Archive for September, 2006

Norbit

Friday, September 29th, 2006

I dunno why, but the trailer for Norbit totally cracks me up.
Oh, and why is the url meetnorbit and not norbit? Click. Man, you gotta wonder what the CEO of that company is thinking right about now.

The Passenger Pigeon

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Here’s a sad story…the story of the last Passenger Pigeon.

PermaKittens™

Monday, September 25th, 2006

If you’ve grown bored of your Twisty Cat™, trade him or her in for a Permakitten™!
SCIENCE!

Otherworldcomputing.com’s $200 iBook G3

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

otherworldcomputing.com is having a sale on dual usb iBook G3’s. I bought one to literally use as a portable typewriter.
12″ iBook dual usb 500Mhz, 320 MBs ram, 30 Gig HD, CD-ROM, Airport.
It works but it’s pretty banged up. Here’s a list of flaws and things I did to it:

01) Screen has a white mark in […]

The Meaning of Life…boxes

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

I don’t know the exact meaning of life but i’m now fairly convinced that it has something to do with boxes.
Recently, I helped a friend move and it turns out that really all that involves are lots of boxes and where they are currently vs where they SHOULD be as soon as possible.
She lives in […]

Sony’s MacBook Knock-Off

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Sony’s new VAIO laptop looks a lot like Apple’s MacBook. So much so, that people are calling the VAIO the “MockBook.”
This reminds me of the MacMini knock-off, and the original iMac knock-off.
Oh and the iPod Shuffle knock-off. (one of many, btw)

Apple’s iTV Version 2.0

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Why does Apple’s newly revealed “iTV” sound familar?
Because we’ve seen it from Apple before even under the same name.

French vs American Lexicon

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

In America, to “sleep with someone” means having sex.
In France, to “sleep with someone” means just that, sleeping next to them.
In America, to “lay with someone” means to lay down next to them, possibly a nap.
In France, to “lay with someone” means having sex.

Solar-Power Enhanced Laptops

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Here’s an idea:
Why can’t Apple put solar panels on the lids of their laptops so that when they’re closed, sleeping or even open and on they trickle charge the battery? Even if it just buys you a few extra minutes of running time, or the ability to charge when they’re sitting on a desk or […]

C’ était un rendez-vous

Monday, September 18th, 2006

C’ était un rendez-vous
Haha that’s freakin’ awesome. I could watch that all day. And when it gets old I’ll wait a week and it’ll be brand fuckin’ new again.” - Nukezone
The making of C’ était un rendez-vous