Face Transformer
Posted on October 17, 2007 - Filed Under Funny, Internets, Media | 2 Comments
This is a really neat little toy. Upload an image of yourself and transform into an image of what you would look like were you a different age or race, a painting by a particular artist, etc…
Me as a kid.
Me as black.
Me ‘El Greco’.
Me as a manga character.
Found through Andrew Sullivan’s blog on the Atlantic [...]
NIN at Rock Am See
Posted on October 13, 2007 - Filed Under Music | 2 Comments
It seems that the Marley Park gig with the Foo Fighters was not the only NIN show undertaken in less than ideal conditions.
Explaining how the show’s promoter didn’t organise a sufficient power supply for the band’s assorted props and lights.
An aborted performance of ‘Hurt’ at the same show.
Reflecting on the gig on the tour bus, [...]
Visits and Page Views for the Past Week
Posted on October 13, 2007 - Filed Under Blogging | Leave a Comment
I’m at loss to explain why anybody other than my friends read this blog, but seemingly plenty of other people do. It’s just a same they don’t comment more often…
Update: It seems that almost all the recent traffic has sprung from people googling “Halo 3″ in Google Image Search. (It also turns out that this [...]
Have I Got Lulz For You
Posted on October 12, 2007 - Filed Under Funny, Politics | Leave a Comment
The show after erstwhile presenter Angus Deayton’s coke-fuelled high jinks made tabloid headlines.
An interview with Paul Merton about why Angus Deayton had to go.
The first part of a Christmas special hosted by the magnificent Boris Johnson, the next major of London.
A brief clip involving Jeremy Paxman’s approach to presenting the weather.
Immigration Reform
Posted on October 11, 2007 - Filed Under Politics | 7 Comments
I encountered a Kevin Myers article for the first time in over a year yesterday. The topic under discussion was immigration, the lack of public debate on the topic, and the rank abuse that Myers was subjected to during his appearances on the Late Late Show by carefully planted audience members affiliated with various minorities, [...]
Trolling in the IT’s Letters Page
Posted on October 10, 2007 - Filed Under Religion | Leave a Comment
A joker/cretin writes:
A chara,
A letter from Ivana Bacik (September 27th) concludes as follows: “It is time for religion to be left outside the school door”.
She need have little fear. The weakening of religious practice inside and outside the school door is a major reason for the spate of shootings, murders, rape, abortions and other crimes [...]
Mr. Hands for Cork Film Festival
Posted on October 10, 2007 - Filed Under Film, Internets | 2 Comments
Mr. Hands in the internet handle of a guy named Kenneth Pinyan, who died in 2005 in Washington state after being filmed (NSFW [or anywhere else for that matter]) having sex with a horse. It now transpires that some fellow called Robinson Devor has taken it upon himself to document this unusual death in [...]
Animal Co-Authors
Posted on October 9, 2007 - Filed Under Animals, Funny | Leave a Comment
Colbert plugging his new book.
Another Awesome Threadless T-Shirt
Posted on October 8, 2007 - Filed Under Stuff I Want | 1 Comment
Do want! Orange is such a great colour.
Site.
Voltaire (Musician)
Posted on October 8, 2007 - Filed Under Funny, Music | Leave a Comment
‘Hell in a Handbasket’.
‘Zombie Prostitute’.
Trent Reznor PETA Video
Posted on October 6, 2007 - Filed Under Animals | 3 Comments
Update: Cultural relativism in all its glory. This is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen (and I don’t mean the crappy way it’s put together or the stupid comments).
Blaqk Audio
Posted on October 5, 2007 - Filed Under Music | Leave a Comment
I finally got CexCells yesterday and it’s awesome! Prior to hearing this band I had never thought that electronica could be anything other than annoying, but these guys kick ass.
‘Stiff Kittens’.
‘Semiotic Love’ live.
Rudy Giuliani and Jeffrey Tambor (George Bluth Sr.)
Posted on October 5, 2007 - Filed Under American Politics | Leave a Comment
I think they look rather similar. Maybe not so much in these pictures, but in general.
Giuliani.
Tambor.
$222,000 Fine for Sharing Music Online
Posted on October 5, 2007 - Filed Under Internets, Music | 7 Comments
Full story.
Her lawyer, Brian Toder, told the Associated Press Ms Thomas was reduced to tears by the verdict.
“This is a girl that lives from paycheque to paycheque, and now all of a sudden she could get a quarter of her paycheque garnished for the rest of her life,” he said.
The US record industry said people [...]
Dr. Boland?
Posted on October 3, 2007 - Filed Under College, Life-In-General, Philosophy | 8 Comments
As some friends of mine can recall, in sixth year I briefly harboured the ambition the of becoming a doctor. Reality eventually intruded on this pipe dream and I realised that, while I could probably obtain the necessary CAO points, I would in all likelihood hate being a doctor since my interpersonal skills are not [...]
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