Zero Punctuation reviews SSB:B (NSFW)
I do enjoy this game, but this is great. Other good ZP includes Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Super Paper Mario and Mario Galaxy. (Hell, they’re all good)
The End of the Internet.
My grandmother was sent this link in an email and got so confused that she called me…
Remember the good old days when it was Thefacebook? Sadly, this is the first version of Facebook available in the Wayback Machine. There were a couple of revisions before this though. I remember when it was only Ivies who could sign up. That seems like a weird concept now.
EDIT: Will remembers for me why I couldn’t find facebook.com any earlier than Aug 2005. It was thefacebook.com back then.
“ Facebook was named the second most popular thing among undergraduates, tied with beer and sex and only ranked lower than the iPod. ”
Pixars iPod-like heroine
Apparently Johnathan Ive helped design Eve from Pixar’s upcoming Wall-E. (via DF)
“ Note to Tumblr: if you use the Tumblr bookmarklet on a Tumblr post, it should work like a reblog. ”
That’s actually a brilliant idea. Hey Tumblr folk, let’s make it happen!
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Everyone here is fat and looks the same.
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I feel like I’m in a different country.
”Marco in Fat Ohio
Welcome to the Midwest. As sad as it is, I recognize this every time I go home now. Not that Ithaca, NY is the most diverse place in the world, but it looks like a freaking UN meeting compared to Cleveland, OH.
Can’t wait for NYC.
Mocks Aren't Stubs
A must-read if you test your write code.
“ I’ve always felt I’d be more comfortable with the Law of Demeter if it were called the Suggestion of Demeter. ”
Martin Fowler in Mocks Aren’t Stubs
I don’t get it. Why a FAIL? My mop dog looks like that, and he’s awesome!
There is something strangely satisfying about seeing one of your posts get reblogged. Kudos to whoever at Tumblr came up with that idea.
When the Rain Comes – Third Day
Such a pretty, pretty song.
“ When you’re sweating for hours over a tiny detail, stop and ask yourself, “Is this really worth the amount of time I’m spending on it?” If not, declare “good enough” and move on. ”
Workaholics fixate on inconsequential details
SvN tends to be a little too much noise these days, but there is still the occasional gem in there.
