A particularly geeky collection of things we like:
Rock-paper-scissors robot. Argh, really life-like robots (like ASIMO and Arnie) creep me out a bit. This one beats you at rock-paper-scissors by READING YOUR MIND. I think that’s how it works, anyway.
Trials of the Pirate Bay trial. You don’t take a BitTorrent website to court and not expect [...]
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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Stuff we like: Robots, geeks in court and crazy old man letters
February 18, 2009 – 11:08 am
Stuff we like: Jacko’s fire sale and Warren Buffet’s dieting secrets
February 17, 2009 – 11:05 am
Team Crikey’s pick of the web for the day:
How to stay rich in a recession. Markets are collapsing, but businessman Warren Buffet is still loaded. He shares the secrets of his success on everything from financial derivatives to dieting. Yes, you too could have this sexy body:
Ad art. The most hyped Firefox add-on of late [...]
Stuff we like: Toilet-roll art and talk-show trainwrecks
February 16, 2009 – 10:49 am
Our pick of the web for today:
This is an art attack. For lovers of Playschool crafts, these awesome pieces by Yuken Teruya make toilet rolls into something really beautiful. Top that, Nonie! And while we’re looking at pretty things, check out these pictures made using a torch and a long exposure.
What can you open with [...]
The fabulous Friday trash wrap: Bad boy Barack & Gwyneth’s Mallorcan hibiscus salt
February 13, 2009 – 11:00 am
A grab-bag of our favourite trashy “news” for the day:
Salma Hayek’s breasts are saving the world. Salma Hayek is sharing her boob juice with sick African kiddies. Some people dig it, some don’t. In related news, she reveals that her own baby sees ghosts.
Barack uses his bad boy voice. Jossip has audio clips of Barack [...]
Stuff we like: Tech-savvy Amish and the Beatles on ukulele
February 12, 2009 – 10:58 am
Things we dig today:
The complete Beatles… on ukulele! Roger Greenwalt and David Barratt are attempting to perform and record all 185 Beatles songs on ukulele, accompanied by 185 different guest artists. So far they have done four. They’re really well done, though, and each comes with a lengthy commentary.
When they were young. This collection of [...]
Stuff we like: the death of Muzak
February 11, 2009 – 10:54 am
The day the muzak died. The credit crunch has sent Muzak Holdings — the company responsible for instrumental versions of popular songs — into bankruptcy. Gawker asks: what will happen to elevator music now? We say: finally an upside to the GFC.
All Hail Omniscient Spaghetti Monster. We have evidence that a Flying Spaghetti Monster created [...]
Stuff we like: self-esteem and Bush on ice
February 10, 2009 – 11:57 am
Mapping self-esteem. The BBC’s Mark Easton has a fascinating post that charts self-esteem across Europe, by colour coding it. Women’s self-esteem tends to be much lower and, interestingly, happy citizens are not necessarily the ones with the highest self-esteem.
Bridging the divide: She was religious; he was working on a theory that could destroy the place [...]
Stuff we like: Bacon alarm clocks and the return of Spinal Tap
February 9, 2009 – 12:56 pm
We could all do with some cheering up today. Here are some things to distract you:
Spinal Tap are returning! After 16 years, Spinal Tap are reforming to record a new album. Freaking. Awesome.
Nerdy bento boxes. Bento boxes are pretty nerdy at the best of times — all neat and compartmentalised and colour-coordinated and such — [...]
The fabulous Friday trash wrap: Stephen King gets catty
February 6, 2009 – 10:51 am
Our favourite trashy news from this week:
The world’s youngest transsexual. Sixteen-year-old Kim Petras is forging out a singing career after becoming the world’s youngest transsexual. You can listen to her music here, but unfortunately, bland pop is bland pop no matter which pink bits you’re born with.
8 musicians who need a punch in the face. [...]
Stuff we like: Tough guys and good taste
February 5, 2009 – 10:39 am
What Crikey staff are reading today:
The new rules for the rich. In these hard economic times, Gawker lists the new rules to which the rich must adhere: no more fancy vacations, no more private jets and no more bragging about Wall Street jobs.
Cake wrecks. Cake Wrecks is a hugely popular blog documenting really shit cakes. [...]
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