Ikea Facebook Tagging Promotion
by Iain on November 26, 2009
This made me swear aloud in the same way that Whopper Sacrifice did. Brilliantly simple. Brace yourselves for a host of imitators… Obligatory buttons:
Less Mad Hamsters, More Happy Pigs
by Iain on November 23, 2009
It’s a little known fact that I was part of the team that made the first Purple Ronnie website, and the first Edward Monkton site too. Neither of the sites bear any resemblance to how they used to look. Working (…)
Barry Norman’s Pickled Onions
by Iain on November 21, 2009
I was skeptical. What does an aging film critic know about pickling? Probably about the same as an aging film star knows about salad dressing. But I’ve eaten my words, just like I’ve eaten most of the jar of these (…)
Lists, Fuck Yeah!
by Iain on November 21, 2009
Umberto Eco, one of my favourite brainy writerly dudes, talks with Speigel Online about lists and why they’re so important to us. A couple of extracts… What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible. It also wants to create order (…)
Sick Track (At Least That’s What I’d Say If I Was Young)
by Iain on November 20, 2009
This track makes me wish I was 18 and stupider. Loving the no-budget promo video. It made me chuckle, but I am a sucker for funny dancing. I’ve just downloaded the Future Sound Of Russia compilation from whence this came. (…)
Farewell For Now From My Two Excuses
by Iain on November 18, 2009
I’ve been a bit quiet recently. But I’ve had my hands full. Sometimes both of them. At least for most of the time I’m not at work. It’s a daunting thing having two babies that can cry at the same (…)
Extremely Beautiful Mini Synth
by Iain on November 18, 2009
This OP-1 thing is absolutely gorgeous. It’s a synth and a MIDI controller. And it’s got well fancy skills like an inbuilt FM radio that you can manipulate. Zoiks! And Teenage Engineering, the Swedish company that are developing said thing, (…)
Wheelbarrow Race Win
by Iain on November 14, 2009
I’m breaking that rule about not posting videos with loads of views again – but this is one of those clips that even if you’ve seen it, watching it again will put a second smile on your face… via: http://www.zefrank.com/ (…)
Holy Cow(‘s Milk) Batman
by Iain on November 14, 2009
I was in the supermarket and this lost toy was sitting on the milk shelf. It looks like a setup. But it wasn’t. Taken in July but only just found it on my camera. Obligatory buttons:
Free Gift in 2009 WTF?
by Iain on November 8, 2009
Aviva sent me this bit of junk mail yesterday. I was transfixed by the free gift. Look at it. It’s a machine to store telephone numbers and appointments. It’s got an amazing (crystal clear) 3 line LCD display. It has (…)