The worrying thing about this is that I think it's scarily accurate
I'm looking at you Foxcroft

The best sweded movie I've seen on t'internet so far

For Facebook, eater of all embedded videos, film can be found here

In 1971, them crazy Soviet geologists were doing what they do best: drilling for gas, when they discovered a large chamber of gas, and it seems from varying reports that either there was something of an explosion and the equipment fell "deep, deep underground", OR they lit it to stop poisonous gases escaping. Either way it's been burning for 37 years now.
Personally I prefer the second explanation, as I like the image of one guy dropping a match into a hole and running like fuck.

Also, I was thinking that some marshmallows and really long sticks would make a great addition.

More to be found here

We live in exciting times
At least it means that I can start playing with these again

Some time ago Mr Andrew Field started a group called Mix tape=love, an excellent idea which I have been woefully lax in contributing to. In fact so lax in turns out I never actually joined. My loss.
In an attempt to rectify this situation, and to bring musical education to y'all, here is my effort:

For what it's worth - Buffalo Springfield
Vicious - Lou Reed
California Soul - Marlena Shaw
In my life - Johnny Cash
Only living boy in New York - Simon and Garfunkel
Picture Book - The Kinks
Going up Country - Canned Heat
The Jackal - Ronny Jordan
Ball of Confusion - The Temptations
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
The Revolution will not be televised - Gil Scott Heron

Sorry there's no way to download or listen to this directly, that is beyond my capability. Instead the onus is on you to obtain each of these tracks through, no doubt legally dubious methods, perhaps limewire (limewire.com) or other such P2P programs, or listening to them one at a time by songerize com, and listen to them IN ORDER (Yes, some thought went into the album format of this listing).

EDIT: After Kirsty's blatant Plaigarism with her own mighty fine listing, I've uploaded the tracks for your perusal. Now make with the clicky above. Enjoy

Anyhoo. Download, purchase, whatever you will, and load onto whatever portable music player and have a butchers as you walk to work or otherwise, this my friends is for you. The only thing I ask in return is an alternative album that you've compiled yourself that I promise I'll listen to. Post me an album of your favourites about a theme or somesuch, that's all I ask.

PS. Currently listening to stephenfry.com/podcasts - Joy unrefined.
"Roger de Coverly, whoever the arse he was"

Newly released into the internet wilds is Booklamp.org, a project that's doing for books what pandora.com did for music. Pandora.com, for those of you not familiar with it, is now closed this side of the pond, so bad luck (Although if you can be bothered to search out a decent, working IP anonymiser, I'd say get your head out from underneath that rock, welcome to web 2.0, and what took you so bloody long?)
Anyhoo I digress. Pandora: simple idea, brilliantly done. Put in a tune you like, Pandora will find others you like based on it's technical properties, tempo, stlye etc. Booklamp does the same, except it divides the book up into scenes and bases comparisons on Density, Action, Dialogue, Description, and Pacing levels.
EDIT: watch this video, it's much more interesting

*Facebook readers ignore the nonsense above and make with the clicky here*
So far so logical.

