Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Hiccup remedies :: Adam Kalsey
posted by bungers @ 2:01:00 PM
Ah sweet jesus!
I've had the hiccups for two days, and all i needed to do was read this blog!
Hiccup remedies :: Adam Kalsey
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Ah sweet jesus! I've had the hiccups for two days, and all i needed to do was read this blog!
Hiccup remedies :: Adam Kalsey
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Sock Master's Video Game Controller Family Tree
Sparky The Geordie Budgie
posted by ILuvNUFC @ 9:31:00 AM
Panda painted onto single hair
Clive's tortoise dies at age 255
Spiders web after rain
Tongue-twisting budgie is CD star. The linguistic skills of a Geordie budgie that died more than 40 years ago have been immortalised on a CD published by the British Library.
Sparky lived in Newcastle until 1962 and had a repertoire of more than 500 words and 380 sentences. His stuffed remains are on show at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle, where visitors hear examples of his mimicry.
Antcam - Natural History Museum. Great.
British Big Cats Society
Meow Mix. The first ever restaurant for cats.
Top 10 Strangest Animals
More Skateboarding Dog
Fighting The International Dog Meat Trade (via)
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Panda painted onto single hair
Clive's tortoise dies at age 255
Spiders web after rain
Tongue-twisting budgie is CD star. The linguistic skills of a Geordie budgie that died more than 40 years ago have been immortalised on a CD published by the British Library.
Sparky lived in Newcastle until 1962 and had a repertoire of more than 500 words and 380 sentences. His stuffed remains are on show at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle, where visitors hear examples of his mimicry.
Antcam - Natural History Museum. Great.
British Big Cats Society
Meow Mix. The first ever restaurant for cats.
Top 10 Strangest Animals
More Skateboarding Dog
Fighting The International Dog Meat Trade (via)
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IE Security Flaws *yawn* So what's new?
posted by Merg @ 7:20:00 AM
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Courtesy of The BBC comes news that there has been not one, not two, but three serious security problems for the price of one in IE6. Microsoft's take?
So, the fix is at best, over two weeks away. Unless the threat has "grown significantly". Personally, I consider remote code execution exploits to be a pretty damn' significant threat, but they didn't ask me.
Microsoft suggests users avoid visiting sites they don't trust -- which for me at least, means not visiting any sites...
No, this isn't a "two minutes of hate" about Microsoft, I just find it hard not to snark when they make such ludicrous statement.
The good news is that the IE7Beta2 "technology preview" isn't affected -- so that's my laptop safe, at least.
Regardless, for my regular browsing, I'll stick to Firefox.
Microsoft said it would produce patches for the vulnerabilities in its next security update due on 11 April.
So, the fix is at best, over two weeks away. Unless the threat has "grown significantly". Personally, I consider remote code execution exploits to be a pretty damn' significant threat, but they didn't ask me.
Microsoft suggests users avoid visiting sites they don't trust -- which for me at least, means not visiting any sites...
No, this isn't a "two minutes of hate" about Microsoft, I just find it hard not to snark when they make such ludicrous statement.
The good news is that the IE7Beta2 "technology preview" isn't affected -- so that's my laptop safe, at least.
Regardless, for my regular browsing, I'll stick to Firefox.
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Friday, March 24, 2006
Zelda DS Trailer
posted by Merg @ 10:14:00 PM
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I've been a bit remiss in posting, I know. Sorry chaps. Some heavy RL stuff happening right now.
Anyway...
Here's the trailer for the upcoming Zelda DS title, (wmv) "Legend of Zelda: Phamtom Hourglass".
Looks cute. Old-school top-down using a nice 3D engine with quite a lot of stylus interactive-y stuff. Can't wait.
Edit: A smaller Quicktime version is available here. I recommend the WMV version unless you're on dialup or can't view Quicktime.
Anyway...
Here's the trailer for the upcoming Zelda DS title, (wmv) "Legend of Zelda: Phamtom Hourglass".
Looks cute. Old-school top-down using a nice 3D engine with quite a lot of stylus interactive-y stuff. Can't wait.
Edit: A smaller Quicktime version is available here. I recommend the WMV version unless you're on dialup or can't view Quicktime.
