Month: January 2009
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A great Japanese wrestling match
Thanks to the Wrestling Bard for this tip, via their Favourite Matches of the Year list. It’s a fantastic match with a load of moves I’ve just never seen before. I think it’s the combinations of finishers towards the end that did it for me, just haven’t seen that used so well before. The match…
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Podcasts worth listening to – The Adam and Joe Show
I’ve been a fan of Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish for many years, since their Channel 4 show (Adam and Joe DVD), and was rather pleased when they started doing a podcast of their XFM show (which is still available to download). They sadly disappeared from podcasting for a while, but then triumphantly re-emerged with…
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Google Chrome on Mac OSX (almost)
Google have confirmed today that they’re aiming to have Mac OSX and Linux versions of their Google Chrome browser ready for release by the middle of 2009. In the meantime, it may be possible to build a version to try out from source. According to the current advisory, they aren’t even working on the user…
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Think before you Google
Why not think where your answer may actually be before you use Google: Leo Hickman on the carbon cost of Googling | Environment | guardian.co.uk Sometimes the answer is in the first place you’d actually look.Technorati Tags: google, news, search, carbon cost
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Super Mario Live
This clip of Super Mario was brought to my attention by gaming blog Kotaku. The style may be familiar, especially if you remember the clip from a few years ago of a table-tennis game as if it was filmed in the style of The Matrix. Both came from a Japanese TV show called Kinchan no…
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Windows 7 Beta works with Virtualbox on Mac OSX
A little experiment tonight, decided to see if I could get the Windows 7 Beta running on my iMac using Sun’s Virtualbox software. I’ve been meaning to try out Virtualbox for a while, and this seemed like a good method of seeing just how versatile it is. Basic result of the experiment is that it…
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Bill Drummond Says, Bill Drummond Says
I’m a bit of a fanboy for Bill Drummond, former member of the KLF, former manager of The Teardrop Explodes, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Big in Japan. More for his chaotic good side and his appreciation of the effectiveness of a good bold font really though, although he absolutely has been involved in some…
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MC Chris – Reece’s Pieces
I mentioned in my last post about having enjoyed an MC Chris video. Well I dug a little more, and found this gem, a tribute to one of the world’s truely great sweets, Reece’s Pieces:
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New Oxford Guide to Local Independent Shops launched
This is a great idea, a guide showcasing 85 of Oxford’s best independent shops. I like to support Oxford businesses where I can, and this can only help me. It looks like there is a site coming to thinklocally.co.uk too, so that will be worth keeping an eye on. Book keeps Oxford independent (From The…
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Best top ten list of 2009
violet blue ® :: open source sex | top ten sexy geeks 2009 (Article is safe for work, however the ads and links in the sidebar really aren’t) I think I was robbed. Also do watch the MC Chris – Nrrrd Grrrl video at the end of the article, kudos for being the first rap…