
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Steamed Hams →
The aurora borealis. At this time of year. In this part of the country. Localized entirely within your kitchen. Yes. May I see it? No.
Sep 26th
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Sep 24th
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Getting Made The Scorsese Way →
An amazing article about the creation of Goodfellas, one of the best films of all time.
Sep 23rd
Sep 23rd
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Konami Code | Labs | Pete Goodman - Web Developer →
Konami Code? In my website? It’s more likely than you think. (via the good Mr RDK, who’s also a pretty decent Warthog gunner)
Sep 23rd
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Sep 22nd
Biolab Diaster →
sebbo: Wow, look what HTML5 can do. Most impressive.
Sep 21st
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Color Identifier for iPhone →
This is probably the most amazing app I’ve ever seen.
Sep 21st
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Air Display « Avatron Software →
An app that lets you use your iPad as a second display. Seems to work really nicely - it’s not full speed or perfect quality, but I’m using it to display a couple of Terminal processes I’m running and it’s certainly good enough for that.
Sep 20th
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Colonel Sanders help you in Phantasy Star Portable... →
Makes perfect sense. No wait, hang on. No it doesn’t. It doesn’t make any sense at all. It sort of confirms my theory that Sega spend all the money they make selling poor-quality Sonic games on low-grade crack.
Sep 17th
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Sep 17th
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Sep 17th
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Is Lady Gaga a feminist icon? | Music | The... →
(need to change the name of this place to a gaga related pun) (tempted to go with Rad Bromance)
Sep 17th