Jackass goes Japanese.

There’s something strangely simple yet profound about this person’s video of himself. An illustration of first principles perhaps.  Thanks to makezine for the heads-up.

PETA hubris

This is about the most ridiculous, misguided, pathetic attempt to interest people in caring for animals. PETA once again illustrates why most intelligent people of the world regards them as raving lunatic vegetarians. In fact,  I challenge you to look at the site and try to figure out a) who its aimed at and b)what it hopes to achieve.

venomous mammals

Apparently there aren’t all that many of them. Here’s a new one. Its a fascinating thought though. I’d love to see its teeth.

And in other news, it seems that hunting from helicopters is a fiddly business in Siberia. Especially when the chopper crashes and one has to explain a number of corpses of endangered Argali sheep.

Steady as she goes

There’s something delightfully anti-consumer about undertaking complex hacks in one’s kitchen. Planning to take your high-def camera offroad? Why not build yourself a device for smooth panning from some bits ‘n pieces….

word-up y’all

Language is the enemy, or at least some would have it so…

workaround for stale biscuits

I don’t have a toaster at home. So do not feel contrained by the conventional / prescribed uses of these things.

Today I found that stale biscuits can perch perfectly on top, bridging the gap where usually you would insert bread. Then the thing pops and the biscuits are marvellously warm and delectable once more. its important to turn them every now and then.

then once back in the office, one can place them on the spine of a notebook, so as to make use of it as a cooling rack, thereby avoiding the dreaded soggyness that comes with laying warm biscuits on a non-aerated surface…

Technorati : biscuits, office warriorship

Friday night epiphany

After some introspection I have learnt new things about myself.. one of them being the following:

novel stuff

its not too late to start writing your novel… and remember: quantity not quality counts.

http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/whatisnano

hubristic woman

Palin is fair game for conservationists, so I don’t feel bad about doing this.

follow this link, and click on the door multiple times… clicking on the light switch is quite funny too.

Frank Sinatra

“I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day.”

Frank Sinatra