Archive for April, 2005

Microsoft Unstandardisation

Tuesday, April 26th, 2005

26/04/2005 00:44:24 nickster if(monday)nuke(); dude, it’s borking here…
26/04/2005 00:44:33 nickster if(monday)nuke(); maybe it’s me and Firefox? could it be???
26/04/2005 00:44:37 if(monday)nuke(); nickster wow, gay shit - you using ie?
26/04/2005 00:44:40 if(monday)nuke(); nickster NO
26/04/2005 00:44:44 if(monday)nuke(); nickster […]

UK Gamers Screwed By Games Industry

Tuesday, April 26th, 2005

Why is it that US more often than not gets release dates for hardware and games BEFORE the UK?
cases in point:
- Sony PSP, 9 months delay
- Forza, driving game on xbox, 2 week delay
For gamers, and especially for multiplay gaming, the time of release is critical. You go online as a UK player these […]

Fridge Magnet Simulation

Monday, April 25th, 2005

Go here now!
http://web.okaygo.co.uk/apps/letters/flashcom/index.htm

A shared interactive fridge door with magnetic letters to either collaborate with others or to nick their letters Lots of fun and a brilliant social experiment - like a human antfarm…
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(local nickster.com version at : http://www.nickster.com/fridgemagnets/letters.swf)

300 Baud JPEGs?

Friday, April 22nd, 2005

Just been referred to a hi-res pic on Flickr and on my 512mbps line it’s taking a little while to come down, line by line. Reminds me of waiting on 300/300 baud BBSes all those years ago…the more things change, the more they stay the same…
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Bad Apple

Monday, April 18th, 2005

Quoting from Apple’s website in reference to their Aqua desktop: “Looks Great, Makes You Look Great”.
Now unfortunately I can’t allow myself to ever buy an Apple, no, not even that cheap cute little mini. Why? Because anyone who buys a computer because it “makes you look great” is exactly the kind of user […]

The L33t Prayer

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005

amused my little brain:
Our Father, who 0wnz heaven,
l33t be thy h4×0r handle.
May all our base someday be belong to you!
May j00 0wn earth just like j00 0wn heaven.
Give us this day our warez, mp3z, and pr0n through a phat pipe.
And cut us some slack when we act like n00b lamerz, just as we teach n00bz […]

Bowing down to Banksy

Monday, April 4th, 2005

Banksy rules - I’m constantly seeing more and more of his work around London. Once you’ve seen one, you’ll see thousands. What a guy.
Anyhow, what prompted this was a brilliant quote taken from his site:
“Just because we don’t care, doesn’t mean we don’t understand”
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