Category Archives: misc

Inactivity, the bane of the blog…

Well, as the majority of people who know they have stuff to say on a blog, do I ever get around to posting? Almost never… very poor form having a post about not posting in order to post something, but there you go :|

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Sanshirou – thanks for nothing

I don’t normally like to spread around the negativity, but I just felt like writing this up. For my sushi, sashimi or maki fix in Barcelona, I go to a Japanese restaurant just up the road from home – the Sanshirou of the post title – and while it’s not bad, it’s nothing outstanding. Sofia [...]

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Life-size whale

This is excellent.

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Winston

Jingoistic, maybe, but on the money…? Usually: “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill Photo by brettdavis on flickr.

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Very crative

Loving this. Crate art.

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The (real life) Simpsons

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Dope on wax! (er, clay…)

This is quite a mad one – and yet obvious when you think about it. Pottery from thousands of years ago carries an ambient recording superimposed into the work of the artesan. A Belgian team have managed to extract the recording from a 6,500 year-old South American vase and some 1,000 year-old Latin from another [...]

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Hilarious comments on MacBook Pro shots

The fanboy comments on this flickr set of a new MacBook <gasp> Pro <gasp> being taken out of its packaging <gasp> are just hilarious! “I wonder if they make that outer MacBook package from the same cloth as nano sleeve.” “I still store my PowerBook with that foam condom before I put it in my [...]

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Scoopt – citizen journalists get an outlet

For some reason, I saw Scoopt, thought it was a great idea, and neglected to write anything about it here! Anyway, allow me to do so now… From their FAQ: > What is Scoopt? > Scoopt is a media agency that has been created specifically to help members of the public sell photographs and videos [...]

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Scary robo-felines

If you ask me, cats are scary enough, but the robot variety freaks me out. The movie for Nocoro’s felines should give you an idea what I mean ;)

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