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Marijuana Recipes
posted by ILuvNUFC @ 8:37:00 AM
Drug Ring Sold Pot-Laced Candy, Soda
The glorious art of smoking - a photoset on Flickr (via)
Dutch children of 12 'addicted to cannabis'
Marijuana.com Recipes
The biggest collection of full cigarette packs in the world
Methamphetamine on rotten.com
Contents of Tripping: An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures by Charles Hayes (via)
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Drug Ring Sold Pot-Laced Candy, Soda
The glorious art of smoking - a photoset on Flickr (via)
Dutch children of 12 'addicted to cannabis'
The biggest collection of full cigarette packs in the world
Methamphetamine on rotten.com
Contents of Tripping: An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures by Charles Hayes (via)
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Thursday, March 23, 2006
Amazons unfortunately named author list!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Jerry springer the opera
posted by G4Z @ 6:38:00 PM
Jerry springer the opera opened in Manchester recently and some bible thumpers turned up to protest at the blaphemy only to be out numbered by anti-protester protesters 3 to 1.
Linky
pics
Love the one with the sign saying "stop being so bloody silly" on it. ;)
flickr pics
Great stuff i am sure you will agree. :)
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Jerry springer the opera opened in Manchester recently and some bible thumpers turned up to protest at the blaphemy only to be out numbered by anti-protester protesters 3 to 1.
Linky
pics
Love the one with the sign saying "stop being so bloody silly" on it. ;)
flickr pics
Great stuff i am sure you will agree. :)
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More Lego stuff... The Stormchasers Flagship Tamar
posted by bungers @ 9:55:00 AM
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Stormchasers Flagship Tamar
The Stormchasers, led by Dr. Spamcake, seek out interstellar energy to create the ultimate unobtanium, spamcake.
This is a pretty cool photostream. :)
The Stormchasers, led by Dr. Spamcake, seek out interstellar energy to create the ultimate unobtanium, spamcake.
This is a pretty cool photostream. :)
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Monday, March 20, 2006
ILuvNUFC's Animals Dinklump
posted by ILuvNUFC @ 7:38:00 PM
WOOT! My internets are broken no more. Stoopid British Telecom are really crap at everything they do. How I wish that I lived in a cabled area.
Anyhoo here are some links about animals for your perusal.
Fainting Goats Video
Celebrity dogs (via)
To be or not to bee
Animal Tracks Slide Show Archive - MSNBC.com (via)
Skeeter on Flickr. EEK! Run away.
Pigeon Blog
'Giant' lobster lives up to name
Scientists discover swimming ants
Fat Lazy Cats
Photos of dogs wearing headscarves (via)
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WOOT! My internets are broken no more. Stoopid British Telecom are really crap at everything they do. How I wish that I lived in a cabled area.
Anyhoo here are some links about animals for your perusal.
Fainting Goats Video
Celebrity dogs (via)
To be or not to bee
Animal Tracks Slide Show Archive - MSNBC.com (via)
Skeeter on Flickr. EEK! Run away.
Pigeon Blog
'Giant' lobster lives up to name
Scientists discover swimming ants
Fat Lazy Cats
Photos of dogs wearing headscarves (via)
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Lego shadow photography
Friday, March 17, 2006
Pictures of crap cycle
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Ha ha ha America
pile of spidey
posted by bungers @ 5:09:00 PM
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Argh! My army has been defeated!
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Trash compactor!?!??!
posted by bungers @ 5:07:00 PM
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When I saw this I thought it was an interpretation of the trash compactor scene from Star Wars!
Look at all the x-wing canopies!
Look at the hideous beast ready to drag you under and drown you!
Look at all the x-wing canopies!
Look at the hideous beast ready to drag you under and drown you!
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Jazz Stash Bedroom Shelf For Teenagers
posted by bungers @ 9:28:00 AM
Stash your jazz mags away in safety!
72 degrees Bedroom Shelf For Teenagers - Gizmodo
And, the coolest "car" in the world...
It can do 280mph on a "part throttle". I want. :)
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Stash your jazz mags away in safety!
72 degrees Bedroom Shelf For Teenagers - Gizmodo
And, the coolest "car" in the world...
It can do 280mph on a "part throttle". I want. :)
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To carry on the robot theme
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Aging Japan builds robot to look after elderly
posted by bungers @ 4:10:00 PM
Aging Japan builds robot to look after elderly
Yeah, yeah, Japanese robots builds robot to carry bodies out of buildings and compost to power their robot minds... Arrrghhh!
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Aging Japan builds robot to look after elderly
Yeah, yeah, Japanese robots builds robot to carry bodies out of buildings and compost to power their robot minds... Arrrghhh!
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Destroy!
The Specials Video Linkdump
Google Mars
posted by Merg @ 7:18:00 AM
No, not the way to find candy bars.
Google Mars is your internettingest way to look for little green men.
Probably.
It's Google Maps. Of Mars. Hence, Google Mars.
