Month of June, 2007

A great prank...

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[PICTURES] I didn
’t say actually having sex. I just said sex. All you have to do is have a sneaky sense of humor, access to signs and posters, and not give a shit about your job.

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I've been writing this for the past three months but with the launch of the iPhone in America later today it seems a good time to finish it. It's a sad fact that I can't live without a phone, its become like an item of clothing that I wouldn't dare leave the house without. I've had a phone for almost 10 years now ever since I got my orange brick - the Bosche 509e, since then I've had a range of phones and contracts but none of them have been perfect.

When I first went to university I thought it was time to grow up and leave my PAYG phone behind, I got a nice new Sony Ericsson k700i after seeing the advert in the Cinema the day before. It was one of the first generation phones to have a camera though unless the subject was well lit, not moving and reasonably close the picture quality was poor. Compared to my previous phone it was great and until the various parts on it started to break I was happy.

My next phone was a Nokia 6230i, feature wise it wasn't a huge upgrade but after the poor build quality of the Sony Ericsson I wanted a change. Compared to the k700i the 6230i had a different way of doing things, the menu structures were different, none of the options were where you expected and the camera equally sucked.

I had to wait another year before plunging into an 18month contract with T-Mobile for a MDA Vario. The Vario was a new league for me, it was a smart phone that looked sexy and had loads of functions. It had a full keyboard that would slide out under its huge screen. It was slightly bigger than my previous phones but still sat snugly in my pocket. Aesthetically it was perfect and that was the main reason I brought it.

Unfortunately in the shop I didn't spend enough time playing with the software on the phone, it was running Windows Mobile so had a huge number of features however everything run incredibly slow. Just when doing simple operations it would lag like opening a text message would take 5-10 seconds or when dialing a phone number you had to wait after hitting every button. In the end this made the phone so frustrating to use that I got my 6230i unlocked and I have been using that ever since. The Vario just sits in my car for my Sat Nav (I brought a cheap GPS receiver).

If the iPhone is to succeed it not only needs to look great but the software has to have a lot of functionality and be responsive otherwise people will just get frustrated. The iPhone has caused some of the most hype ever over the past few months, I was reading this morning that 1.5% of all Blogs have mentioned it in some way. Lets hope that all the hype is worth it and when we get the iPhone over here in the UK it will be worth buying!

You know that guy who's first in line at the 5th Ave Apple Store? Greg Packer? Turns out he's no Apple fanboy. No, he's an obsessive line sitter. He was the first person to see ground zero when the viewing platform opened, the first to sign the condolence book at the British consulate when Princess Diana died, and the first in line to

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We can stomach exploding choppers, secret agents and kung fu chefs, but every so often an action movie comes along with a scene so dumb, it defies belief – the moment that yanks you out of the film and has you muttering “Oh come on...” These are those moments of lunacy.

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A Japanese speed-eating champion's title could be at risk because he is suffering from an arthritic jaw.

In part one of my problem with DVD's post I talked about my frustration of buying a DVD then having to wait through 2 minutes of film about telling me of how I shouldn't steal the DVD I just brought.

It seems this bugs a lot of people from the emails I get and earlier today I stumbled upon this image:

Lets hope they will get the idea at some point that they can't treat their paying customers so badly.

There are more than a million films out there, here are 1,000 of the best.

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Can you believe that?! This brazilian model "lost" her belly button as the Playboy magazine editors were photoshopping her body curves. Say NO to photo retouching!!!

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There is only one thing..

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A hilarious idea: a mockup of how Facebook will look in 40 years, once the younger generation is playing bingo and having hip operations. Take a close look at the mini-feed.

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Look closely, very clever Apple team!

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Anyone can drop cash on spendy office gear, but it takes a little ingenuity to rig up your workspace just right with stuff you've already got around the house. Today's top 10 looks at a few dead easy do-it-yourself office projects that reduce clutter and organize the cables, gadgets and office supplies in your workspace.

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If the image has a link it will take you to a video/documentary about the history of the image.

