Have you ever wondered how Monkey Island II might have looked if Bill Tiller - Curse of Monkey Island's lead background artist - had been let loose with a paintbrush six years earlier?
A heck of a lot like this (dead link removed) imagines 21 year old web developer, Jennifer Gleu from Hanover, Germany.
In cahoots with a handful of volunteer programmers and story-writers, Jennifer, or BlackBat as...
Friday, 15 July 2011
Twitterers' tweets are twaddle
The winners of the 161m EuroMillions jackpot were today identified as Colin and Chris Weir of Largs in Ayrshire, proving that paying attention to anything said on Twitter is strictly for the birds.
Largs is actually 500 miles from Clacton so I wouldn't even advise - dubiously anonymous Tweeters - to hold their breath waiting for a close guess rosette. As wild a suggestion as this is, next time, maybe...
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Why dead-tree newspapers need an unfollow button
Far more predictable than death and taxes is the likelihood of a story alluding to the opinion of some random, uninformed Tweeter featuring in commuter's choice (because it's free), the Metro newspaper.
Below is a prime example...
Does EuroMillions winner come from Clacton?
Twitter abuzz with rumours
Twitter...
Don't phone, it's just for fun
Is it just me or are the 'blink and you'll miss it' disclaimers you find sandwiching TV shows often more entertaining than the actual shows? This one is taken from the seminal episode of the Irish version of Dragons' Den.
That the producers have gone to the trouble of pointing out that "no offer is being made to or solicited from the viewing audience" suggests to me that in previous shows, someone,...
Saturday, 9 July 2011
Gesundheit
A lot like throwing up when you're exposed to the music of Justin Bieber, sneezing is inextricably acknowledged with a knee-jerk 'bless you'. The sneezer - for reasons which escape me - is expected to be so grateful they feel obliged to say thank you. If someone sneezes and you let it go without reacting...
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