Archive for the 'Misc' Category

Speedlinks

Published
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Ryan Jarrett
 on July 8, 2008
 in Bizarre, Games, Misc, Movies and Speedlinks
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SpeedlinksI’ve never seen these before but they look amazing.  Street art created from rubbish bags that inflate over ventilation grilles when an underground train goes past!  They’re quite surreal but a lot of skill must go into each model.

Flux CapacitorEver wanted to experience time travel.  Want to follow in Doc Brown’s footsteps, accelerate to 88 miles per hour and be sent back in time.  Well now you can…or at least you can pretend to.  How about this “working” replica Flux Capacitor for only £200.

RetoNOOB's fantastic 8-bit mashupsRetroNOOB has brilliantly fused modern photos with 8-bit artwork, creating some interesting results.  See a Street Fighter bout taking place in a real Dojo, or Donkey Kong being pursued by Mario up the side of a real skyscraper.

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If Websites Posted Personal Ads…

Published
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Ryan Jarrett
 on June 3, 2008
 in Facebook, Google and Misc
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If websites posted personal ads, would they look like this?

Facebook
Discreet, unassuming guy seeks multiple friends.  Looking for friendship, a relationship, dating and networking.  Likes movies (which Harry Potter character are you? I’m Lucius Malfoy), board games (especially Scrabble) and looking at people’s photos.  Currently nursing a sore, overworked index finger.

Google
Mildly scizophrenic playboy seeks knowledge-hungry companion.  I will try to answer any question you throw at me.  Are you feeling lucky?

Twitter
@girlofmydreams I enjoy a fast-paced life & hope u do 2. Fast talker, always flitting from thing to thing. Follow me for a good time

MySpace
You’ll know me when you see me because I like bright colours and loud, unknown music, and if you do too then I’m the girl for you.  I’ll talk to anyone, even if I don’t know them lol.  I have 8,274 friends :)-

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Dara O’Briain - Tall, Funny, Irish Fella

Published
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Ryan Jarrett
 on May 22, 2008
 in BBC, Misc, TV and Video
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Dara O\'BriainWe went to see Dara O’Briain live last night.  My throat still hurts this morning from all the laughing - he was brilliant.  If you don’t know who he is, he’s the tall, bald guy that hosts “Mock The Week” on BBC2.

His style of humour is observational with a couple of anecdotes thrown in, but he improvises a good 30-45 minutes of material just by talking to the audience.  He doesn’t pick on the audience like some comics do.  Instead he finds out what they do for a living and talks them up and somehow makes them “heroes” for the next 2½ hours.

Ok, he swears a bit, but I never find him crude or offensive.  He seems to be able to talk non-stop and barely breaks into a sweat.  And the stories he tells are embellished with details and relevant meanderings that never leaves the audience bored.

Check out the video clips below for an example of his fine work!

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