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Watch your step.

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Oh so true.

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The 'group photo' is one of the most common types of images taken with digicams - yet it's also one of the most stuffed up ones - with people looking in different directions, people being cut off on the edges, the group being too far away, people blinking and more. Here's 12 tips on how to get a great group photo.

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"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo," is a grammatically correct sentence used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated constructs. It has been known to exist since 1972 when the sentence was used by William J. Rapaport, currently an associate professor at the University at Buffalo.

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Hilarious.

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Be the life of the part, or get the interest of that girl. These are the 20 most amazing magic tricks tutorial videos that you will find anywhere.

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Not getting any tonight? Well if you do what this guy did, you just might increase your chances significantly...

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Just see it. Funny, eh.

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A freaky and funniest style of designs in buses .

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The squirrel first ran into a house in the southern town of Passau, leapt from behind on a 70-year-old woman, and sank its teeth into her hand, a local police spokesman

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Shrewsbury Carnival is the yearly event where people stand on the backs of lorries and drive around the town centre. This years theme was the magical world of theatre. It helped bring together dance clubs, nurseries, schools, orchestras and local media.

The influence of many musicals were apparent such as Fame, Grease, The Lion King, Wizard of Oz and Snow white and the seven dwarfs. A lot of work went into decorating and preparing the floats and it was clear to see when they wee driving round town.
Here are a selection of photos taken on the day:

This local talent were performing the musical Fame.

These people weren't sure after all the rain we had been having whether it would flood again, fortunately they had sand bags. I'm sure I saw this man on Britain's got Talent this week?

It looked like the teachers had fun on this float.

This float was selling Viagra, as you can see we caught this man purchasing some.

This man made a better effort than I did to look like a robot.

These people had lost their lorry so decided to walk.

This year other attractions in the quarry included a fire engine, army trucks, inflatable dingy rescue boats and a helicopter that was later on show for everyone to watch take off.

We think this helicopter was recreating the 24 musical - the part where Jack Bauer hijacks the chopper to go kill all the terrorists and save his nephew whilst stopping world war three - all in one hour.

Photos thanks to Laura Askey.
For all the photos and high resolution copies view our set on Flickr.

Cancer is one of the most popular illnesses at present, why be left out? Why be one of the few that does not develop cancer? Here are a few tips and ideas to ensure that you are also included in the great cancer lottery!

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Our latest article is by guest writer Martin Weatherall about various ways to develop cancer through electro magnetic radiation.

It's been over three years since we last had a guest writer so I thought it was time we had some external content. I think your find it to be an interesting insight into the radiation emitted by common household items and how they intern can cause cancer.

You can read the full article on 21 ways to develop cancer.

A thirteen-year-old boy who became an elective mute at the age of three has spoken his first words for over a decade. Ben Grocock was just three-years-old when he threatened to stop talking if his parents brought him into hospital for a tonsillectomy. But he remained true to his word and didn't speak again for the next ten years.

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Need I say more...?

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Actress Jessica Alba says she is up for a one-night stand
—as long as the man leaves the next morning. She told Cosmopolitan magazine: "I just wanted to see what it was like to be with different people. I don't think a girl's a slut if she enjoys sex."

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The following article is by a guest writer Martin Weatherall, an advocate in the harmful effects of electro magnetic radiation (EMR). This article comes from his work detailing sources of EMR from dangerous antennas in the area of Woodstock Ontario. Having being effected by EMR himself Martin put together the following list of cancer causing points.

I was surprised just how many I get exposed to on a daily basis. "Cancer is one of the most popular illnesses at present, why be left out? Why be one of the few that does not develop cancer? Here are a few tips and ideas to ensure that you are also included in the great cancer lottery! RADIATION, RADIATION, RADIATION, it is simple, find a good source of non ionizing radiation, (the so-called 'safe stuff' – not the nuclear) and you have a great chance of getting cancer. You and your family may be lucky enough to develop some of the bonus illnesses, the new designer radiation illnesses, such as: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Autism, Fybromyalgia, Severe Allergies, Diabetes, Leukemia and Alzheimer's. You also may suffer old favorites such as Heart Attack, Stroke and Arthritis.

