Monthly Archives: September 2008

PSFK Asia - October 10th

Piers is putting on one of his excellent PSFK events in Singapore. If you’re in the area. Or can blag a trip I’d highly recommend it. The London one I went to was great, and the content from the others is really spot-on too.
He is a friend, but they are genuinely good and well-priced for […]

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Wario Land - Shake it! Wii Advertising

This YouTube Channel for Wario Land is great. We’ve seen the technique before, but it really works here and was a genuine surprise. (Sorry, I guess I’ve spoiled it already, but take a look).
And the game looks great too. The Wario franchise has always had some neat interface innovations, this looks to continue that tradition.
There […]

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Completely Insane Lo-Fi Flash Animation

From 2007 I think, but new to me. Incredibly strange lo-fi 8-bit style game animation - The Tale of the Übercat.
If it’s your kind of thing don’t miss Snail Jesus Rides Again.
Thanks to Martin for leaving a link to Albino Blacksheep in the comments.

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Techno Viking’s Route on Google Maps

Größere Kartenansicht
Thanks to Andy Polaine for the link to the map.
I couldn’t help but open it in Goolge Earth.

Then I started fantasising about how great it’s going to be once they add Street View to Berlin. Then I can retrace the footsteps of the mighty one.
Here he is again, just in case you’ve forgotten his […]

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More Church and Bass

It’s like a funny sledgehammer. Crude but brutally effective. I love the fact they’ve started using annotations to add another layer of humour too.

And another…

It can’t be long before someone does one of these as a proper promo video…
And Baptazia is a genius name for a religio-rave.
Thanks to Garry at Anorak for this new tip […]

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5 Games You Need to Know About

I’m not a hardcore gamer. I play games very occasionally. I’d like to spend more time doing it. But I think I’ll save it till I retire. Games are bound to be super-awesome then and I’ll have loads of time to waste.
Here are 5 games that have caught my attention for various reasons, and they […]

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Growing Mushrooms In Your Old Books

Sorry I can’t find any bigger / better images of this quite remarkable thing. It’s a kit that enables you to grow oyster mushrooms in the pages of old paperback books. You just put the spores inbetween the pages, damp it down and away they grow. Makes sense when you think about it, they grow […]

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Tiny Nudists and A Frothy Coffee in Manchester

Not a bad day…

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Advertising Gambling as Insurance

I guess it had to happen. Everyone’s realised that finance is a big gamble. So Paddy Power have started advertising their betting service as a kind of insurance against your holiday being ruined by an airline going bust.

The ad was placed in the Guardian travel supplement on Saturday.
More than half of me hates it. Less […]

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I Heart Flight of the Conchords A Lot

I know lots of people know about The Flight of the Conchords, and I know that it’s not new. But there are a few people who’ve either not heard of it, or for some reason resisted. This post is for you.
I’m loving it so much I feel the need to evangelise…
For me FOC takes the […]

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