Each time I see Theo Jansen‘s Kinetic sculptures, I feel like a little boy all over again, experiencing something new and wonderful for the first time. Essentially, his art could be defined as the perfect fusion between nature and technology, but putting words on such masterpieces can’t really make you understand how powerful his creations […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] Now this is something interesting that I might end up using quite a lot. gAttach is a program which kind of rewires the “Mail Recipient” right-click option in Windows Explorer so that, instead of Outlook opening, the selected file goes to Gmail instead. It says on the site that […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] Despite having a name that sounds like baby vomit, Plurk is a Twitter-like micro-blogging service that is gaining more and more fans by the day. But one of the things really holding it back was the lack of a desktop client. Twitter has many including my personal favourite, TWhirl, […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] You have to hand it to Chinese bloggers – they are determined to get the truth out, no matter what. OK, they are not facing the death sentence like their fellow counterparts in Iran but nevertheless, they still face prison for their opinions. At the very least, their work […]
The following clip is about a Star Wars geek opening a gym for people looking to discover “The Force” within them. Yes, I know, these guys are a bunch of total losers, and you’ll probably want to hit the stop button after 2 or 3 minutes, but don’t! Be patient and keep on watching till […]
I haven’t blogged about any IT-related issues in a while, and I thought that the solution to this little-known exchange 2003 problem would probably interest the SysAdmin crowd among you guys. If one day, you log into your inbox and find an email waiting for you announcing that the disk containing your exchange 2003 transaction […]
And as you would expect, it’s suitably filthy. Courtesy of New Scientist. I guess finding the cure for cancer was taking too long.
Futurama fans, behold! The third Futurama movie will apparently be coming out next christmas. Expect some of the usual stuff… and then some more. I won’t spoil the surprise and let you watch the trailer. Enjoy! Any thoughts? :)
Yes folks, Captain Picard is a pervert. Don’t believe me? Just check out the following video. I can guarantee you’ll never see him the same way ever again. Enjoy! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3uir5_extras-patrick-stewart-ricky-gervai_shortfilms
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] One of my interests (some would say obsessions) is chess. I have a chess board constantly set up on the table behind the computer, and whenever someone comes to visit, I challenge them to a game of chess. Which probably explains why when we invite people round, they have […]