Category Archives: Teh Interwebs
A poor show from the Guardian
As I noted on Thursday, yes, there was some hostility in the many, many responses to the first and only entry in Max Gogerty’s short-lived travel blog for the Guardian… but reading Andy Pietrasik’s response and this editorial follow-up from … Continue reading
Guardian readers display a lack of interest… and not a little hostility
Max, 19, hits the road. Web users, of varied age, hit Max. (via) Check the comments. It’s his first day out and it’s all over. UPDATE (18 Feb) – Get your Monday-morning update, people.
Someone doesn’t understand the meaning of ‘respect’…
WJZ Baltimore – Officer Suspended After Appearing In YouTube Video: A 17-year veteran of the Baltimore police force has been suspended with pay pending an internal investigation of his actions involving a 14-year-old skateboarder at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Baltimore Sun … Continue reading
A long list of land grabs
What are the odds, do you think, of this Blogger profile being the work of someone in the PR industry?
Vote for Mr Splashy Pants
Why? Because Greenpeace has a whale-naming competition and ‘Muhammad’ isn’t an option. UPDATE – Hahahahaha! Having just voted, I can now see that ‘Mr Splashy Pants’ in waaaaay out in front with 73% of the vote.
Tim Ireland: Facebook
If you ever encounter a profile in Facebook using the name ‘Tim Ireland’, it’s not mine. In a measure that’s long overdue (and prompted by Justin’s decision) I’m parting company with Facebook today. Originally, it was one of the most … Continue reading
2girls1cup (aka cupchicks): a guide for the unwary
Tch… It had to happen; goatse and other shock sites have lost their shock value. Instead, people are now flocking to a shockingly shocking shocker of a shock site that goes by the name ‘2girls1cup’. It’s hosted at 2girls1cup.com (and … Continue reading
Andrew Quah: wah-wah-wahhhhh
Just when you thought that no-one could possibly compete with Grant Shapps in the ‘most excruciating online foul-up followed by poorest excuse’ category… Ladies and gentlemen, we have a wiener! Herald Sun – Family First reels over porn scandal: Andrew … Continue reading
Kalluri Vaani (Have you been high today?)
Crazy Indian Video… Buffalaxed! (link via) The original is Kalluri Vaanil by Prabhu Deva Sundaram. An actual video-based translation complete with links to MP3s (warning:untested) can be found here. And now, in the interests of cultural balance, I demand that … Continue reading
The Andrew Meyer Tasering incident
BBC – Stun gun used during Kerry debate: University of Florida police used a stun gun on a student taking part in a forum with former presidential candidate John Kerry. Andrew Meyer was questioning Senator Kerry on why he did … Continue reading
