Tag: fun
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Happy Fun Weekend
It's so much nicer coming back to the office on a Monday after a weekend both relaxing and productive, with lots of happy fun time with friends. Managed to tidy the flat, do heaps of laundry, have a successful Troma Night (three films, a decent crowd, and everybody hung on in 'til the end despite …
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The Scary Baby Conspiracy
Now here's an idea for an Illuminati: The Game Of Conspiracy "Illuminati" card - The Scary Baby Conspiracy. Suggestions for the Scary Baby Conspiracy's unique win condition and any special rules are welcome (from anybody who actually knows what Illuminati is). Fnord.
On which note - it's Geek Night tonight! Hopefully we can have a couple … -
Sweet Sounds Of Perl
Claire'd like this, as she's been programming a lot of Perl recently:
There's a guy who uses Perl code to generate music in nightclubs. So far, so good. Well, now, he's taken to writing the code that generates the music live, in front of an audience. Of course, this brings up a whole suite of new … -
Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 In Name-Theft Lawsuit
The Austin Business Journal reports that the makers of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are taking to court the makers of a new show, Mr. Sinus Theater 3000, in which a group of guys sit in front of a cinema screen and take the piss out of the films they watch. And fair enough: it seems … -
Sick And Wrong Use Of Emacs
I've been made aware of an easter egg in emacs, a text editor.
Fire up a copy of emacs, hit meta-X (alt-x), then type doctor to talk to an ELIZA-like chatbot. Better yet, type psychoanalyze-pinhead to... well... you'll see...
Have my two-tone, 1958 Nash METRO brought around..I don't understand.So this is what it feels like to … -
Amazon Pre-Order For Half-Life 2
I can't believe that it's been 13 and a half months since I pre-ordered Half-Life 2 on Amazon. I went to check on my order earlier today:
It seems that my delivery estimate hasn't been fixed - I can still (apparently) expect to receive my copy of this long-awaited game by 2nd October... 2003. Hmm. -
Bryn - Afro Man!
Picture removed. The joke's gotten old. - Dan, 5 June 2007
Picture reinstated. The joke's so old that it's now dead, and this page can serve as a permanent archive to what once was. - Dan, 7 October 2018
Picture removed again. I'd misunderstood a conversation in which I believed Bryn had approved of its reinstating. - … -
The Internet As An Art Form - The Infinite Cat Project
Just came across the Infinite Cat Project. The premise is simple: take a picture of your cat looking at the current picture on the web site, and send it in, and it will become the current picture. The first cat is Frankie: just click Next Cat to get to the next one.
I think this is … -
How Am I Coding?
AltHow am I coding?
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Schoolboy, 12, Performs Armed Robbery And Is Placated With Crisps
Article on the BBC. A schoolboy holds up a shop and demands money, using a sawn-off shotgun.
My favourite bit: Mr Guliani said there was no money in the till and, on instruction to load the bag with cigarettes instead, told the boy he was under age. The retailer later offered him sweets and crisps instead. -
Bush’s Foreign Friends
There's a new googlebomb out, abusing the way that the popular Google search engine works. To see it in action, go to Google and enter "Bush's foreign friends" (including the speechmarks) as the search term, and hit the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button.
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The ActionScript Jabberwocky
This made me smile: The Jabberwocky in ActionScript (Macromedia Flash's scripting language). It's another one of those that you'll really need to be a proper geek to appreciate, but it's really quite good.
Perhaps you need to be a Lewis Carrroll fan, as well... -
This Weekend : Parachuting For Dummies
The good news is that the weather looks fantastic for my parachuting trip this weekend. I can't think of a better thing to be travelling for on a Friday 13th.
The downside is I haven't spent more than a few consecutive minutes off the phone this morning talking my work colleagues through the code I've left … -
If I Were An STD…
If I were an STD, I would be...
Which STD would you be? -
Bushism Of The Day
"They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people - and neither do we."
Full story from BBC News.