Silly stuff is good, because silly stuff makes you think about common stuff in an uncommon way; and therein lies invention.
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April 26th, 2008, by Rich, in Eulogize, Silly.
In the UK, the BBC has a radio channel that is predisposed to airing important current affairs featuring argumentative interviews with politicians insistent on not answering any questions and instead peddling their own distorted interpretation of reality - it’s called “Radio 4″. More…
April 25th, 2008, by Rich, in Aside, Physical Jerks, Silly.
I succumbed to peer pressure today and bought a Wii. It’s still in it’s box and it smells very new. The release of both Mariokart and Wii Fit was what tipped the scale. Wii numbers and mingling will no doubt follow.
February 12th, 2007, by Rich, in Music, Silly, Tech, Video.
Back in the last century after Netscape merged with AOL, a 3-year deal was struck between AOL and Sun Microsystems such that the Professional Services groups from Sun and Netscape would work together on projects that benefited both companies. The Netscape server software became (to all intents and purposes) jointly owned and developed, and Sun paid AOL a large retainer for each year of the deal regardless of how much software it actually sold. Our small and specialised consultancy group got a lot bigger overnight. The joint venture was initially called “The Sun|Netscape Alliance”, though after a couple of tongue-twisting months a less orally demanding brand name of iPlanet was announced. More…
January 24th, 2007, by Rich, in Politics, Religion, Silly.
The Empire has backed the Jedi Council in its bid to be exempt from laws on adoption by families of fewer than three genders.
Jedi leaders from Coruscant to Endor say its teachings prevent its masters placing children with lifeform collectives that only comprise one or two genders and have threatened to close their adoption centres if bound by the Imperial Senate’s rules. More…
December 13th, 2006, by Rich, in Silly, Society.
If you’re a pigeon, avoid Kingston Upon Thames until the pigeon cull is over. If you’re a human, don’t miss the comments on this Surrey Comet story about the pigeon cull, they’re internet gold. More…
November 25th, 2006, by Rich, in Silly, Tech.
The Nintendo Wii has now enjoyed it’s first week of sales and stories are floating around the net that the wireless controller (mentioned previously) has been finding itself airborne due to players getting sweaty hands. Videos of the problem are already surfacing. More…
June 7th, 2006, by Rich, in Advertising, Silly.
The Sony Bravia Advert with the thousands of bouncy balls is certainly one of the most visually striking pieces of advertising art from the last few years, so it was only a matter of time before it was copied. More…
April 11th, 2006, by Rich, in Silly.
BoingBoing just featured the smiley-face crater that can be seen on Mars (or if you can’t see that far, on the ESA Mars Express website). Yes, it’s got two eyes, a little nose and a smile, but this looks too much like the Millennium Falcon to ignore. More…
April 7th, 2006, by Rich, in Advertising, Google Earth, Silly.
Immitation, I am told, is the most sincere form of flattery, so the story going around that Maxim have created the first advert that can be viewed from space could be a rather swift homage to my iPod gag… or they were planning this for a long time and I inadvertently pulled the rug from under their feet. Oops. More…
April 1st, 2006, by Rich, in Google Earth, Silly.
Just to make sure there are no confused people out there, the giant iPod space advert is actually a tailings storage facility; part of an active goldmine in Paddington, West Australia. More…
