January 2010
115 posts
Hot On The Heels Of Apple iPad Unveiling,...
shrinkwrapped:
kayfabe:
wondertonic:
Just a day after Apple captured the attention of tech world with its groundbreaking new iPad, a high-powered mobile device similar to the iPhone but larger, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced a new rival product called “Just A Huge Fucking Zune.”
“You know what, fuck you guys,” said Ballmer in the opening moments of his keynote address. “I’ve given...
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”
– George Burns (via justbesplendid)
pelicansss:
Belle & Sebastian- We are the...
Weight Watchers clinic floor collapses under... →
The floor of a Weight Watchers clinic in Sweden collapsed beneath a group of 20 members of the weight loss programme who were gathered for a meeting.
The Argument for Canned Beer →
bowlingalleylawyer:
There’s nothing better than a thirst-quenching swig of cold beer on a hot summer day after an exhausting hike or an afternoon spent in the sun.
Wait a minute — that cold beer is in a can, and through years of exposure to social prejudice you believe it’s of a lesser quality than its bottled counterpart.
interesting read for the beer fan, like myself.
Beans on Toast - “The countrys gone to...
Beans on Toast - “Can’t Buy me...
California has more than a 99% chance of having a... →
(via soupsoup)
More worrying would be the Yellowstone super volcano. That could go at any time, with no warning. Scientists are not sure how big an eruption it would be, but it is estimated that it would take out the vast majority of the continental USA.
If you guys would've looked at the staff blog...
lovebug:
“We’re about to totally overhaul the Directory, along with the Activity page and Tumblarity which power it. In preparation, we’ve taken both of these pages offline while we make changes. More soon!”
Don’t get your hopes up, it the fearful Tumblarity may be coming back.
I had a dream last night that Tumblr pissed me off and I bitched about them, so it was funny to go online and see the...
pelicansss:
How comfortable the conversation is with someone can say a lot about my relationship with that person. How comfortable the silence is always tells me much more.
BBC News - Switzerland millionaire hit by record... →
Now thats what I call a speeding fine, £180,000!
BBC News - Reporter breaks an 'unbreakable' mobile... →
Reporter Dan Simmons from the BBC’s technology show Click managed to break a mobile phone marketed as “unbreakable”, during a demonstration at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
I’ve been laughing at this all day.
My afternoon nap
turned into a full on 8 hours >.<
pelicansss:
Placebo- Every You Every Me
Sucker...
Note to self
pelicansss:
Stop worrying about what other people think. They don’t have to live with your decisions for the rest of their lives.
You do.
pelicansss:
Kate Nash- Foundations
When did...
Was woken by work at 2.
I get a snow day! well night.
Build your own Steadycam →
I know a lot of Tumblrs are into film making, so heres something I saw on Hackaday that may interst you. A guide to building a pretty robust steady cam for next to nothing.
Spotify coming to the US??? →
Spotify. The elusive European streaming music startup that you just can’t get access to in the U.S., unless you know someone or jump through a few hoops.
The U.S. launch has been delayed over aggressive negotiations with the labels over the price users will pay in the U.S. Spotify insists on free, the labels want to move away from that model entirely.
We’ve heard that a compromise has been...
The Vintage Ad Browser →
Thsi handy site will allow you to trawl the net for some old school adverts :)
Working on a new playlist in Spotify
and I have somehow managed to make it 46 tracks and 3.5 hours long >.<
Whoops! It is a work in progress list so here’s to making it a little smaller and more coherent.
