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Posts Tagged ‘Geek’

I don’t want an iPad

Today I found myself browsing my local Apple Premium Reseller investigating my options for a new laptop (I am in the market for a Macbook Pro, for reasons that will eventually become clear) when I noticed they had the new Apple iPad on display. Eager to find out whether my well-know negative preconceptions were justified, [...]

LHC

As the test firing of the Large Hadron Collider commenced at about 0930BST this morning, certain cretinous people around the world prepared for the end of the world as the care-free scientists of CERN played god with science. They didn’t destroy the world of course, the fact you are reading this now proves it. And don’t get all [...]

Web Browsers, why can’t we just get along?

I’ve been busy adding some of the older World of Me content to the new blog. I’ve had to be selective about what I add as I have yet to set up any sort of image gallery (most of the old content is picture heavy) and, more importantly, some of my existing writing seems to have [...]

Blue Skies

Back in November, UK:Resistance launched their Blue Sky In Games campaign: Tired of guns, gangstas and grey skies, UK:Resistance made the following demands of video game developers: Change everything that’s grey into blue. From now on, everyone wears red shoes. Make everything happen at midday or sunset. Replace gun textures with banana textures. Turn all cars into [...]

Nintendo Gamecube

Today I ventured into the murky depths of Swindon town centre with the sole aim of buying myself a Nintendo Gamecube. As I had decided not to pre-order a console with any specific retailer, I checked the deals at various  retail outlets in order to find myself the best price. The main retailers such as Dixons and HMV had [...]