Here are some simple ideas to assist you to get cancer:

1. Use a CELL (mobile) PHONE, use it long and often, the high level of radiation being delivered to your head will provide you with a good chance of brain cancer.

2. Use a CORDLESS PHONE, another good source of radiation to cause brain cancer.

3. Get a DECT CORDLESS PHONE, this baby will not only radiate you when you are talking on it but will radiate your whole house twenty-four hours a day. This is a great way to get your entire family radiated. If you leave it next to your head while you are sleeping, it will be more effective. If you live in an apartment, you can radiate the people in the next unit. This is a real cheap way to do serious harm, no sign up fees, no monthly charges, and no charge for usage, just leave this in the charger; it will do the rest.

4. Attach a WiFi (wireless) system to your computer, it will radiate anyone using the computers in your home and may spread the radiation throughout the entire house. Just leave it turned on and forget about it, ill health should follow.

5. Cook with a MICROWAVE, you do not even have to stand close to the unit, it will cover the entire kitchen and a few other nearby rooms with radiation. You get the added bonus of destroying food nutrition at the same time, another help to cancer.

6. Drive a nice MODERN CAR with lots of gadgets and computerized equipment; drive it long distances for long periods of time. This will ensure that you are well covered in electro magnetic fields, another form of radiation that will harm your body. To make the car even more unhealthy, get a GPS system. If you then use a cell phone in the car, the radiation will bounce all around the interior and radiate you and the other occupants from all different directions. The cell phone will also power up to high power, in order to get transmission out of this 'metal box'.

7. When you sleep, have a CLOCK RADIO, BEDSIDE LIGHTS, TELEPHONE and EXTENSION CORDS near to the bed. This will ensure that you will be receiving a large amount of Electro Magnetic Radiation from the wiring and the appliances. This is a really good way of getting cancer because your body will not be able to recover and rejuvenate itself, as it should during sleep.

8. Use an ELECTRIC BLANKET, keep it turned on and plugged in. This radiates a very high source of Electro Magnetic Radiation through your entire body and should eventually cause some real damage.

9. Visit your MD, your doctor will probably advise you that there is no danger from these devices. You will probably be told that Health Canada and the World Health Organization think these devices are safe and there is more evidence that shows that they are safe than there is evidence, which shows those are causing cancer and very serious harm to health? This will give you a great false sense of security and you can get cancer without even worrying about it.

10. Get WIRELESS GAMES for the kids. This should keep them happy and radiated for many hours. They may even develop A.D.D. and you get the residue radiation.

11. Have a WIRELESS SECURITY SYSTEM. Radiate any burglars and your family.

12. Use a WIRELESS THERMOMETER and all kinds of other wireless devices.

13. Live near a LARGE TRANSMITTING ANTENNA. You will be well received.

14. If you have lots of property, invite cell phone companies to install a CELL PHONE MAST and antennas on your land, you get the house radiated, all your property and the neighbors too! Cancer and you get paid for it. Does it get any better?

15. Live near to HIGH POWER ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES, they should give you quite a great buzz.

16. Live near to a TRANSFORMER or an ELECTRICAL SUB-STATION, you can be the 'live-wire' of the area.

17. Work in an OFFICE ENVIRONMENT with WiFi, computers, electronic equipment wireless telephones and electrical wiring close to your body.

18. Work with POWER TOOLS such as power saws and electrical welding equipment. They cause very high electro magnetic fields. A new way of getting a 'buzz cut'.

19. Sleep near to a FUSE PANEL, DISTRIBUTION BOX. This is another great source of very high levels of EMFs. You will be empowered!

20. Spend lots of time at your KITCHEN SINK, you will probable get GROUND CURRENT ELECTRICITY. This may enter your house from the power utilities electrical distribution system and come in through the water pipes. It may pass through your body and deliver lots of dangerous high frequency radiation.

