March 06, 2006
Simevolution AKA Spore
Spore Gameplay Video - Google Video
Awesome awesome awesome. Will Wright does it again. This looks like it's going to be the timesuck of the decade.
February 20, 2006
February 18, 2006
A modern take on classic video games
Child's Play Part II from 1UP.com
EGM: Do you feel like you're in the middle of the Star Wars universe right now?
Everybody: No.
Parker: It feels like we're in some barely 3D universe.
Me: Awesome. The way all focus groups should be.
February 11, 2006
Commodore 64: The return.
Alright this made me laugh today. I opened up Opera this morning and went to the View menu, selected Style->User mode and then Nostalgia. Boom. Any web site is now instantly rendered a la Commodore 64 circa 1986. Glorious.
November 08, 2005
The sound of Pacman
CoinOpVideogames.com is a remarkably awesome site that offers sounds of classic video games recorded between 1982 and 1988. Solid gold.
October 19, 2005
Socialight launched!
Well - it's definitely been a long time coming, but Socialight, the location-based messaging system which I've been working for a while is now live! Yay! Yippee! Rejoice! Alright... what's even more staggering is that this blog is getting updated!
Technorati Tags: GPS, socialight, work
February 22, 2005
Buy your own government official!!
Or least his domain name with which you can make him your mouthpiece. When you think about it it's not all that dissimilar from actual American politics except that now you 0wn him. Read all about it here and pay using that handy Dropcash badge on your left.
August 31, 2004
I found Miss Yucki
Okay, well actually maybe not found... but a little bird whispered into my ear about this wonderful site which showcases the lovely Alba & equally lovely Kat's great custom toys, dolls and accessories. Somebody find them a distributor quick! Miss Yucki is pure concentrated silliness of the very best kind...
Currently bobbing my head to: Deck the House from My Way by Akufen
August 30, 2004
Muti Monsters
Alba has been making these cute little ugly dolls called Muti Monsters. This one was inspired by autopsy photographs. I don't think it has a name yet.
August 29, 2004
The Veg Fairy
This is the weirdest thing I've ever seen - Veg Fairy Roasted Eel, made by Vege One company from China. Their serving instructions deserve their own special place on the web, so here they are:
Cold Food:
After it is defrosted, and cut it into cube piece. Then, mating with favored sauces or mustard paste to get a special taste.
Hot Food:
After it is defrosted, and cut it into cube piece before oil frying. The eel piece will be shortened to be shortened to be available for the all ages.
Grilled Food:
After it is defrosted, and cut it into cube piece being grilled with oven or charcoal. It is most suitable for picnic.
Wish me luck... I'm about to cut it into cube piece and mate it with a favored sauce.
Currently bobbing my head to: Le Desir from Welcome Tourist by B. Fleischmann
UPDATE: Now I know why the Veg Fairy hasn't busted out into the picnic big league yet - eugh! Actually it was alright until I ate the entire packet. Now I feel sick.
August 08, 2004
I heart neologisms
I love words. I love new words. Neologisms tickle my fancy, float my boat and make me laugh and sing. Frankenwords, portmanteaus, newspeak. doublespeak, buzzwords, nadsat. I heart you all. Here's my top 5 for this week:
1. Ambient Calculus - a form notation used to describe and theorise about mobile systems. (via Wikipedia)
2. Nodishness - nodishness is about the boundary between the personal and the collective. (via headmap)
3. Portmanteau / frankenword - a word that is formed by combining two or more words. (okay, not strictly a neologism, but new for me - again via Wikipedia)
4. MoSoSo - acronym for Mobile Social Software. (via Wired Magazine)
5. Relationship - When two people decide to fall in love, usually resulting in lots of stuff for the woman, loss of bank account for the man. It could also end up in marriage.
August 05, 2004
Quote of the Day
(13:02:11) ChrisGetsTheGirl: I have a book of taxi-driver-quotations that Robyn gave me years ago...
(13:02:20) ChrisGetsTheGirl: My favourite is the one from some Arab dude:
(13:02:39) ChrisGetsTheGirl: "Bike messengers. They search for death."
July 30, 2004
At last - a Pizza Blog
One of the great things about living in NYC is the enormous numbers of pizza joints in the city - it seems like every three steps you take there will be a hole in the wall ejecting slices oozing with melted cheese and tomato sauce. The problem is, if you're new in town, it's fairly difficult to discover how to separate the merely average slice from the melt-in-your mouth thin crust goodness that can elevate you to a higher plane of existence for the few minutes it takes you to wolf it down. Until now that is, well, until now that I discovered Slice - the Pizza Blog. I remember Mark Argo telling me about this site when we went to go see the Will Ferrell / Ben Stiller / Owen Wilson-mafia flick Anchorman but was never motivated enough to find it until today. Ack. I'm drooling all over my keyboard, I'm running off to Muzzarella to grab a slice.