May 30, 2004
gnotify is a little daemon
gnotify is a little daemon written in C using GTK. It provides (like the KDE KNotify-system) a notification-service for Gnome/XFce/FVWM/Fluxbox/Enlightenment and other Desktop-Environments/WindowManagers.screenshots
The Dukes of Essex
Funny t-shirt: 
EDIT: I've had a few people ask me where to get this shirt from, as far as I know it's made by "Grade A" and you can buy it (or used to be able to buy it) from Alphabet in Monmouth Street, Covent Garden, London.
7 In 1 Multi Card Reader Mp3 Player
Ebuyer 7 In 1 Multi Card Reader Mp3 Player is a USB 7-in-1 card reader that also doubles as a portable MP3 player. This device supports SecureDigital cards, miniSD cards, MultiMedia Cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro and xD cards...
May 29, 2004
Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll
Just bought this, listening to it now. 
Reminiscent of Daft Punk, with a bit of Sabres of Paradise thrown in. 8/10 (extra half mark for the "Bette Davis Eyes" sample).
Mini Cabs from Hell
From b3ta
"The cabby was obviously drunk, but it was late
and I knew my chances of getting another
were slim, so I buckled up...
"About a mile from my house there was a
terrible noise, the car veered across the road
and sparks began to fly around the car.
"Eventually cabbie gets out to see what's
wrong.
"He whips his cock out and pisses on the
damaged area. Probably believing his urine
contained some form of magical tonic.
"Lying in bed that night I swear I could still
hear his gentle sobbing."
Pac N Roll
This looks reminiscent of Super Monkey Ball, and could be really good: The Magic Box - Pac n' Roll for Nintendo DS Preview (Page 1 of 2)
May 28, 2004
klepshimi - mp3 downloads
klepshimi. - a nice mp3 download site. Currently has "2 Many DJs - As Heard On Radio Soulwax Part 9" (but probably not for long).
An amazing picture of Paris
An amazing picture of Paris (caution: very large)
May 27, 2004
May 25, 2004
May 24, 2004
guru meditation error t-shirt
Amiga is the computer that wouldn't die thanks to it's rabid, and mostly European fan base. Maybe this major, system-halting error gives us a glimpse into the computer's popularity: Humor. The "Guru Meditation" number is very famous amongst Amiga fans, and soon it will be famous across their chests. Click the left mouse button to continue. It's all so simple! errorwear: embrace your computer problems
CAPTAIN LOW REZ
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
...and the game
Sniffers Row at Threadless
Sniffers Row - another great t-shirt from threadless - and shipping to the UK is only $3.50.
Beware the Eyebrow Thief
(From http://b3ta.com/newsletter/issue136/) >> Attack of the eyebrow thief << This is just the oddest thing. A character who scouts through personal websites on Livejournal, finds pictures of people and erases their eyebrows in Photoshop before posting them back on messageboards. His victims always seem rather surprised, but maybe that's just the lack of facial hair. http://snipurl.com/6kp5May 20, 2004
mp3s @ racewillbegin.com
Some interesting mp3s available for download @racewillbegin.com - I like "Junior Kickstart" by the go! team
Today's recommended song
Erlend Oye - The Black Keys Work (Phonique Remix)
Bastard Tetris
Bastet (stands for "bastard tetris") is a free (GPL'd) clone of Tetris(r) (built on the top of petris by Peter Seidler) which is designed to be "as bastard as possible": it tries to compute how useful blocks are and gives you the worst, the most bastard it can find. Playing bastet can be a painful experience, especially if you usually make "canyons" and wait for the long I-shaped block. It seems to work quite well, my friends haven't passed 1500 points yet (which means more or less 12 rows).May 19, 2004
Buttoned Down Disco Mix
A 30 minute mp3 on the Buttoned Down Disco website: soundtrack to the website
May 18, 2004
Procmail library project
procmail library - some modular plugins to procmail, so you don't have to understand the arcane language of procmail to filter your mail...Red Hat Fedora Core 2 tips
Now that Fedora Core 2 final has been released: some tips on getting mp3 & DVD playback working. I also recommend the superb dag.wieers.com RPM repositoryHelix Player Alpha Released
The Alpha version of the "free" Real Audio player has been released. Shame I can't get anything to play in it...May 15, 2004
Microsoft Releases WTL Source Code
Microsoft Releases WTL Source Code - one of the best free explorer replacements 2xExplorer uses WTL
May 14, 2004
p-p-p-powerbook.com
An American Ebay seller realises a European bidder is trying to scam him out of a Powerbook (fake escrow site, hijacked ebay account), so he sends him something far better, a P-P-P-Powerbook! Now, for you non-techies here, a factory model p-p-p-powerbook weights half what it's competitors weigh, comes with an A4 screen, the latest in internet adventure software, zero boot time, a fullsize keyboard (often with Key RedundancyTM) and a state-of-the-art laser bluetooth mouse. This is technology. The seller posts to a forum and amongst the chatter people follow the package via the the Fedex tracking page and some even visit the delivery address (a barbershop/internet cafe) and take photos, video, and a seat for their hair cut. The duty tax on this particular p-p-p-powerbook is around £350 (paid for by the scammer) before he sees the package, and a few days later it's released by Customs as they watch in anticipation. A forum member arrives at the internet cafe, takes a seat and soon the package arrives. The scammer opens the box and there are angry raised voices heard. The barber doesn't understand what's wrong and asks... "Is it broken?"
Hmm the site got taken down with a DDOS attack! More info here
Watch Out...
if you put your picture on the net this might happen to it
May 13, 2004
To the 5 Boroughs Amazon Review
Can you spot the difference between the thoughtful "mrmckille from Windsor, Berks United Kingdom" Amazon review of the (currently unreleased) Beastie Boys album from May 9th and this copy from several weeks earlier?
Is that all it takes to be a "top 500" Amazon reviewer nowadays?
EDIT: The Amazon link has change this is the new one and the "review" hasn't made it there yet. Perhaps I'll paste someone else's review in myself.
WiFiFoFum
Scan for wireless hotspots on your PocketPc with WiFiFoFum
May 12, 2004
Sharp Practices by Recruitment Agents
Someone on london.pm has written this: sharp practices
May 11, 2004
Runaway Train
Good film: Amazon.co.uk: DVD: Runaway Train [1985] From the review: "The prison warden is well acted. Great moustache."
May 10, 2004
Euro Joke
Sven Goran Eriksson walks into the England changing room at half time in Euro 2004 against the French, to an unpleasant smell.
In the corner of the room he notices a huge turd.
In a less then amused tone, he enquires 'Who's shit on the floor?'
Emile Heskey steps forward and says 'Me gaff, but I'm alright in the air'"
May 09, 2004
May 06, 2004
Hey Hey 16K
Hey Hey 16k - Anim by Rob Manuel - Song by MJ Hibbett - a lovely song about the 8-bit era. "we bought it to help with the homework"
Ying xiong
This film looks interesting: Ying xiong (2002) A series of Rashomon-like flashback accounts shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China. 8.2/10 on IMDB
