QI, Twitter and Children In Need

Best Twitter of the Children in Need night, from Stephen Fry:

Can Grand Theft Auto really ‘Corrupt Our Minds?’

So I’m sitting here, with my Mars Bar helping me work, rest and play today (as it does every day), and wondering just how much impact the ‘murder simulator‘ of Grand Theft Auto IV will have on the games players of today? I’m drinking a nice chilled glass of Coca-Cola (it is the real thing […]

When Memes Collide - Hillary Clinton and Tom Cruise

I’m not sure if this is as much fun if you haven’t been following the fun on the internet in the last few days, but it sure points out to anyone watching just how devastating the cult of the amateur can be.

But If You Try Sometimes, You Get What You Need

Tim O’Reilly posted up some thoughts on what you want vs what you need, which rang true with myself, but what piqued my mind was a few lines at the end of the piece:
I’m reminded of a wonderful line from Garrison Keillor, which I heard years ago on A Prairie Home Companion and which has […]

Serendipity

This is why I was giggling away at the local supermarket today. Of all the news stories that could have been displayed under a beginners How To Do Computers magazine, they had to walk into this joke…

Today’s Favourite Joke

Local radio had a “which year is it” quiz, as they do every morning, but it reminded me of a joke that I’m rather partial to. Which I now give to you…
Q: What do you call a man with a hotel on his head?
A: Norman Tebbit

New York Rains on Tartan Day Parade

Torrential rain failed to dampen spirits at the 8th annual Tartan Parade in New York.Crowds lined 6th Avenue in Manhattan as more than 2,000 pipers and drummers marched past.
Link: BBC News.
A day to celebrate Scotland and it rains? Torrentially? On a parade? Would anyone who’s actually been to a prade in Scotland be surprised at […]

Thought For The Day

Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Podcasting.

Guns don’t kill people… Chuck Norris Kills People

One of those moments you have to stop reading a web page and catch your breath between laughter was induced by the Chuck Norris Facts website…
Chuck Norris has counted to infinity. Twice.
Chuck Norris is 1/8th Cherokee. This has nothing to do with ancestry, the man ate a fucking Indian.
There is no chin behind Chuck Norris’ […]

This Web 2.0 Thing is Like Playing Calvinball on a Global Scale…

The above quote is one of those Irn-Bru meets Screen and Keyboard moments, so thanks to Janne for that one. To put it in context (like it needs it)
A lot of companies don’t know how to play by these rules. The rules are not clear to begin with, and especially with the big behemoths it […]

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