I always enjoy a nice quirky eBay listing. Something to make you chortle. Well, recently @Its_Death Tweeted a link to a good one. Due to an increase in running costs in these times of financial hardship, the decision has been taken to put the entire universe up for auction. At 13.7 billion years old, it [...]
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FOR SALE: The Universe
Posted: 22nd June 2011 by Age in Interesting DiscoveriesTags: eBay, The Universe
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#FollowFriday – The Twitter Stalker Toolbox
Posted: 22nd June 2011 by Age in Interesting DiscoveriesTags: #ff, Follow Friday
Ok, so I’ll freely admit that I was Googling myself when I discovered this – don’t act like you’ve never done it, but I found it interesting enough to share. For those of you that know Twitter, you’ll know that “Follow Friday” is the tradition where, every Friday (if you can be bothered) you recommend [...]
Roast Dinner? In a box?
Posted: 15th June 2011 by Age in Interesting DiscoveriesTags: Roast in a box
Some things in life take you by surprise. Last week one of my colleagues said there was a place nearby that did ‘roast dinner in a box’. In a box? I thought. Hardly sounds amazing. To prove me wrong 3 of them went out at lunch and got one each. The office smelled frustratingly amazing [...]
Chrome book – the future of notepads and the web?
Posted: 9th June 2011 by Age in Interesting DiscoveriesTags: chromebook, google
Pretty fancy stuff. I have to say, I’ve been doing a little digging and I’m almost sold on the new Google ChromeBooks. I have a real love/hate relationship with Google. They know too much. But they also offer awesome, clever products that make our lives easier. Gmail, Android, constantly updated Google search, Google maps, Google [...]
Pound pinching with thetrainline.com
Posted: 24th May 2011 by Age in Interesting DiscoveriesTags: saving money, £££
I’m just about to start a new job which requires an hours worth of commuting on the train. This is fine, as I’ll happily blog, tweet and game the time away. However, the cost is rather a pain. Monthly season passes directly from National Express are priced at around £350 a month. If I bought [...]
Humans.txt
Posted: 10th May 2011 by Age in Interesting DiscoveriesTags: http://www.google.com/humans.txt
You’ve got to love Google. They’ve got a good sense of humour, even with serious things like hiring new staff. Google.com/humans.txt currently contains this little nugget which would appeal to geeks out there… Google is built by a large team of engineers, designers, researchers, robots, and others in many different sites across the globe. It [...]
I am a criminal – but so are you (probably)
Posted: 28th April 2011 by Age in Interesting DiscoveriesTags: crime, police, speeding
2011 has been a year to remember. All sorts of horrible (and good) stuff has happened this year – it’s enough to make a man cry. You’ve all heard my most recent news (baby) but you might not have heard this. In March, while returning from The Streets gig in Norwich, I was caught speeding [...]
BRINK – clever, appealing gaming?
Posted: 25th April 2011 by Age in Interesting DiscoveriesTags: BRINK, gaming
BRINK is about to be released on Steam. I have to admit to pre-ordering it, something I rarely do. I used my Ciao.co.uk money and I hope it wasn’t wasted. BRINK has, by all accounts, been rather a sleeper. I’d not heard anything at all about it until recently. Then I saw a video or [...]
E-mail without a keyboard – Google’s April fools
Posted: 1st April 2011 by Age in Interesting DiscoveriesTags: Gmail motion
Every year, we sit back and enjoy the pranks and jokes that come with April fools. This year, the team at Google came up with a right corker – Gmail Motion. A new ‘technology’ currently in beta, Gmail Motion tracks your physical motions and turns them into “actionable commands”. Watch this video for the hilarity [...]
Washing machine + brick
Posted: 31st March 2011 by Age in Interesting DiscoveriesTags: brick, washing machine
Oh, the internet…You’ve got to love it.