Archive: August, 2002
The Julie Burchill Random Recycler
Regular Guardian readers and residents of Brighton and Hove will enjoy the Julie Burchill Random Recycler:
Saturday, August 31st, 2002 10:02pm
Animatrix
Feast your eyes on the trailer for "Animatrix". Nine directors create animated stories set in the universe of The Matrix.
Saturday, August 31st, 2002 11:57am
Sleeping Giants
One of the niftiest things about going to Arizona is seeing the "airplane graveyards" on the outskirts of Tucson.
Saturday, August 31st, 2002 11:28am
Pong
Just when you thought there was no such thing as a good reason to use pop-up windows…
Friday, August 30th, 2002 5:50pm
www.thegirlinthepicture.com
This is too cute. Not only is this an online marriage proposal, it’s a great little quicktime movie too.
Thursday, August 29th, 2002 5:40pm
Evolutionism Propaganda
Here’s an hilarious rant from a creationist nutcase claiming that Apple are not only pushing an "Evolutionist" agenda but that they’re godless commies to boot:
Thursday, August 29th, 2002 11:13am
Meteorite hits girl
What are the odds?
Thursday, August 29th, 2002 10:22am
Plagarism
Compare and contrast.
Wednesday, August 28th, 2002 12:27pm
0wnz0red
A short story by Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing has been published over at Salon.
Wednesday, August 28th, 2002 11:16am
Mugshots
See if you can spot my ugly mug in amongst this lot.
Wednesday, August 28th, 2002 10:03am
Signs
I was watching the trailer for the new M.Night Shyamalan film "Signs" which led to the website for the film.
Monday, August 26th, 2002 12:18am
Dog fouling
Jessica and I were sitting in the pavilion gardens last week. On our way into the gardens, we passed a sign that listed the rules of conduct.
Sunday, August 25th, 2002 11:40am
Sleep the dream!
In honour of National Slackerday 3 here in the UK, I will do no work today.
Friday, August 23rd, 2002 11:46am
Cadbury's ad upsets India
This could have come from Adbusters:
Wednesday, August 21st, 2002 10:51am
Pitching Blogs
Oh, dear. The Public Relations Society of America (that’s marketers to you and I) just don’t get it.
Tuesday, August 20th, 2002 12:07pm
Space sounds
Listen to the sounds of space - black holes, pulsars, the magnetospheres of Jupiter and Ganymede, even Sputnik’s beep - they’re all here.
Tuesday, August 20th, 2002 11:48am
24 Dreaming
24, the TV series, finished up here in the UK last night. The "real time" hook didn’t quite work on the BBC where each episode lasted 45 minutes thanks to the lack of ads.
Monday, August 19th, 2002 8:43pm
free_culture
I know that this has been ‘blogged everywhere but it really is required viewing:
Sunday, August 18th, 2002 12:37pm
Broadband
Well, I finally joined the twenty-first century. I finally got the place fixed up with an ADSL connection.
Sunday, August 18th, 2002 12:31am
Betrayal
Take a look at the photo in this PR story from the White House.
Friday, August 16th, 2002 12:26pm
Star Trek: Nemesis
Aw… Wil Wheaton isn’t going to be in the next Star Trek movie after all.
Thursday, August 15th, 2002 12:32am
The Rambling Amp
Jessica isn’t the only one getting new musical equipment.
Monday, August 12th, 2002 4:14pm
Tales of the Plush Cthulhu
"After vigintillions of years plush Cthulhu was loose once more, and ravening for delight. How He slavered and gibbered! And the stuffed animals fled or went mad at the sight of Him."
Saturday, August 10th, 2002 3:25pm
The Spiders
From E-Sheep comes one of the best comics I’ve read on or off the internet: The Spiders.
Saturday, August 10th, 2002 1:56am
Never mind the terrorists, the morons have already won.
Here are a couple of examples of the great job being done by airport security officials in the States.
Friday, August 9th, 2002 11:44am
Private And Public
I like this a lot.
Thursday, August 8th, 2002 1:18pm
Plustech Walking Technology
That is one cool looking machine. Eco friendly, too.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2002 11:42pm
Why I Hate Star Wars
"I thought it would be funny to go dressed up as Spock".
Wednesday, August 7th, 2002 1:51am
Free Online Barcode Generator
Ever wondered how your name would look as a bar code?
Tuesday, August 6th, 2002 5:01pm
The Rambling Speaker
Jessica is now the proud owner of a 150 Watt bass speaker.
Monday, August 5th, 2002 1:13pm
Robotic Spam Poetry
Ben Brown has created an online poetry generator with a difference. It uses Spam for its source material.
Sunday, August 4th, 2002 11:49am
Weebl and Bob
Want Pie now!
Saturday, August 3rd, 2002 4:17pm
Real World Style
CSS layouts, tips, tricks, and techniques.
Saturday, August 3rd, 2002 11:45am
Milk appeal for pint-sized hedgehogs
The first-day goat’s milk of the female goat who’s just had kids is something we all take for granted but did you know that the same one-day old goat’s milk could save the life of a baby hedgehog?
Friday, August 2nd, 2002 8:13pm
iPod vs. Sliced Bread
In an attempt to counter the oft-heard claim, The Morning News sets about finding out if the iPod really is the best thing since sliced bread?
Thursday, August 1st, 2002 3:28pm
rabbit rabbit
Rabbit rabbit.
Thursday, August 1st, 2002 10:58am
