XKCD’s take on the craziness of Microsoft’s ability to analyse waiting time.
It’s much like calling the RACQ – which I had to do last week after leaving my headlights on for a day.
Category: Curiosities
Guestimate
Graphical truth
GraphJam is awesome. And it appears that it has been overtaken by acerbic Christian wits and journalism graduates… such is the level of cynicism displayed by these posts…
For those who fold
Some are folders, some are scrunchers, some are readers…
Here’s one for the folders out there (via bookofjoe)…
And one for the readers (also from bookofjoe)
A horror novella printed on toilet paper… a few times over, so that you can pick up where you leave off…
Then there’s one for the “artistic”… from an Australian company called Crumpler… also via bookofjoe…
If none of these excite you you can always print your own (also from bookofjoe).
Plushman
Pacman memorabilia is a dime a dozen. But plush pacman toys that will run around your floor are all too rare. You can buy the yellow guy here…
You can get the ghosts too – and it doesn’t come down to your ability…
You can just purchase them here…
Fail to a T
FailBlog is mostly funny. Sometimes it’s not. This time it’s Mr T awesome.
Horrorble Shirt
Zombies are scary. They eat brains. According to Shaun of the Dead they can’t be killed by your old record collection – even if you play them U2/
Resident Evil is a computer game series (and movie series too). It’s about zombies.
Right, we’re on the same page… here’s a new (and awesome) Resident Evil t-shirt.
It’s free for people playing a demo of a game at a comic convention – that’s so many combinations of nerdness that it’s barely worth it. But the shirt is clever.
Pyramid of Geezer
So, I have a proposition I’d like to make publicly to Ben (of Vanishing Point fame)…
The title of this post would make a good shirt wouldn’t it? A cool cartoon about grumpy old men… something like this media pyramid but about growing old and dividing your time between telling stories about the good old days, complaining about the youth of today, etc, etc…
I reckon Ben could draw something awesome… something in this vein…
But I digress, this pyramid was really the reason for this post. It’s from Wired.
Lightbulb Moment
You may not realise it, but that picture is probably the cleverest reading lamp ever.
Book goes on, lamp goes off… beautiful. Designed by a team of four designers – found at the home of Jun Yasumoto – via DVICE.
Sensible Reading
As mentioned this morning – you can now get Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters the book… here’s the cover – and here’s where you can buy it (when it’s in stock).
Rubbish Art
Art made from rubbish. How droll.
Actually, this is exceptionally clever…
“Six months’ worth of household waste plus a pair of dead seagulls comprise the heap of refuse. It’s no accident that it took the couple a further six months to make the piece, during which time they were eating and consuming – as you do. On the wall, the shadow figure self-portraits of the artists take a break with a cigarette and a glass of wine.”
There are a few more amazing shadow pieces at that link.
These photos of piles of rubbish are also pretty amazing… more for the vast quantity than for clever creative endeavour.
It’s what’s inside that counts
Red Bull gives you wings. Apparently. If you believe all the hype. If you’ve ever wondered what’s in it DesignFriendship has the answer… via LovelyPackage…
Caveman origins
It’s somewhat fitting that I write a post about caveman tools while watching Queensland play Origin.
There’s a resurgence of "simple" designs – and it doesn’t get much simpler than the caveman… here are two kitchen implements, designed by different people, that are based on life in a cave kitchen.
You can buy that pestle thing here.
You can’t buy these knives yet, but the guy who designed them can be found here.
I found it at dezeen.com.
Homebaked: Cookies in the car
Did you know that you can bake biscuits in your car? Me neither.
It’s summer in the US so the US Lifehacker is featuring great tips for "surviving the heat".
Here’s a car cookie recipe (if you don’t just want to buy pre-mixed cookie dough)… here’s the original source of this baked goodness.
Car-Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, soft
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
2/3 cup mini chocolate chips
Don’t get tied to your desk
This is funny. I’m not sure it will work in this size – but it made me laugh lots – and I found it here.