October 2008
49 posts
Halloween Engrish →
This Halloween remember, Treack or Treat!
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For Restrooms, Go back…
Attack Ad Generator →
Would could be more perfect for a Friday before the election than an attack ad generator, written using jQuery, jQuery UI, and YUI base line CSS resets.
This is really nicely done,…
Superhero run continues for Robert Downey Jr -... →
Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr and director Jon Favreau are teaming up again for Marvel Studios’ latest superhero adventure, The Avengers
Joaquin Phoenix quits Hollywood -... →
Walk the Line star Joaquin Phoenix has announced he intends to retire from Hollywood to concentrate on his music career
MYOB $329 million takeover offer →
Australia financial software and service company MYOB has has received a $329 million ($487.2m AUD) takeover offer. Private equity group Archer Capital is offering $1.15 AUD/ share for MYOB,…
Gangsta Wallabies menace old people →
A mob of 100 gangsta wallabies is stalking some old people in a retirement village in Townsville, Australia. The pack of wallabies more closely resemble 100 drunk teenagers gatecrashing a…
Japanese man wants to marry Anime character →
A Japanese man has posted an online petition, arguing that Japan should change its laws to allow people to marry comic book characters. Japan, currently, like most countries legally only…
Internet screening move hits hurdle - web -... →
A headline-grabbing election promise to crack down on internet
nasties looks to be in trouble as Senate opposition grows. - The Sydney Morning Herald
David Tennant quits Dr Who →
Sad new for Doctor Who fans, David Tennant, the 10th Doctor in the BBC hit series will not be returning to the show after 2009.
Tennant made the announcement via televised hookup while…
iPhone as a Laptop Replacement →
The Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday highlighting how mobile phone technology is beginning to reach the stage where a laptop is no longer necessary.
For years, mobile…
iPhone as a Laptop Replacement →
The Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday highlighting how mobile phone technology is beginning to reach the stage where a laptop is no longer necessary.
For years, mobile…
Rick Astley to perform at European Music Awards →
Rickroll fans rejoice, because the MAN is back!
According to Bestactever, Rick Astley will be coming out of retirement to perform at the MTV European Music Awards.
And the rumor gets…
Moby - Porcelain →
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Moby - We Are All Made Out Of Stars →
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Top 10 Reserved SQL Keywords →
You may know that I created a SQL Reserved Keywords Checker a few years ago. I was just noticing today that a lot of people are searching for the same keywords. Here’s a list of the top 10…
Google may build Australian data center →
Google is said to be in talks with Australian data center operators to establish a local Google data center presence.
Google data centers are much sort after in US States, delivering local…
New in Labs: Calendar and Docs gadgets →
Posted by Dan Pupius, Gmail engineer Gmail Labs has been a really fun way to easily try out new ideas and get some of our pet feature requests implemented quickly. We wanted to take this to…
Turn Your Name into an Avatar →
TurnYourNameIntoAFace, written as part of the 24 hour challenge, automatically converts your name (or anyone else’s) into an avatar.
Each name input produces exactly one avatar…
Google Earth now available for the iPhone →
(cross posted with the Google LatLong Blog) The world just got a little bit smaller. Google Earth is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch, allowing you to fly to the far reaches of…
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy →
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Australian censorship minister tries to censor... →
Australia’s ongoing debate over internet censorship has taken an interesting turn, with the Minister in charge of implementing internet censorship attempting to censor a critic of the…
A picture is worth a thousand words →
Posted by Darren Lewis, Gmail engineer Here on the Gmail team, we’re always thinking of ways to help you communicate. Back in the day, we put chat right inside Gmail. Then along came group chat…
'Most important UFO footage ever' released →
A VIDEO has been released that claims to show aliens and their spacecraft hovering above Earth.
