My World

URL: http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=2370

I’m lying on the sofa, exhausted. It’s been a weekend full of stress and hassle, trying to sort out a working installation of Linux and Asterisk on a server that’s so bleeding edge the heart’s still pulsating.. well.. sort of.. but I can honestly said I’ve never had so much hassle installing Linux on a server.

I’m reading stuff on digg.com and watching Big Brother, and came across this article. It’s not rocket science, but it’s an interesting read, especially in these days of social networking and online connected-ness. Check it out and see what you think.. and feel free to comment if you like too? ;-)

URL: http://blog.eachday.com/2007/8/1/bubble-logo-insanity

Via digg.com comes this article showing just how many “Web 2.0″ type companies are using a speech bubble of one design or another in their logos. Interesting seeing just how many there actually are - I had no idea!

URL: http://www.u-starvin.com/micromaniac/

Again, via digg.com comes some more random internet amusement for your entertainment.

What happens when you put christmas tree lights in the microwave? or a carton of eggs? or those little ketchup packets you get at fast food joints? For the results of these and other fun experiments, check out the URL above!

URL: http://artsdesignblog.com/world-behind-a-mirror/

Via digg.com comes this cool collection of funky shots. Check ‘em out and see what you think.

In other news, yes, that’s right, I haven’t blogged in AGES.. mostly cos I was kidnapped by ninjas from the Hebrides and have only just returned to Canada. Or, that may be total bollocks and I’m just a lazy twat. I know which one my money’s on ;-)

URL: http://www.flatseats.com/General/positions.htm

The position you’re in when you fall asleep says a lot about you, if this web site is to be believed. Check it out and let me know what you think. For the record, I’m a foetus. (Now there’s a phrase I never thought I’d say in my life!)

This came via digg. Viking Direct is a UK stationery supply company. They’ve recreated movie scenes using office supplies. There are 20 movie titles to guess - see how many you can get right out of 20! My current score is 13 and I’m still trying…

URL: http://www.stationerymovies.com/

URL: http://www.petegoldlust.com/carvedcrayons.html

I saw this today on Digg and all I can say is “Wow!”. Check out the intricacies of what this guy does with regular Crayola crayons.

You’ve got to love the internet. No really, you do. Not in the same way that you’ve got to love Richard Branson for all his cool Virgin stuff (that Josh maintains he doesn’t have to love).. but I digress.. what am I blogging here?

I was surfing around aimlessly.. saw a neato video on the making of the Sony Bravia commercial with all the bouncing rubber balls (Check it out here, it’s a really awesome 3 minutes).. then I came across this - A guy called Mark Horowitz, who spent 7 days living in his new Nissan Sentra. The 2 minute video explains what he’s doing and the rules he’s living by.

From there, I surfed over to nissanusa.com to see what it was all about, which then linked me to http://7daysinasentra.blogs.com/, his blog site which is full of cool clips and funny video snippets. Seriously, check it out - I figured if I spent the past 20 minutes checking out this shit the least I could do was share it. And if you like, dislike, wish you could get those 3 minutes of your life back, whatever - feel free to comment and share the joy!

Check out Rob’s photoblog. He posts a picture a day, and it’s really well put together - simple, clean presentation with effective navigation. I like it a lot.

URL: http://eden.rbostyle.com/

Are you a nerd, a geek, or a dork?

URL: http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815

I took the test, and here’s my result:

Joe Normal
17 % Nerd, 17% Geek, 13% Dork

For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored less than half in all three, earning you the title of: Joe Normal.

This is not to say that you don’t have some Nerd, Geek or Dork inside of you–we all do, and you can see the percentages you have right above. This is just to say that none of those qualities stand out so much as to define you. Sure, you enjoy an episode of Star Trek now and again, and yeah, you kinda enjoyed a few classes back in the day. And, once in a while, you stumble while walking down the street even though there was nothing there to cause you to trip. But, for the most part, you look and act fairly typically, and aren’t much of an outcast.

I’d say there’s a fair chance someone asked you to take this test. In any event, fairly normal.