Metal detecting is apparently the world’s worst hobby. I would have suggested bird watching fit that bill – but the results are in… Or so Slate says anyway…
About two percent of the problem with metal detecting as a hobby comes from having to lug the metal detector around with you.
Now you don’t have to. You can wear them on your feet…
And they look really stylish too – you can wear them to parties – who knows what you might pick up…
Christmas is just around the corner. Shops are setting up their displays, playing Christmas Carols and being generally annoying.
If I was going to set up a nativity scene in my house – or anywhere actually – I would totally consider this minimalistic set designed by German Oliver Fabel (and available, apparently, in both English and German)…
That’s cool right? But where’s the dragon from Revelation 12. We need an extra block… here’s a photoshop nativity I did for a sermon on Revelation 12 last December.
Fred Lebain takes photos of city scenery. Prints them out on large sheets of paper then takes the photo back to the scene and takes another photo…
There are more of these at Design Bloom. I like them. A lot.
No, not Pizza pockets… those are an entirely different, and entirely less awesome thing…
Dominos has just launched its iPhone application allowing you the power to order pizzas from your phone… oh wait… we’ve always had that power.
But now, we don’t have to talk to people, and that can only be a good thing… here’s a screenshot…
After sales follow up is really nice. I like when a company cares.
I would, however, limit this after sales service to one form of contact in the first week – and then perhaps a follow up call a few months down the track.
A phone call, an SMS and an email is probably overkill.
It’s as true for churches as it is for mechanics (and guys chasing a second date).
Don’t be too nice, or too keen to see me again. You’ll only freak me out.
I have been meaning to post this since reading Ben’s reflections on blogging. I’ve noticed that a lot of people I know start blogs (and I get really excited). And then the blog dies. After about a week. Mine didn’t. So here are my tips.
I’m going to turn this into a little series and expand on each idea during the week. In the meantime, share your tips in the comments.
My lovely wife turned 25 yesterday. An alarming number of people (six) wished her a happy birthday on her Facebook profile expressing a hope that I had “spoiled” her…
Now, I don’t buy into the whole “spoiling” thing. I think I treat Robyn with due specialness all year round…
But I did “spoil” her. With an almost surprise high tea party organised at the last minute after she told me quite clearly a week in advance (after having previously told me that she didn’t want anything) that she still didn’t want a party, but that if she did, she’d like it to be a high tea.
Thanks to those who brought stuff. I would have photos to post had I remembered that I owned a camera – and had I not been churning out the coffees and hot chocolates and making sure children didn’t trample our turtles.
Since I didn’t have a camera with me here’s an old photo.
Ever wondered exactly what you were seeing when you were playing Space Invaders as a child… well. Here you go. A behind the scenes look at the alien space craft…
Rule number one in the joy flight manual should be “don’t touch the controls”.
Let this guy’s mistake be a lesson for all of us…
“The man, a civilian joyriding with his air force pilot friend, accidentally grabbed the eject lever while trying to brace himself.
He was instantly fired through the aircraft’s perspex canopy and blasted 320ft (100m) into the sky by the rocket-powered chair.
He then floated down to the ground with a parachute that opened automatically.
Experts said he was lucky to escape unharmed from the bizarre accident last week in South Africa.
Air Force bosses scrambled a helicopter to pick him up after the blunder near Langebaanweg airfield, 80 miles north of Cape Town.
The yellow-and-black eject levers are fitted as standard in the jets to allow pilots and their passengers to escape in the event of an emergency. It only needs to be pulled 2.5cm to activate two rockets attached to the chair.”
I have lots of ideas for stupid inventions – so I can totally sympathise with the creators of this YouTube series…
Here are some great stupid inventions…
Watching Australia play the West Indies is one of the only cricketing experiences that isn’t better in a comfortable couch with a big screen.
It’s better live. And it’s better live for one reason, and one reason alone. Steel drums.
But now you can watch the cricket from the comfort of your lounge with your own set of finger drums to keep things dialed to “chillaxed mon”…
So. Picture this. You’re a closet Billy Ray Cyrus fan, but you’re also a professional in a serious office. A surprise concert is announced… but you’ve got no mullet… what do you do?
Don’t panic. You can just order one of these caps with a built-in mullet to get your trailer trash on…
So, how bout this new design…
Any comments?
Any obvious glitches?
The new logo was drawn by Ben back when I picked my new name… I like it. He has kindly given me permission to use it.
A Chinese farmer has taken fruit moulding to new heights with these Buddha shaped pears.
” This year, he harvested more than 10,000 baby-shaped pears and sold them for the equivalent of £5 each.
Gao said: “I noticed people were selling shaped water melons for a good price, so I thought of doing something similar with my pears.
“It was more difficult than I expected. You have to test when the best time is to put the moulds on the pears is, and when to take them off again.”