New in Labs: Canned Responses →
Posted by Chad Parry, Gmail engineer Hello, you’ve reached Chad’s mailbox. Thanks for your email about the latest Labs feature: Canned Responses, or email for the truly lazy. I’m on paternity…
New Apple ads savage Microsoft's $300m Windows... →
Not content with just criticizing Windows Vista itself, Apple has launched a pair of new TV spots that accuse Microsoft of launching its ad blitz to distract the public from the problems with its…
FriendFeed adds support for Facebook, Joost,... →
We just added a few new services to FriendFeed. Now you can automatically pull in your activity from:
Facebook (add to my feed)
Joost (add to my feed)
BackType (add to my feed)
…
Micro Persuasion: Three Ways to Rock the New... →
Google earlier this week rolled out a significant upgrade to iGoogle, its popular personalized home page/widget webtop. The “Canvas View” update has been praised but it’s also been equally panned by…
Planning To Redesign Your Website? Check these... →
It’s been more than a month since the new design of Digital Inspiration went live and lot of you have asked me how this redesign has affected the web traffic and advertising revenue for this…
Introducing Chan's megastick: The... →
In the stick insect world, it’s the queen of the jungle. Stretching to an extraordinary 22 inches, this newly discovered bug is the longest stick insect in the world. It was discovered in the Borneo…
Google shrugs off slowing economy →
The online search engine Google defies economic worries, as its profits rise 26% sending its shares soaring.
Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook's missing... →
In one of his characteristically terse email replies, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has reportedly told one Mac user that changes in video camera technology have reduced the need for FireWire on…
Computerworld - No opt-out of filtered Internet →
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I can’t believe this is happening in Australia
Australians will be unable to opt-out of the government’s pending Internet content filtering scheme, and will instead be…
View your FriendFeed in real-time →
Recently we asked some users what they liked about FriendFeed, and one said because “procrastination is only a refresh away.” It sounded nice, but then we started wondering why anyone should have…
Google opens up your profile to search engines →
Google has been letting people create profiles for a while now — you can see mine here, and you can create yours here. Until today, your public profile that you created has remained hidden from…
Angler catches Corpse-Eating Mutant Fish →
A British angler investigating reports of a man eating fish has caught one in the wild.
The goonch can grow to six foot (1.8m), and regularly weighs more than 160 pounds (70kg). The fish…
New in Labs: Advanced IMAP Controls →
Posted by Jamie Nicolson, Gmail engineer From the team that brought you Mail Goggles, here comes…Advanced IMAP Controls, a Labs feature that lets you fine-tune your Gmail IMAP experience. You…
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The ingenious Russian iPhone paper weight scam -... →
The swankest, pipe-shaped toilet - Boing Boing... →
EXCLUSIVE: Apple to launch $800 laptop →
Some Apple retailers in the United States have been given price lists for a new Apple laptop line, and there’s a big surprise: an $800 laptop. The information comes from a source we would…
iPhone - Data Optus vs Three 3G →
A simple test to check data rate between Optus and Three using the iPhone browser.
RSS.com Domain Up for Grabs →
It looks as if the current economy crisis has had no effect on the web domain business.
RSS.com, a parked web domain, is up for sale in an online auction but don’t get too excited because…
Mail Goggles Prevent You From Sending Drunken... →
You know how it goes: it’s the weekend, all your friends are busy with their own affairs, you’re bored and slightly inebriated, and what do you do: you come home and start sending e-mails you’ll…
The problem with the one-eye veil for women, and a... →
Saudi cleric Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan has come up with a solution for troublesome women who wear eye makeup to look seductive as they peer through the slit in the black hoods they wear whenever…
YouTube - Want crispy bacon? →
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yes, yes please.
Baconator - Wendy's →
Shared by Leon Ridge-Cooke
Can we get this in Australia?
Massive Attack - Teardrop →
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September 2008
87 posts
Spicy chili kills amateur chef →
Andrew Lee, 33, apparently died after making and eating an intensely spicy chili. Lee was apparently in good health and toxicologists are running tests to figure out exactly what killed him. From the…