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No, not the way to find candy bars.Google Mars is your internettingest way to look for little green men.
Probably.
It's Google Maps. Of Mars. Hence, Google Mars.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006
How To Become A Power Ranger
Monday, March 13, 2006
The Autotelematic Spider Bot makes little girls scream
posted by bungers @ 12:54:00 PM
They're even in Sunnerlind!
The Autotelematic Spider Bot makes little girls scream
They make me scream!
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggghhh!
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They're even in Sunnerlind!
The Autotelematic Spider Bot makes little girls scream
They make me scream!
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggghhh!
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Did Somebody Say Robots?
posted by ILuvNUFC @ 12:40:00 PM
Cartoony papercraft robots
The Robots. Robot Toys Of The 1980's and 1990's.
Top Ten Movie Robots of All Time
Robot Mania
How to survive a robot attack.
The 50 Greatest Robots Ever
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Cartoony papercraft robots
The Robots. Robot Toys Of The 1980's and 1990's.
Top Ten Movie Robots of All Time
Robot Mania
How to survive a robot attack.
The 50 Greatest Robots Ever
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Shotgun-wielding helicopter
posted by bungers @ 12:22:00 PM
Seriously.
I mean, I couldn't make this up.
Here's a Shotgun-wielding helicopter. It can fly on it's own.
We're all going to die.
Can't hide in the trees, can't run away. Shit they'll be in the tunnels next. Argh!
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Seriously.
I mean, I couldn't make this up.
Here's a Shotgun-wielding helicopter. It can fly on it's own.
We're all going to die.
Can't hide in the trees, can't run away. Shit they'll be in the tunnels next. Argh!
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Tree-Climbing Robot - Gizmodo
posted by bungers @ 11:42:00 AM
Argh! More robots!
This time, they can climb trees to kill us!
Run away from the hideous Tree-Climbing Robot before it's too late!
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Argh! More robots!
This time, they can climb trees to kill us!
Run away from the hideous Tree-Climbing Robot before it's too late!
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Saturday, March 11, 2006
Millenium Bridge Closing Video
posted by ILuvNUFC @ 12:43:00 PM
Here is a video that I shot with my camera, so excuse the quality, and uploaded to Google Video.
It was my first attempt to upload videos to Google Video and it was all rather easy as you would expect as Google seem to be good at letting HTML idiots like me rule the web! You do have to download and install a tiny program to upload the videos from then on it's very easy. They also seem to accept most file types before they convert it to Flash. My only moan was that I had to wait 2-3 days for them to "verify" my video.
Anyhoo on with the video...
You can download a QT video of it from here if you so wish.
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Here is a video that I shot with my camera, so excuse the quality, and uploaded to Google Video. It was my first attempt to upload videos to Google Video and it was all rather easy as you would expect as Google seem to be good at letting HTML idiots like me rule the web! You do have to download and install a tiny program to upload the videos from then on it's very easy. They also seem to accept most file types before they convert it to Flash. My only moan was that I had to wait 2-3 days for them to "verify" my video.
Anyhoo on with the video...
You can download a QT video of it from here if you so wish.
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Stuff
posted by ILuvNUFC @ 9:11:00 AM
I've fixed the sidebar the only way that I know how to and it is looking a little better but I would expect someone who knows what they are doing to go in and tidy it up as my efforts were rather haphazard. There still seems to be a problem with the post boxes in that they don't work properly if the post is too big. I've no chance of being able to fix that myself so either I'm waiting on someone else to fix that or just don't do any long posts.
I've also renamed an empty box in the sidebar with our other sites in so please let me know if I've missed you out and I will add it the next time I go there. I've also renamed one of the boxes to stuff which, for now, only includes a link to the icon generator so you can add Technorati icons to your posts.
If you can think of anything else that should be added please let me know.
One final thing for now. We are looking for new contributors to this site so if anyone wants to post here go ahead and email me.
You will find my email address at my place Look At This...
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I've fixed the sidebar the only way that I know how to and it is looking a little better but I would expect someone who knows what they are doing to go in and tidy it up as my efforts were rather haphazard. There still seems to be a problem with the post boxes in that they don't work properly if the post is too big. I've no chance of being able to fix that myself so either I'm waiting on someone else to fix that or just don't do any long posts.I've also renamed an empty box in the sidebar with our other sites in so please let me know if I've missed you out and I will add it the next time I go there. I've also renamed one of the boxes to stuff which, for now, only includes a link to the icon generator so you can add Technorati icons to your posts.
If you can think of anything else that should be added please let me know.
