Posts Tagged ‘What the?’

Curry Frenzy

A simple site with a nice name has this fantastic korma recipe. Try it with steamed rice, pappadoms and a little lime pickle. Fantastic.

Posted: February 23rd, 2008
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What the advertising doesn’t tell you

MAD comics used to have this great section comparing what the advertising said and what the actual experience of using a product was. They were hilarious, and I was reminded of them when I read about the Brit who was taken at gunpoint, fingerprinted and put on the national DNA database after someone mistook his MP3 player for a weapon. See Sideswipe.

I bet all the design, testing, ergonomics, software and hardware developing couldn’t have prepared them for that particular customer experience. I suppose the MP3 player could have been a taser, or a phaser, or a remote control for an explosive – if it was dark, and you were some distance away, and you had the eyesight of a beetroot…Whatever way you look at it, having your DNA on permanent record for listening to music on the way home is pretty tough. I wonder what song it was? Answers on the back of an email please…

Posted: February 17th, 2008
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mo’ silly photos

the third eyebrowTired of the mo thing yet? I went to check the mo in the photo nooth today and mo and behold, there was growth … an extra eyebrow, another nose, few more teeth ;-) . Some may have the power of the third eye, but for me it’s the power of the all seeing, hairy-caterpillar third eyebrow. Having four nostrils to pick will mean i eventually grow four index fingers – will go well with ma banjo-pickin thumbs ;-)

And strangely enough if you google third eyebrow, this is one of the entries: a beat boxing flute man with a mobile eyebrow. Go figure…

Posted: November 7th, 2007
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Son of Disco Stu

 This is my Simpsons avatar, son of Disco Stu hehe…

Posted: August 13th, 2007
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Ahh, the internet

The ol’ Commodore 64 wouldn’t have believed its eyes…
The internet really has opened up a whole world of possibilties for individuals, businesses, and artists.

This link is kind of interesting / disturbing … it’s called bioart. I found it on the boing boing site, but the engadget site has a quicker feed it seems.

It’s not auctioning off a kidney (turns out that was a hoax) but it’s likely to put you off your morning toast.

And engadget is also reporting the world’s largest TV is becoming available at retail outlets. It’s a freakin monster. Just compare the size of the remote.

Good thing the dollar is up against the greenback – this thing retails for over US$53,000.

Posted: June 8th, 2007
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