21 Get lots of X-RAYS and CT SCANS, this is the real heavy-duty radiation, known to cause serious damage in just seconds. Don't wait for your doctor to suggest x-rays.

There are lots more sources of Electro Magnetic Radiation that can help you to develop cancer. The best way is to combine several of these sources together. It is very easy to do because most modern homes have all or most of these serious pollutants easily available. Remember! - The more radiation the merrier and more chance of cancer!

You can also add to your chances of getting cancer by the old stand-byes, smoking, and air pollution and chemical pollution. Mixed with the radiation they should work great! Of course the opposite is also true! If you want to protect yourself from these dangers, start taking action to avoid exposure and tell others what they should avoid!" Relevant sites: www.powerwatch.org.uk www.electricalpollution.com www.mastsanity.org www.microwavenews.com www.healthharmemr.net

Ever wanted to see some of the women behind your favorite podcasts? Make sure you don't check this link out while at work, things could get awkward!

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2.5 million dollars later and Toronto's most famous landmark can now change colours.

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To say "they don't make 'em like that anymore!" would be one hell of an understatement. This movie has it all... Schwarzenegger in his prime, plenty of sci-fi action, gobs of blood, mutants, one-liners galore and a great story to top it all off. So sit back, relax and enjoy your virtual vacation on Mars. Any of you Quaids got a Smint?

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For windows users who don't know this, Safari makes one hell of a porn browser. It has a mode called "Private Browsing". It was orignally for entering secret information like credit cards because it doesn't store cookies, history, or any other thing. This is the perfect porn browser to use for your uhh.. "needs". And no one will ever find out =).

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Ever wanted to see what your car would look like if a dummy drove it into a wall? Admit it, you think about it when you get a lousy trade-in price. Thankfully, there's the Consumer Reports Crash Test videos, where you can see how your car will hold up against things like short concrete walls and other typical objects found along a highway.

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Title says it all.

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Uh-oh!

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I feel that if you sit under this table and rub your legs against this the wrong way, you're going to get stabbed.

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Top tips on how to keep your identity safe from prying eyes and keep out unwanted visitors.

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The Burj Dubai will be the world's tallest tower and the centerpiece of the Gulf regions most prestigious urban development to date. Damn how much money does Dubai have. A couple of island groups, a rotating building and underwater hotel. I just just know on this one, I want to own the "Oxygen Bar" on the top floor.

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Click and drag up or down with your mouse to zoom in & out.

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My most recent trip has been to Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt for a week with Dave. Egypt has a population of around 65million most of which live around the Nile valley, our resort was six hours drive away at the edge of the Sinai peninsula on the Red Sea. The area is famous for all year sun and is one of the top ten diving locations in the world because of the coral reefs and diverse tropical fish.

The Egyptian flag.

Day 1

Our first day mainly consisted of the flight which was uneventful. When getting off the plane you really notice the heat for the first time, at first I thought it was from the jet engine but you then realise that the normal temperature. When we got to the hotel we noticed it was in the centre of the resort - Naama bay, we thought Jackpot and hit the local bars.

Food was very cheap compared to the UK, even at the more commercial places like KFC, Pizza Hut and the Hard Rock Cafe a meal would be about half what you would expect in the UK. Alcoholic drinks on the other hand were very similar in price to the UK mainly because they have to import all their alcohol and they can rip us tourists off.

Day 2

The second day was Dave's birthday and we started by booking some excursions for later in the week. The rest of the day we burnt round the pool before heading out for food and drink.

Keeping in with Egyptian culture we ate in the Hard Rock Cafe, here we are with a couple of the staff.

The majority of the locals were from Cairo as most of the area around Sharm is just desert. It was in the Hard Rock Cafe that I made my finest achievement on the holiday. I met a couple from Kazakhstan, after some small talk about the slow service we started to discuss the major cultural achievements of Kazakhstan, the main one of course being Borat. They did not seem amused however we came to the amicable conclusion that the joke was on the Americans in the film. Unfortunately I did not manage to get a picture with them.

