Archive for the ‘Humour’ Category

How much would Ghana miss Essien?

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

According to BBC Sport… not that much.

A screenshot of BBC sport page, with a missing story (no content) about Ghana missing Essien.

(thanks to Gavin Harris for the lead)

The must-have product of 2010

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Introducing… the global warming rug.

A white rug in the shape of a small sheet of ice, with a polar bear on it.

(via 25 Ridiculous Inventions at elistmania.com, referred by John C Dvorak)

BBC, we have a problem

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

No fair.

A BBC quiz page, where the correct option was chosen (about what Jim Lovell actually said on Apollo 13), but the quiz said I got it wrong.

(In case it’s not clear, I did in fact select Option 3.)

Incidentally, I don’t think it’s “Housten” in Option 2. QUALITY CONTROL!

Twofacedbook

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Yes, I’m feeling grumpy this afternoon. (Incidentally, the ‘w’ in twofacedbook took ages, and I’m still not happy with it.)

The normal 'What's on your mind?' text is crossed out, and instead it says 'how great do you want your life to appear to friends?'

Update: one more. Then I’m going to go gorge on comfort food.

Pokes: Mike has poked you, because you're not important enough in his life to write to. Slap mike or ignore.

Apple and Flash: an analogy

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Apple wants to kill Flash the same way you want to kill the wasp that’s flying around the fruit bowl. You don’t hate the wasp per se, you just don’t want to get stung by surprise whilst serving the cantaloupe.

How to post your iPad forum comment

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Flow diagram of iPad commenters, and their likely comments.

Losing your job in style

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

If you’re going to lose your job, what better way to do it than as described in this BBC article:

“A Bulgarian official has been sacked after being caught milking a virtual cow on the hugely popular online farming game, FarmVille.”

How the BBC’s advertising reaches millions

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

BBC website promoting their advertising:

BBC Reaching Millions website, with no content but a 'Flash' logo on a black background due to Flash blocker.

Well, I guess they’re reaching the millions who can use Flash and don’t block it.

You know. Those millions.

I feel bathed in the inclusivity of their approach.

When handwriting recognition goes wrong

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

So I wrote “yo ho ho and a bottle of rum”, and Inkwell’s (OS X) handwriting recognition translated it as “Go hobo and a bottle of rum”. An interesting social comment, but not quite what I was after.

Introducing: Google Buzz Lightyear

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Buzz Lightyear saying "I'll share your contacts... to infinity, and beyond!"