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Large Hadron Collider stuff

thiswayup — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:50:51 +0000

I've been seeing a few things about the Large hydron collider of recent time and thought I'll drop these two gems of a find links from the nytimes explaining the basics of the Hadron and also the plans to use the london circle line as the Hadron version 2

Find some Words that rhyme at b-rhymes.com

thiswayup — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:29:23 +0000

Just found a website called b-rhymes.com recently through the Kohana website. Essentially this website can find words which sound similar to any word you typed in! Great building a poem, rap or lyric for lazy creatives? I gave it ago

Hanging around the streets, us the DS peeps and I thought we best retreat..
to that pub that what we see much of our club.
Sitting down, we unpack and unwrap for some gaming and much loved entertaining!

Hmmmm...probably won't make the T. S. Eliot Prize but you get the idea

Ads in games – What would work?

thiswayup — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:59:06 +0000

I was just reading something on bbc about putting anti-drink driving adverts in games. I thought to myself what other good ads would work in games, maybe something like plasters in Street Fighter or ear muffs in Sing Star.

Mrs Palm on Mr Nokia action – An overheard conversation

thiswayup — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:10:52 +0000

Seeing this article on the Register and wondering about how this came about, I thought to perform a cross dimensional phase shift into an alternative universe (also known as a day dream) where there lived a entities called Mr Nokia, Mr Sony-Ericson and Mrs Palm....Lord and behold....I heard this conversation whilst having my morning coffee in said alternative universe:

Mr Nokia: Holy shit! Heard the news Mr Sony Ericson?

Mr Sony Ericson: What's that bob?

Mr Nokia: Mr Nokia please, we may be good friends but this is business.

Mr Sony Ericson: Ok... Mr Nokia.

Mr Nokia: Better. Those do gooders google have shown off their Android platform. It's erm...not bad.

Mr Sony Ericson: Ah crap. I heard. It's really good hey?

Mr Nokia: Yes. Damage control time. We need to get some cool software, or any software for that fact, onto our system. We can't be arsed to GIVE money away to help do this like them lot. We need a cheaper idea.

Mr Sony Ericson: Yeah. Cheap, I like cheap, like your 1000 series.

Mr Nokia: That's what I gave my wife for our anniversary. I said the 1000 represented the number years our hearts will blossom together. Or some shit like that.

Mr Sony Ericson: Nice. So how we gonna get a loada software quick on our system to add value and not seem like there's nothing in it? Build another system and actually be a bit more helpful in helping to build stuff for it?

Mr Nokia: No. Meet my rather tasty friend, Mrs Palm.

Mrs Palm: Hello boys. Hope you paying good. I was really worth it in my time.

Mr Nokia: Yes well...Ahem. Mrs Palm has lots of software under her erm...belt. Lots of people been working on Mrs Palm but she's a piece of lovely and plenty of software to boot.

Mr Sony Ericson: Been around a bit hey? But I see your plan, have Palm run their stuff on Symbian. Genius! Bet no one has ever done this before.

Mr Nokia: Quite! Thought of it all by myself.

Mrs Palm: Actually...it's not quite original

Mr Nokia: Oh shut up! Your sugar daddy has left the building for you missy, time to listen up to your new masters.

Mrs Palm: ...

Mr Nokia: So should we finalise the details? Wanna see what's this lump in my trousers is?

Mr Sony Ericson: You still got that piece of shit-awkward-as-hell 9500 Communicator then?

Mr Nokia: Errr... yes, but I meant...or never mind.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not necessarily based on real events or people and may skew from the actual truth...apart from maybe the bit about the coffee. I did drink some today.

Wanted: MI5 agents – see gaming world for details

thiswayup — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:52:29 +0000

Was wondering past wonderland and noticed this.

Looks like GCHQ (think the UK version of NSA) are hiring by putting ads in video games as ...

A spokesperson for GCHQ described the potential recruits that it wanted to reach as â€œcomputer-savvy, technologically able, quick thinking.

But would potential recruits mum's appreciate this? I mean if I was a parent I wouldn't want little Johnny to be staying up past their bed time hours on end, trying to translate some cryptic message when they still gotta do their French homework!

Short video on the state of the next gen consoles

thiswayup — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:59:59 +0000

It was once said that great wisdom can be found in a few short sentences, well this aren't particularly great but has a little bit of humorous insight into the the next gen consoles. Brilliant.

Console Wars

Transformers – Live action cosplay thingy!

thiswayup — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:32:08 +0000

Oh me gawed! if there was ever a cooler thing then a REAL life transforming cosplay thing, then I obviously had not seen it yet

Currently listening to: a chill out album, Suela (Lo Fi Mix)-In Credo

Moooorrrrtall Kombat! The home-music video!

thiswayup — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:11:54 +0000

This cracked me up!!!

Thanks to Wonderland

US vs China -Round 1 – FIGHT!!!! – spinning bird kicked/killed

thiswayup — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:49:43 +0000

This article made me larf. China really are being a real big kid. US and few other nations found problems with certain exported goods from China then China gets offended, kill's US imports of US birds. I get the feeling we are heading to another cold war situation. Sigh.

China kills US pigeons in simmering trade war | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

Listening to: Stars Fell On Alabama / Jack Teagarden. Cool. Play that 1920's jazz Jack!

Guys who likes their sticks

thiswayup — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:23:22 +0000

Maybe it was because did I spent too much time in Brighton, but I somehow found the tagline of gaygamer.net quite interesting:

"For boys who like boys who like joysticks!"

lol!