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Entries from November 29th, 2010

Girl Talk

November 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on Girl Talk · Music

During the last week I have been enjoying the internet phenomenon that is All Day, the new album from Girl Talk.  I will admit that I have now reached the point of over-familiarity with it, and sometimes wonder if it is really little different from a gimmick like Jive Bunny or a work of genius.  […]

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Dead Snow

November 29th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Life

This evening I grew impatient waiting for the snow that keeps getting predicted here and turned to the DVD for some guaranteed white stuff, in the form of the film Dead Snow. I picked this up a while ago on the strength of the cover. Not that it is a great cover but it had […]

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For the hairy man in your life

November 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Life

I saw this on Amazon the other day – the Mangroomer Do-It-Yourself Electric Back Hair Shaver and thought it was a joke at first, but on reflection it makes sense. I’m not a particularly hairy bloke, but I have heard women complain a lot about hairy backs, so I guess that if you are a […]

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Fanboys

November 28th, 2010 · Comments Off on Fanboys · Life

This evening I watched a film called Fanboys on DVD.  This was another film I got through Amazon’s Vine programme, so the least I can do is link to their product page for it. The film is about a group of total Star Wars fanatics so keen to see the Phantom Menace that they decide […]

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Political incorectness gone mad

November 28th, 2010 · Comments Off on Political incorectness gone mad · Life

I enjoyed looking through this collection of old advertising. Some funny stuff there, and a bit scary too. Part of the reason these ads are funny now is because we can see how wrong they are, especially in their reinforcement of the stereotypes of subservient women.  I wonder though.  It is easy to sit here […]

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Silent Night? I think not

November 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Life

Carlsberg don’t do Xmas lights, but if they did… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Hurrah for the Windsor boy!

November 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Hurrah for the Windsor boy! · Life

I must be shallow and easily bought or something because now that a date has been set for the royal wedding and a bank holiday decreed I am greatly looking forward to two 4-day weekends in a row, with a 3-day working week inbetween. Before the prospect of all  that was dangled before me I […]

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Simple and Usable

November 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Simple and Usable · Life

I finally got round to writing a review of Simple and Usable, or to give it the full title: Simple and Usable Web, Mobile and Interactive Design by Giles Colborne. A little bit of full disclosure first: the author used one of my photos in the book, which is how I got to hear about […]

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Flip UltraHD 8GB

November 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Technology

Well I have finished playing with the new Flip UltraHD which arrived from Amazon yesterday.  For anybody interested, the full specs of all the different models are here. I was a bit frustrated that it didn’t arrive on Saturday so I could try it out at the CCAR party and a bit miffed that when […]

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Flipping heck

November 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Technology

My Flip arrived today – the new 8GB HD model, and very nice it is too.  It is willfully bereft of features as it is based on the design concept of just doing one thing, doing it well and making it easy for you to make it do that thing.  I had read good things […]

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