We visited one bar called Little Budda which seemed a little ironic considering Egypt is an Islamic state. It had a giant Budda and played chilled out music and served cocktails.

Day 3

With a relatively small hangover we went on our first excursion Camel riding! We had been speaking to various people the day before about it and were told that it was not a nice experience however this was not going to stop us on our grand adventure into the desert!

Some of the locals guided our Camels, I found it interesting how they dressed like sand people. It's amazing how far some people go to be like their favourite Star Wars characters, I would have brought my light saber if I had of known.

I managed to fit right in with my dress sense. After riding the camel for about 30minutes my balls turned into sultanas they have still not yet recovered.

Some of the locals prepared some food for us, they cooked the bread on an open fire and the rest of the food in a microwave.

After dinner they did some light entertainment, this man squeezed one out while the others cheered and clapped him on. Not wanting to be put off by this strange culture I joined in.

While I couldn't understand what they were singing they mentioned the Allah after most words. We danced until late with our new found brothers before going to bed.

Day 4

On day four we got to go snorkelling, I had never done this before so was excited about seeing lots of fish.

We went snorkelling somewhere here, unfortunately I did not have an underwater camera :-(.

In the evening we went for drinks in a bar half way up the hill, they couldn't afford proper chairs so we sat on the floor. I hadn't done this since infant school so decided to meditate on it.

Day 5

In Pizza Hut in Egypt you have to arm wrestle the staff for food, Dave lost.

Fortunately he won the boxing match.

I wish they did this in the U.K.

Day 6

On the evening on the sixth day we went Quadbiking into the desert. This was not a normal track and we literally drove out into the desert to watch the sunset. It was a great experience and well worth doing!

Derka Derka.

This was taken while I was driving and trying to steer with one hand.

Day 7

This friendly man was the pharmacist and helped Dave with his sun burn. He was a strict Muslim and we spent a couple of hours chatting to him about our different cultures.

Outside our hotel was a KFC, Pizza Hut, Hard Rock Cafe and TGI Fridays. We made sure we sampled each one. KFC and Pizza Hut food tasted better over there. In KFC the chicken was less salty and in Pizza Hut the Pizza's seemed less greasy.

This was the temperature at midnight!

Day 8

On the final day we packed up and went home but not without doing some shopping.

We went into one shop and half the staff were asleep (well at least I think they were staff and I think they were asleep). We were told the bottle on the right had the Arabic sign for CK One on - strange I thought it was the sign for piss in a bottle. We didn't buy anything and moved on.

I really enjoyed Egypt and would go back again while it is still a cheap destination. I think May time was the perfect time to go as it was hot but not too hot and the resort was not over busy.

All the photos taken from my trip can be found on Flickr.

Meet Jo, a sexy babe masquerading as a plumber at the Kohler website
—but we think she's a sultry little temptress. "Flushing is fun," she coos. "Pick an item." I got your item, right here. We're in love.

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Words will not explain the need for something like this, other than use in Star Wars conventions

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From the guy who brought us the 715 megapixel picture of Sydney comes a 1000 megapixel picture of Chicago at night. See how far you can zoom in!

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Very cool clock that I can't wait to use with the new widget feature in Leopard.

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A guy attaches a camera to his cat to see what it gets up to all day.

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The gigantic red switch looks more like a mushroom straight out of Super Mario. It can be connected easily using two wires and can be activated in any direction. To get rid of the blue screen of death all you have to do is hit it with something (like, a fist).

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Use your mouse to aim and shoot the red balls and knock the yellow balls off the board. Remove all the yellow balls from the board before the red balls are eliminated, and you'll advance to the next level.

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It was just six inches. That was what made the difference at 4:40 a.m. yesterday as Gilberto Cantu, a truck driver from Texas, approached the New Jersey entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel in his big rig, loaded with bathtubs, toilets and plumbing fixtures. The truck was 13 feet 6 inches high. The tunnel has a height limit of 13 feet...

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LOL !

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