There's a couple of problems just now though, Booklamp's only in Beta testing just now, I believe they're looking for funding from Google, and if they get it I don't doubt it could go far, what with Amazon tie-ins n all, but more of that later.
First off, the program they've written (and kudos for doing such a thing - far beyond me) only analyses the writing style based on the six parameters described in the video, which I just can't picture being enough for me to decide I like a book on. Maybe I'm wrong; maybe they'll release a subtler, more sophisticated version of the program at a later date. I like the idea, I got alot of good tunes from Pandora whilst I still could, but books? I dunno, they may be aiming a little high. Tunes you can listen to and forget about, but buy a book off the back of an automated review? A step beyond.
They say that they've got the Plot/Storyline and Character thing covered with recommendations and star ratings from Amazon listings, which opens up a lovely tie-in opportunity with the potential to sell many, many books. Then again Amazon ratings are hardly the final word in book reviews, but I guess we'll work with what we've got.
The second problem, and I'm sure it's only a problem for the moment, is that it's in Beta release, and the creators have only been able to put a limited amount of time and effort into it, and as such they've chosen their favourite books to start with.
Ah
This ain't the kind of thing that your average English student puts together in their spare time, so yes the books that you're guessing are exactly the ones that are on the fairly limited list just now. In some cases they're worse. But there is hope for the future: already other books are appearing; 1984 is on the list, along with Perdido Street Station and a few other gems amongst the John Ringos and David Drakes rough on the list. The one way you, yes you can improve this list is by participating, after all isn't this what all this web 2.0 malarkey is about isn't it?
The way you can help this project is to register (free of course), have a go, see what books they recommend, but most of all suggest some favourites of your own to be added to the list. I figure the higher the caliber of books what have been analysed, the better the books you get out of the other end; user created content is a go.
Plus this way, I figure you can all be the ones to test out the system by buying recommended books to test Booklamp so I don't have to. Prove me wrong people, I dare you
That is all


NB. For those still looking for instant replay of tunes online, I heartily recommend www.songerize.com as a way to look up individual songs

98%ALCOHOLIC

Someone was asking me about this tother day, so here, I share

What is wrong with the world today
Clicky on links below the map for details on stuff

Found this after watching the tragic Kiwi, and using for the simply ace new Youtube function. For those of you who haven't heard about it, go to Youtube and look up your favourite video, put it on fullscreen, and check out the new button in the bottom left corner next to play, the one that looks likes a set of bolas (a bit). Sweet new spider diagrammy funtion hmm?
Anyhoo, found this through Kiwi, and am muchly chuffed.

That is all

PS. As always, those seeing this on Facebook, the video the system has eaten can also be found here

Only a matter of time before Coke does something similar



For facebook readers, the link is here

Here's 1500 Euroes to go BUY SOME GODDAMNED BOOKS YOU MEDIEVAL UNEDUCATED BASTARD
Seriously, did France take a nap in the 16th century and miss out on the scientific discoveries of the past 500 years? How on earth do these people have a space program. Personally I think it may be time to invade again. If we time it right to coincide with a solar eclipse, they may even presume we're gods.

This comes hot on the heels of Miss South Carolina's dumbfounding answer in the Miss Teen USA 07 contest. Sneer-o-mentry galore

You too can help the good people of America by donating maps here, cause some people, y'know, don't have maps, and stuff

EDIT: God bless the Internets, now you can even buy the T-shirt

PS. For Facebook, the eater of all embedded videos, stupid French man can be found here

A beautiful combination of two hot-topics at the moment: Aneas Faversham and Transformers

NB As Facebook tends to eat embedded videos, it can also be found here

Wear this whilst programming at this, and read Jules Verne, and part of you brain might just blow a valve

Link: The Classic Leading Man Test written by gidgetgoes on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

To be honest, I was hoping for a higher score in 'Rougish;

What masochistic part of my idiotic brain would possibly go through the mental process to believe that following a link that comic genius Warren Ellis labelled DON'T LOOK AT THIS would be a fun and interesting way to pass the time? Honestly, it's amazing I've come through childhood be the amiable, well-rounded, fully-limbed individual that I am. I'm fairly sure that I would be no less deterred by a large red button marked "DOOM! FOR YOUR SANITY"
My sole consolation is that I'm not alone in my brain's continuing attempts to ram my psyche face-first into a wall, as I'm sure that at least some of you have already clicked that link.
Welcome to the internet, please drive carefully.

I am vamoush
In my absence, dream of this and reenacting parts of this
See you in a couple of months
be good

It's always nice to know that you have something in common with someone in power
This pleased me.
Alot.

The other day's Sinfest [NB funny comic NOT family-based pron] reminded me greatly of Calvin and Hobbes, especially in the final frame. So I thought I'd share

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