May 2011
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Only idiot Mac users get malware infections
Commenter ‘ChattyJezz’ on TUAW:
Macs very rarely get viruses, there is 7 known viruses that have in the past effected the Mac community and we ned to keep in mind that on this occasion it was not a virus it was malware/spyware that caused this attack and also stupidity from users.
For those stupid enough to click on a link that they don’t know of its origin then have to...
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Marina Hyde: "The Ryan Giggs story was not run...
Marina Hyde writes about Ryan Giggs, affairs, and superinjunctions for the Guardian:
Enron, WorldCom, Madoff Securities, Lehman Brothers, Ryan Giggs PLC. And so it is that another name is added to the fraudsters’ roll of shame, the list of glorified thieves who … I’m sorry. Which of us has the strength? Of all the nauseating aspects of L’Affaire Giggsy – and...
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Ken Levine: "Being in a hit multi-camera show is...
Comedy writer Ken Levine (the one who wrote Cheers, not the one who wrote Bioshock) talking about Hugh Grant’s decision to turn down Two And A Half Men because it would be too tiring:
Here’s the typical work schedule: First day – table reading. You have to be at the studio at 11. No prep is necessary. Just show up, read the script out loud. In theory, you’re supposed to start rehearsing...
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UK console game trade-in: how to get the best...
You often see lengthy threads about how to get the best value for second hand console games on gamer forums (for example, see Eurogamer), but surprisingly few attempts to be more systematic about comparing the prices across different companies that will buy your old games. I did something like this in 2008 on my old blog and, surprisingly, it still gets Google hits today despite being a very weak...
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Comedy through synchronicity
Today, I received two separate letters from Pam Wilson, head of credit card services for the AA. I have a Visa card with them with a small amount of leftover balance I haven’t yet saved enough to clear.
The first said:
As a responsible lender, we’re required to remind you that you have only made the minimum payment on your account for at least six months. Don’t worry - your...
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“Now I’m going to do that internet-unfriendly thing I try to do every so often,...”
– This made me snort, amongst other great quips in the source article. This is from Your New TV Ruins Movies by Stu Maschwitz, a superb piece explaining how factory settings on TVs are actually awful, why you should change these settings (and turn off those hideous 100Hz frame-interpoloation things),...
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“If you properly shuffle a deck of cards, in all likelihood, the resulting deck...”
– All comments on Russell Dicker’s answer to What are some of the most mind-blowing facts? - Quora
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But I Don't Play Video Games! Don't Worry. Portal... →
I know you’ve been curious about video games for a little while now. And how could you not be? People around you talk about them all the time.
Furthermore, I know you have great taste—you and I have had some really involved conversations about the dense storytelling of The Wire, the crazy awesomeness of Michael Chabon, and why Memento is so much better than Inception. Clearly, you get it....
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Portmeirion village
On Sunday, Danielle and I visited Portmeirion village, in north-west Wales (official site, Wikipeida page) — which is mostly famous as being used extensively by cult 60s British TV show The Prisoner.
It’s a very strange place. Designed by architect Clough Williams-Ellis over fifty years in a supposedly Italinate style, it was supposed to show how it is possible to create buildings...
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