January 2008
twitter love →
thatgrumguy posted a photo:
everyone seems to love the new error screen…
Wil Wheaton Pwns The Bad Astronomer in Trek... →
“I blogged about the Trek teaser, aired before Cloverfield. [Wil] then emailed me, complaining about turbines on the warp nacelles — why do you need turbines in space? I decided to be a little snarky, and reply using a string of standard Star Trek tech babble, called treknobabble, which I totally made up on the fly…”
Tiki Bar's Johnny Johnny (Kevin Gamble) Saves... →
Today Kevin Gamble, also known as Tiki Bar TV’s “Johnny Johnny,” in an incredible act of heroism, saved a woman from an oncoming train in a New York subway. “The train is about 60 seconds away, so I immediately leap over the edge…So I haul her up on my shoulder, at which point she comes too, and I quickly get her back to the edge…”
WatchiPhone Special: Saturday Night Live
iPhone webapps don't suck! (lolcats on iphone) →
lolcats iphone webapp, because we bitch too much.
Its a what now? →
thatgrumguy posted a photo:
After getting a bit silly with the filesystem, i decided to reset my iPod touch and downgraded my firmware to 1.1.1….
But immediately afterwards, iTunes decided the iPod was an iPhone.
Strangely enough after a reboot, my iPod decided having an identity crisis was rather lame and promptly iPodified itself again.
Rock Lighter - Rock out with your iPhone →
Rock Lighter turns your iPhone into a ‘virtual lighter’ for use at rock concerts and wherever else virtual lighters come in handy.
1.1.3 iPhone Jailbreak is LIVE →
A splinter dev team led by iPhone hacker extraordinaire Nate True has just released its 1.1.3 jailbreak. This jailbreak provides a “soft upgrade” path for jailbroken 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 users. For right now, this jailbreak is limited to Windows users only, with a Mac release to follow shortly
Control 100 Marios with hand gestures →
A Japanese video showing Mario (then a lot of marios) being controlled by an eye-toy like device. With one of the best soundtracks ever featured on YouTube.
Watchreblogged from sarahlane
Heath Ledger is Dead →
According to News reports a few minutes ago, Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has just been reported as dead in NY.
No More LOL! →
Countless web users are misrepresenting themselves by typing LOL when they are NOT actually laughing out loud
January 30th is International Delete Your MySpace... →
PLease no more myspace… . We were just recently alerted here at Mashable that January 30th, just a few scant days away, is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day. Cory Geller sent us to a blog post by Simon Owens describing his growing disgust with the constant friend requests from the fembots
A virtual guitar for iPhone and iPod touch →
PocketGuitar is a virtual guitar for iPhone and iPod touch. You can even have guitar sessions with the songs in your iPod!
Cute Portal Weighted Companion Cube case mod →
It’s pretty safe to say that Portal was one of the best games released in 2007. For those of you who can’t get enough of it, Bit-Tech modder Wolverine has a treat for you. It’s time to work with your Weighted Companion PC - cake not included.
The iPhone’s long-missing two-pane email client →
Ryan Block reminds us of a Mail demo feature that has gone missing…
2007 Crunchies: The Winners →
The final results of the Crunchies have been announced over at TechCrunch.
Transperth - have you given up on advertising? →
Why is he smiling?
Do Transperth staff enjoy cleaning up graffiti?
So if graffiti is so bad..... →
thatgrumguy posted a photo:
WHY IS HE SMILING?
I don’t get it…
Maybe transperth is paying that guy “thousands of dollars” to clean up graffiti.
I’d be smiling too.
do not pass →
thatgrumguy posted a photo:
I walk over this footbridge almost twice a day. Now this god guy seems to want me to stop…
WatchPowerthirst from picnicface
Gizmodo officially banned from CES →
The Gizmodo staffer violated the terms of CES media credentials and caused harm to CES exhibitors. This Gizmodo staffer has been identified and will be barred from attending any future CES events. Additional sanctions against Gizmodo and Gawker Media are under discussion.
Facbook: Hasbro Tries To Shut Down 'Scrabulous... →
“Is Hasbro just a stupid Potato Head? Hasbro, the toy company that owns Scrabble, is trying to shut down Scrabulous, one of the most popular Facebook apps. Scrabulous lets you play an online version of Scrabble with your Facebook friends. The app. boasts 569,000 daily active user, ranking it No. 9. in all. The lawyers are loving it.
VHS AND Betamax? Awesuhmm! →
thatgrumguy posted a photo:
And who ever said Perth was behind the times?
This makes me proud to be an Australian →
thatgrumguy posted a photo:
Flashing plastic ice cubes.
Seconds of fun for that creepy uncle at family BBQs
Moments Before Cup Chicks - CollegeHumor video →
