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Slight Misdefinition

2010-09-06T14:59:55Z

I found this Microsoft Knowledge base article today which solves something that’s irritated me for years – apparently the fact that
PowerPoint Centimeters Different from Actual Centimeters is a ‘slight misdefinition’. F*ck you Microsoft, f*ck you.

Windosill

2010-09-06T10:50:27Z

Windosill is a rather surreal little web puzzler. The aim is to find the cube to open the door but it’s never clear how to get it, just click away until you work it out. Lovely design and good fun despite it’s surreal nature (or maybe because of it.

Duke Nukem Forever Just Won’t Die

2010-09-03T19:56:41Z

I mean come on, it’s no coincidence the game’s initials also stand for ‘Did Not Finish’ but it’s being claimed that Duke Nukem Forever, which is already 12 years old, will be out this year.

Headline Writer Quits

2010-09-02T22:23:53Z

Whoever wrote this headline will undoubtedly have quit their job immediately after submitting it safe in the knowledge that they have reached the pinnacle of their career.

Minecrack

2010-09-02T11:59:53Z

If you haven’t heard about Minecraft yet then you’re not one of the cool kids. It’s a stupidly addictive game. I mean that, it’s ridiculously addictive and equally hard to explain, it’s both very, very simple (mine for stuff and craft things together whilst avoiding zombies at night) and remarkably complex. If you buy it now, whilst it’s still in Alpha mode then it’s less than 10 euros to buy. I’ll stick a couple of videos below to try to demonstrate the game, I think the best one is ‘how to survive your first night in Minecraft’

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and an example of one person’s nicely sculpted world

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The game uses java so works on PC, Mac and Linux and you can join a multiplayer server for collaborative efforts.

CarLashes

2010-09-02T11:50:04Z

CarLashes are eyelashes for cars. Obviously.

Please don’t buy me any.

The Wilderness Downtown

2010-08-31T12:34:26Z

The Wilderness Downtown is an interactive film created by Chris Milk in association with Google and Arcade Fire. It’s an html5 experiment and works best with Chrome browser but works ok in other HTML5 compliant browsers. About a minute into it I became very impressed indeed when I realised it was my town’s google street view being used.

Dirpy

2010-08-30T10:18:46Z

I’ll be looking more closely at Dirpy when I have more time next week. It looks like a site well worth bookmarking (along with old favourite Media-Convert)but Dirpy specialises in tinkering with digital video, the example they give is give it a youtube url and it’ll give you an mp3 of the audio. Could be handy.

New Grow Game out

2010-08-27T23:00:49Z

Remember those excellent ‘Grow’ games? There’s a new one out, this time called Grow Valley.

It has come to our attention…

2010-08-27T16:11:09Z

“Please note, within the next few weeks, we will be switching to our new home on the Web.
In other news, it has come to our attention that the domain name “FerrethAndJobs.com” may be misread by some.”
(Screenshotted here in case in goes down)

I am the client

2010-08-27T14:59:14Z

Terrifyingly accurate portrayal of the sort of missguided sense of reality that often ends up guiding people who commission work from the creative industries. Reminds me of Kill your friends by John Niven which is a must read for anyone who’s had the misfortune to have any dealings with a record company.

A moron in a hurry

2010-08-27T14:06:10Z

I hadn’t realised until today that the phrase A moron in a hurry actually had a legal basis. You live and learn.

Go Rubinho!

2010-08-27T13:33:39Z

When he starts this weekend’s Formula 1 Grand Prix, all-round nice guy and only man faster than The Stig, Rubens ‘Rubinho’ Barrichello will be starting his record breaking 300th GP. That means he’s driven in almost a third of the World Championship races that have ever been held!!!

The pros and cons of home working

2010-08-26T11:29:41Z

Having been stuck at home for the past three weeks with a very broken leg I do believe that working from home will eventually drive anyone crazy. And even though offices are generally godforsaken places I think I’d still prefer working in one rather than working from home.

Flame On!

2010-08-24T14:34:48Z

No Pyromaniac musician should be without his very own Flamethrowing trombone

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mind you, it’s probably safer than this guy’s pyro device – I’d go to scratch my eye and end up in hospital if I built one.

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N.B. I finally finished making my own Useless Machine with the much needed aid from Big Si – photos and video coming soon…