One final thing for now. We are looking for new contributors to this site so if anyone wants to post here go ahead and email me.
You will find my email address at my place Look At This...
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Robot videos
posted by toongoals @ 1:53:00 AM
BigDog @ bostondynamics.com (file under geek).
The video on this page is incredible - or there's a copy of it here (11.5MB) if you know how to download from rapidshare.
There's 4 of them at the robtics department at Boston Dynamics.
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BigDog @ bostondynamics.com (file under geek).
"The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth"
"BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight".
The video on this page is incredible - or there's a copy of it here (11.5MB) if you know how to download from rapidshare.
There's 4 of them at the robtics department at Boston Dynamics.
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Friday, March 10, 2006
Emo
ILuvNUFC's Lego Dinklump
If "The Simpsons" were real...
posted by Merg @ 7:24:00 AM
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... then the intro would probably look something like this.
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006
bungers' linkagedumpage
posted by bungers @ 1:05:00 PM
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Whoops, I posted that to the wrong blog!
Good news: BT 'quadruples' broadband speeds
fat cat news: fat cat, 30" waist
Good news: BT 'quadruples' broadband speeds
fat cat news: fat cat, 30" waist
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isoHunt - Yes, the MPAA is suing us
posted by ILuvNUFC @ 12:35:00 PM
BBC: "File sharing is not theft"
Our Open Letter to AOL
Verdict in cyberdissident Li Zhi case confirms implication of Yahoo
How the warez scene works
Man builds 60 ft tower in backyard to get internet access (via)
China to split the Internet?
How To Download And Save Youtube Videos
isoHunt - Yes, the MPAA is suing us
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BBC: "File sharing is not theft"
Our Open Letter to AOL
Verdict in cyberdissident Li Zhi case confirms implication of Yahoo
How the warez scene works
Man builds 60 ft tower in backyard to get internet access (via)
China to split the Internet?
How To Download And Save Youtube Videos
isoHunt - Yes, the MPAA is suing us
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Gridwars - Geometry Wars for free!
posted by Merg @ 11:23:00 PM
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Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you must have heard of arguably the best game on the Xbox360 -- Geometry Wars!
Available as a $5 download from Live!, it's fast, frenetic and hugely addictive.
And now it's been cloned for the PC. It's free and a tiny 2.5MB download -- if you're on DSL/Cable, start now and by the time you finish reading this post, it'll be done downloading!
On the same page there's also a bunch of recreations of classics which, like Grid Wars, are written in Blitz Basic. There's Marble Insanity, a tribute to the venerable Marble Madness, DeBlitzer, a Defender-a-like, Blitzatron, a decent simulacra of another Williams' classic, Robotron 2084, and number of others, all for free! Head on over to check it out.
Blitz Basic, of course, started life on the Amiga, a home computer close to many a new-linker's heart.
Are we still alive? Hard to say. We're certainly still twitching ;)
Available as a $5 download from Live!, it's fast, frenetic and hugely addictive.
And now it's been cloned for the PC. It's free and a tiny 2.5MB download -- if you're on DSL/Cable, start now and by the time you finish reading this post, it'll be done downloading!
On the same page there's also a bunch of recreations of classics which, like Grid Wars, are written in Blitz Basic. There's Marble Insanity, a tribute to the venerable Marble Madness, DeBlitzer, a Defender-a-like, Blitzatron, a decent simulacra of another Williams' classic, Robotron 2084, and number of others, all for free! Head on over to check it out.
Blitz Basic, of course, started life on the Amiga, a home computer close to many a new-linker's heart.
Are we still alive? Hard to say. We're certainly still twitching ;)
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Monday, March 06, 2006
Are We Still Alive?
posted by ILuvNUFC @ 8:33:00 AM
Historical Photos of Weather Damage
Mark Eubank's "Best Of" Weather Pics
January 2005 Ice Storm in Geneva, Switzerland
Tropical Wellington Weather
The Cloud Appreciation Society
New York City Lightning Photography
Snowflakes and Snow Crystals
Spectacular Mammatus Clouds
Flood in Toronto
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Historical Photos of Weather Damage
Mark Eubank's "Best Of" Weather Pics
January 2005 Ice Storm in Geneva, Switzerland
Tropical Wellington Weather
New York City Lightning Photography
Snowflakes and Snow Crystals
Spectacular Mammatus Clouds
Flood in Toronto
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Sunday, March 05, 2006
Spore
SNL Digital Short - Natalie Portman
posted by hypersloth @ 11:30:00 AM
What's a day in the life of Natalie Portman like?
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What's a day in the life of Natalie Portman like?
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