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Review of the iPhone 5 in the New York Times: It’s just too bad about that connector change....

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:58:45 +0100

Review of the iPhone 5 in the New York Times:

It’s just too bad about that connector change. Doesn’t Apple worry about losing customer loyalty and sales?

Apple’s reponse:

collegehumor: People Spell the Word “Penis” with their...

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:19:26 +0100

collegehumor:

People Spell the Word “Penis” with their Shadows

A really beautiful composition of light and shadow.

Won’t be able to not hear this now. Thanks.

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:32:15 +0100

Won’t be able to not hear this now. Thanks.

fckyeahhplovecraft: Muzski’s reinterpretation of Hergé’s famous...

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:27:01 +0100

fckyeahhplovecraft:

Muzski’s reinterpretation of Hergé’s famous comic series feature Tintin, Captain Haddock, Snowy and all your beloved characters in an exciting new light as they unwittingly stumble upon soul-shattering vistas from Beyond.

Watch our brave adventurers flee from shoggoths, Deep Ones, fish folk, ghouls, Formless Spawn, Mi-Go, Elder Things, nightgaunts, Old Ones, Outer Gods and foreigners (i.e. non-Anglo-Saxons) as they face many an existential crisis regarding their insignificance on a cosmic scale!

What eldritch horrors await our companions as they unearth the secrets from untold aeons in the dark corners of the earth? Will they heroically flee from these abominations from the stars, or will they choose the merciful oblivion that is death by throwing themselves on squalid pavements or shooting themselves in the head? And what trick does Nyarlathotep have up ‘His’ sleeve this time?

Find out in The Weird Adventures of Tintin, by H. P. Lovecraft!

Cabin in the Woods

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:21:02 +0100

Cabin in the Woods is the best deconstruction of the horror genre since Scream. Actually, fuck that. Cabin in the Woods is much better than Scream. Wes Craven was happy enough to just list out the tropes of slasher movies, leading to a nudging, winking circle-jerk of “You know we know these tropes. And now we know you know we know them.”

Cabin in the Woods is better than that. It lists out the cliches — the things we love about horror movies — and gives them context. And not in some po-faced way. It’s got convictions and goddamn if it doesn’t follow through on them. Asked if he had any plans for a sequel, director Drew Goddard answered “Have you seen the ending to my movie?”

You need to see this ending. And the middle. And also the beginning. Multiple times, if possible.

Angry Molesting Tree

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:32:10 +0100

Angry Molesting Tree

aledlewis: Hyrule Forever

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:34:26 +0100

aledlewis:

Hyrule Forever

Ireland’s late entry into the space race.

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:43:10 +0100

Ireland’s late entry into the space race.

Things that have made me cry (this week)

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:09:00 +0100

Caine’s Arcade

I usually hate flashmobs. I even hate the idea of them. I think they’re usually selfish things, usually at someone’s expense (c.f. Improv Everywhere’s “Best Gig Ever”). But this was genuinely sweet. And I love that random strangers have chipped in over $40,000 to put this kid through college.

An Invocation for Beginnings

I’m so glad Ze Frank is back, because the world needs more disarmingly sincere people who rarely blink. The sentiment at 1:09 is just beautiful.

Fiona’s Rescue

WAAAAH.

Suspended

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:09:08 +0100

Over the weekend, while my wife was away, I came up with a few dumb ideas for things to keep me busy. One was an iPhone app that’s maybe a little too PG-13 for this blog - let’s just say it involved dicks and iPhone pictures thereof. The other was a twitter bot that would reply whenever someone tweeted one of the main lyrics from Ice Cube’s Today was a Good Day. You tweet “Didn’t have to use my AK”, it would reply and say “@foo didn’t have to use his AK. Today was a good day”. I spent about an hour writing it and launched it on Monday night.

I guess some people didn’t get the joke (although I was amazed at the amount of retweets and favourites it got), because the account was suspended today.

This is my first time seeing the Twitter “account suspended” page and I’m amazed. I’m amazed at how stern it is. I’m amazed that there’s nothing you can do about the fact your account has been suspended except tick the two checkboxes which say “I promise I’ll be good from now on”. I’m amazed there’s no contact details if you want to appeal this decision. But mostly, I’m just amazed there’s no option to say “Fuck it, this joke isn’t worth it - delete this account”.

Finding Goatse: The Mystery Man Behind the Most Disturbing Internet Meme in History

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:01:59 +0100

Finding Goatse: The Mystery Man Behind the Most Disturbing Internet Meme in History:

I never thought I’d say this about Goatse, but this genuinely beautiful article. And a great way to close a chapter on a period of internet culture.

‘Out There’ at the Barkley: Portraits From the Edge of Endurance

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:24:00 +0100

‘Out There’ at the Barkley: Portraits From the Edge of Endurance:

The Barkley is the world’s toughest race you’ve never heard of. With 59,100 feet of climb and decent over 100 miles, it’s considered the most difficult endurance event on the planet. In its 25-year history, only twelve men, the same amount of men who have walked on the moon, have actually been able to finish the race.

Before and after shots of some of the competitors. Look at these faces. These people have stared into the abyss.

10 Alternative Disney Posters

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:51:49 +0100

10 Alternative Disney Posters

Is this some kind of joke? There’s no way this isn’t...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:24:51 +0100

Is this some kind of joke? There’s no way this isn’t deliberate.

Continuing his tour of European capitals, I fully expect Woody...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:49:35 +0100

Continuing his tour of European capitals, I fully expect Woody Allen’s next movie to be called “Dublin, howeryeh?”

She doesn’t look like much, but she’s got it where...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:13:26 +0100

She doesn’t look like much, but she’s got it where it counts

Video

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0100

wilwheaton: My new show, #Tabletop, premieres today. Episode 1,...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:45:54 +0100

wilwheaton:

My new show, #Tabletop, premieres today. Episode 1, Small World, with @day9tv, @grantimahara, and @jennabusch is LIVE!

Table Top Episode 1: Small World (by geekandsundry)

Lou: You gonna order something, kid?Marty McFly: Ah, yeah… Give me - Give me a Tab.Lou:...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:43:00 +0100

Lou: You gonna order something, kid?
Marty McFly: Ah, yeah… Give me - Give me a Tab.
Lou: Tab? I can’t give you a tab unless you order something.
Marty McFly: All right, give me a Pepsi Free.
Lou: You want a Pepsi, PAL, you’re gonna pay for it.

Kids today watching Back to the Future would be just as confused as Lou. What the fuck is a Tab? What the fuck is Pepsi Free?

Full circle.

Joel Stein - Adults Should Read Adult Books The only thing more embarrassing than catching a guy...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:40:26 +0100

Joel Stein - Adults Should Read Adult Books

The only thing more embarrassing than catching a guy on the plane looking at pornography on his computer is seeing a guy on the plane reading “The Hunger Games.” Or a Twilight book. Or Harry Potter. The only time I’m O.K. with an adult holding a children’s book is if he’s moving his mouth as he reads.

Translation: I am insufferable cunt.

Honestly, there’s not a sentence in his article that I don’t find absolutely hateful. Using Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace to show us how well-read you are is total bullshit (I know this because it’s the exact kind of total bullshit I pull myself).