One of my favourite xkcd entries, improved: Someone gave it a happier ending 🙂 pic.twitter.com/QskUPzF9tu — Gleñ Matthews 🏳️🌈 🍑 (@GlenMaffews) February 13, 2019 [Via @amendlocke]
Author: John
Comfort food for readers of a certain age
Readers a decade or so younger than me may not recognise this beloved trio, but trust me: my generation spent much of the 1970s regarding content like this as sufficient justification for the TV License Fee all by itself, if ever we gave that topic much thought. [note]Not that we were responsible for paying the… Continue reading Comfort food for readers of a certain age
Before the smartphone
Coming soon (with any luck) to a screen near you: General Magic, A Documentary Feature: Judging by the trailer, John Sculley is not going to come out of this smelling of roses. General Magic, the upcoming documentary, is a tale of how great vision and epic failure can change the world. The film features members… Continue reading Before the smartphone
Standardised
Who knew there was an official standard that laid down the methodology by which dishwashers should be tested? Hold on to your hats: down the rabbit hole we go! God bless the manual writers who really overdo it. pic.twitter.com/1OkArc81w7 — David Wohlreich (@wallrike) January 16, 2019 “> [Via Retweet from @cstross]
Challenge Failed
Please, be sure to watch this right to the end. The soundtrack he’s playing while he psyches himself up is just exquisite! Leaving this right here pic.twitter.com/pIFFFo0UJJ — gascoigne (@serenjty) January 12, 2019
Memories
Not one but two announcements that remind me how long I’ve been playing round with this internet thing and how times have changed: And Baio confirms that this time it looks as if Suck.com’s content has finally been ousted from the domain where it lived when it was, truly, the best damn ‘zine on the… Continue reading Memories
Human gait
I wish I had sufficient money to be able to throw a bunch of it at the studio responsible for producing this kinetic sculpture and demand that they make me one too. [Via @Rainmaker1973, RT by @TomCoates]
Best Films of 2018
David Ehrlich’s latest annual medley of imagery from The 25 Best Films Of 2018 demonstrates once more that there’s plenty of good work out there every year, it’s just a question of how hard you have to look to find it. By virtue of this list being published towards the end of the calendar year,… Continue reading Best Films of 2018
“What do you mean you’re not willing to electrocute your cat? It’s a cat! It would do the same to you in an instant!”
John Scalzi shares a story of an encounter with Automated Customer Service in the not too distant future: Thank you for calling the customer service line of Vacuubot, purveyors of America’s finest automated vacuum cleaners! In order to more efficiently handle call volume, we rely on automated responses. To continue in English, press one. Para… Continue reading “What do you mean you’re not willing to electrocute your cat? It’s a cat! It would do the same to you in an instant!”
Professionalism
Note to self: if you’re going into business with David Heinemeier Hansson have all your ducks lined up and know what you’re doing. Because otherwise, he’ll end up calling you out for your failings online: […] Now I’ve ended up writing a long tirade, and I completely accept that some people might gag with summary… Continue reading Professionalism