I'm one of the 3 or 4 people on the planet who haven't actually played Modern Warfare 2 yet, but you don't need to know the game to realise that this is a seriously lucky knife throw.
16 November 2009
13 November 2009
Remi Gaillard - Batman
Casting fear into the hearts of the criminal underworld - and anybody who just happens to walk past - it's BATMAN!
12 November 2009
Juggling
Ok, so he's got the basics down. With practice I think he has the potential to be quite good.
09 November 2009
Folding Plug
Somebody has to make this a reality. My laptop bag would be so much easier to pack with this.
19 October 2009
High-Speed Robot Hand
When the real robot uprising happens there won't be any running from slow, lumbering but unstoppable machines. You won't even have time to blink.
Of course, if you don't believe that we will be inevitably ruled over by our own creations then this is merely an extremely impressive display of engineering.
01 October 2009
08 September 2009
18 June 2009
BNP MEP Nick Griffin + KKK Terrorist
I hope that the people that voted this man into his new position are ashamed of themselves.
I can only assume that he's inbred from only the purest of indigenous stock. Part of a shrinking gene pool that I'd be glad to see the back of.
11 June 2009
Shepard Smith Calls Out "More and More Frightening" Fox E-mailers
Somebody on Fox with the balls to call out their more unhinged viewers. I just wish that some of the other anchors wouldn't stoke the fires of hate so much.
09 June 2009
06 June 2009
28 May 2009
06 May 2009
30 March 2009
Jenga pistol
If someone offers to play Jenga for cash, frisk them down for one of these before accepting.
23 March 2009
14 March 2009
10 March 2009
08 March 2009
20 February 2009
Steam sales really seem to work
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell announced during a DICE keynote today that last weekend's half-price sale of Left 4 Dead resulted in a 3000% increase in sales of the game, posting overall sales that beat the title's original launch performance.
Newell also mentioned that new Steam customers jumped 1600% over the same weekend, according to G4TV. Retail sales remained constant.
Sales of Team Fortress 2 went up 106% following a free update to the game. Retail wasn't left out in this case, with sales jumping 28%.
The massive Steam holiday sale was also a big win for Valve and its partners. The following holiday sales data was released, showing the sales breakdown organized by price reduction:
* 10% sale = 35% increase in sales (real dollars, not units shipped)
* 25% sale = 245% increase in sales
* 50% sale = 320% increase in sales
* 75% sale = 1470% increase in sales
Furthermore, Valve has hired an experimental psychologist to maximize the excitement of Steam sales and other marketing opportunities. According to Newell, one suggestion by the psychologist was to provide one free copy of a Valve game to every 25th buyer of Left 4 Dead.
Source
Newell also mentioned that new Steam customers jumped 1600% over the same weekend, according to G4TV. Retail sales remained constant.
Sales of Team Fortress 2 went up 106% following a free update to the game. Retail wasn't left out in this case, with sales jumping 28%.
The massive Steam holiday sale was also a big win for Valve and its partners. The following holiday sales data was released, showing the sales breakdown organized by price reduction:
* 10% sale = 35% increase in sales (real dollars, not units shipped)
* 25% sale = 245% increase in sales
* 50% sale = 320% increase in sales
* 75% sale = 1470% increase in sales
Furthermore, Valve has hired an experimental psychologist to maximize the excitement of Steam sales and other marketing opportunities. According to Newell, one suggestion by the psychologist was to provide one free copy of a Valve game to every 25th buyer of Left 4 Dead.
Source
Escape From City 17 - Part One
This is completely amazing. Filmed on a budget of $500 and yet it looks incredibly professional.
Best of all, Valve have embraced it and are communicating with the creators. So many companies would have issued a takedown notice but Valve once again show why they are loved by the community.
09 February 2009
03 February 2009
29 January 2009
21 January 2009
Patriotism and Nationalism
A very nice quote indeed. It can sometimes be too easy to confuse these two.
"Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues. The pride of nationalism, however, trumpets its country's virtues and denies its deficiencies, while it is contemptuous toward the virtues of other countries. It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, "the greatest", but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is."
"Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues. The pride of nationalism, however, trumpets its country's virtues and denies its deficiencies, while it is contemptuous toward the virtues of other countries. It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, "the greatest", but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is."
Sydney J. Harris, journalist and author (1917-1986)
Edit:
And another
The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.
George Orwell, writer (1903-1950)
19 January 2009
14 January 2009
Anagram generator
http://www.sternestmeanings.com
My favourite so far:
The pen is mightier than the sword
My favourite so far:
The pen is mightier than the sword
The emphasis, then? Red-hot writing.
07 January 2009
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