Archive for September, 2008

Sudden wave of nostalgia

Monday, September 15th, 2008

I’m sitting here trying to do some work, listening to music. ABBA. Yeah, I know, I know. I’ve been completely obsessed since I saw Mamma Mia! in the theater.

Anyway, I’m clicking around in iTunes from one ABBA song to the next looking at the album artwork. Then, all of a sudden, i get this unexpected flash of nostalgia. Remembering flipping through my parents vinyl records. Putting them on the record player and placing the needle on the black vinyl.

Getting a record back then just was more exciting than it is these days. Everything from going to the record store and buying it to taking it out of the case and placing it on the record player.

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iPod troubles

Monday, September 15th, 2008

So, I have an iPod mini, that I’ve had for over 3 years now. I’m on my 3rd battery. I’ve used it heavily for the whole time I’ve had it, and I don’t think I could handle the commute to and from work without it. Recently, my headphone jack started acting weird, only playing back one channel. First I thought it must be my headphone cord that has a glitch, but after trying another set of headphones, the same problem persisted.

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Microsoft ads

Friday, September 12th, 2008

So, I guess the talk of the town (on the internets anyway) are the (so far) two new Microsoft ads starring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.

Microsoft has gotten tons of flack saying that the ads are dumb, pointless and just plain bad. I guess, since Microsoft is spending $300M on their ad campaign, they expect something superhuman. Most people tend to focus on the fact that this campaign isn’t counter attacking Apple’s Mac and PC ads, and blow them off because of that. (more…)

The Daily WTF

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Seriously, WTF?!

Super Mario Happy Ending

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

WolfenFlickr 3D

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Ok, so I know this is totally lame, and that it’s another case of someone that’s had too much time on their hands. But it made my morning…… a little bit brighter. What can I say, I’m easily amused.

It’s a Wolfenstein 3D/Flickr mashup in javascript. You can run around in a pixelated 1995 video game environment, and look at pictures of your flickr stream on the walls. I think it’s made for the narcissist in me.

No Nazis in sight though.

iPhone users are assholes

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

I don’t mean you, of course! You’re awesome! Just those other smug idiots.

Maybe this isn’t a rule exactly….. exceptions exist I’m sure. I’m just saying that I haven’t met anyone with an iPhone that’s not a douche. Yet, anyway. Please, someone, prove me wrong.

Maybe it’s just me being jealous.

Maybe I just want one myself.

Maybe this video says it all…….

First!

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Hey folks!

First post! Yeay! Thought it was about time I started a blog of my own. I have a family blog that I’m really crap at updating, since I can only be bothered writing in it when something really interesting happens, but then, usually, I don’t have time, or I need to sit and think of something really witty and smart that has some serious substance.

I post on that blog about once a year. Sometimes two.

And even then, the posts are mostly to let people know that I’m alive by posting a video compilation of our latest vacation, or how our car kept breaking down constantly. People just don’t care about that.

Zzzzz.

This is a new attempt in my constant search of a medium that actually fits me and is more meant to be a blog of random thoughts and fun links that I find online. Not always well thought out posts that inspire deep thoughts and drawn out intellectual discussions. No, this is just going to be random crap I don’t have room room for in my own head.

Enjoy! …or don’t.