August 2008

Help me internets!

I have a small dilemma.

I want to upgrade my media viewing so that I can access all the digital media I have on my various computers, including photos, iTunes music and downloaded movies. At the moment I have a standard definition PVR for recording TV, a DVD player and my Television. All my content is on a Mac Mini in another room. I’ve thought about my options, and included a handy chart that spells out my desired features and how close the different options come to my ideal.

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Must’ve bindun?

Must’ve bindun?

French Lesson Fail

French Lesson Fail

fail owned pwned pictures

Check out Engrish Funny for more translation fails.

Submitted by B

French Lesson Fail

French Lesson Fail

fail owned pwned pictures

Check out Engrish Funny for more translation fails.

Submitted by B

Golden Calf Comics

Golden Calf Comics

Quote of the Week: On Multitasking

Quote of the Week: On Multitasking

My quote of the week comes from a comment by Eideteker in this Metafilter thread on multitasking:

Multitasking is the art of distracting yourself from two things you’d rather not be doing by…

Google Calculator (Pic)

Google Calculator (Pic)

399999999999999-399999999999998 = 0 (Math - You’re doing it wrong.)

[Thanks Haochi for the result!]

[By Philipp Lenssen | Origin: Google Calculator (Pic) | Comments]

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Picnik Updates its “Basket” with Batch Uploads and More

Picnik Updates its “Basket” with Batch Uploads and More

While Flickr was busy working on its new slide show features, another growing photo-sharing site, Picnik, was busy adding some new features of its own. All users will be able to preview the…

Five terrible fake Jane Austen novels

Five terrible fake Jane Austen novels

  1. Rash and Rationality
  2. Punk and Punctuality
  3. Beast and Bestiality
  4. Funk and Functionality
  5. Fried and Credulous

In Taipei airport there were toilets for men, women, enormous telephones, daleks and people feeding giant venus flytraps. (via Neil Gaiman’s Journal: How well do we use our freedom to choose the illusions we create?)

In Taipei airport there were toilets for men, women, enormous telephones, daleks and people feeding giant venus flytraps. (via Neil Gaiman’s Journal: How well do we use our freedom to choose the illusions we create?)