D-News

Video on how to tie your shoes

2007-07-25T20:34:00.000-12:00

This is a follow up post to my 'tie your shoes for independence' post.

Now heres the movie

watch out for movie 2 as there might be one for velcro...

Lord of the Gays

2007-06-20T13:05:00.000-12:00

If someone calls you a gaylord, just kill them:

A Brisbane man accused of stabbing to death his neighbour after being picked on about the colour of his thongs has been found not guilty.

Protests

2007-04-23T14:31:00.000-12:00

The only quote used was:

"The feedback we were getting from the general public was of general interest and amusement," Insp Carmody said.

Really Indepth Reporting

If Jules Winnfield was a Type Face

2007-03-07T22:20:00.000-12:00

iFilm

Super high res

Giant Lego Snow Sculpture

2007-03-03T12:18:00.001-12:00

Giant Lego Snow Sculpture (Top)
Originally uploaded by Northern Andrew.

This is cool (-pun rep) and awesome. Now all they need to do is get some paint.

It also reminds me of the lego ice brick maker.

2007-02-16T16:12:00.000-12:00

I think the Government will owe more to us then us it...all that water that they don't collect that goes down the storm drains, for not collecting it there should be a penalty...

Taxing the rain in the rainwater tanks looks like a great way to encourage the use of rainwater tanks...

I wonder if I could get a deduction if I pissed in the gutter.

"If 1000 homes were to install 5000-liter tanks with an annual yield of 57,000 liters, this is 57 million liters that would not have reached a river or ground water system, or - viewed another way - is taken from either the environment's entitlement or another productive use."

haven't they realised its not been raining that much lately, also it assumes you use all the water in that 5000L.

If they really wanted to make some money taxing things, why not tax people that horde money. When they really should be spending it...

Monocle

2007-02-16T15:04:00.000-12:00

Former Wallpaper* editor and founder Tyler Brule's new publishing venture is on newsstands now. Monocle magazine is "A fresh focus on global affairs, business, culture, design and all you need in life.". The editorial focus is ABCDE; Affairs, Business, Culture, Design and Edits, with the first issue featuring an Affairs report on Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force, a Business Q&A with the CEO of Lego, a Culture report on Afghan Sounds, a Design Report on fashion house H&M's new directions and Edits, a 25x25 global destination guide. Of note, subscribers will have access to a "web-based broadcast component covering the same areas through a variety of bulletins, mini-documentaries and talk formats.". According to the website examples of the online content will be available to all visitors initially, but will soon become subscriber-only.

Banned Hiroshima Pictures

2007-02-07T00:04:00.000-12:00

The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed about 250.000 people and became the most dreadful slaughter of civilians in modern history. However, for many years there was a curious gap in the photographic records. Although the names of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incised into our memories, there were few pictures to accompany them. Even today, the image in our minds is a mixture of devastated landscapes and shattered buildings. Shocking images of the ruins, but where were the victims?

[ Even death seems better in Japan ]

The Real Cost of Bottled Water

2007-02-06T22:12:00.000-12:00

We have tried to calculate the true cost of producing and transporting bottled water before, and have come up with just vague approximations, which did not take the production of the bottle into account. Over at Triple Pundit, Sustainability Engineer and MBA Pablo Päster has done a thorough and exhaustive study of the cost of bring a litre of Fiji Water to America. He starts with the production of the bottle in China, taking the bottle blanks to Fiji, and confirming that it takes more water to make the bottle than it actually holds. He then transports the bottle to the States by ship. Not even including the distribution in the States, the numbers are absolutely staggering.

In summary, the manufacture and transport of that one kilogram bottle of Fiji water consumed 26.88 kilograms of water (7.1 gallons) .849 Kilograms of fossil fuel (one litre or .26 gal) and emitted 562 grams of Greenhouse Gases (1.2 pounds).

[ The Results ]

Get a First Life

2007-01-21T00:38:00.000-12:00

Fornicate using your actual genitals!

Access your 'closet' to build your First Life look!

Get acne! Experiment with mind-altering recreational drugs! The First Life world is your oyster.

[ Free Membership ]

Landonia vs Internauts

2007-01-19T16:06:00.000-12:00

What are the difference between Internauts and Ladonians? Admiral Pedro gives his opinion in this interesting matter:

“The Internauts, they are ugly, disagreeable, retarded, limited or delayed in intellectual and/or emotional development, their culture is characterized by mental retardation."

[ Official Landonian Press Release ]

DIY: Sam and Max

2007-01-07T00:22:00.000-12:00

Create you own Sam and Max Comics.

Look at what I made.

[ Create ]

Insect Art

2007-01-06T23:42:00.000-12:00

Some utturly mad art using the carcuses of dead insects and the internals of watches.

What does 200 Calories Look Like?

2007-01-05T00:01:00.000-12:00

A bunch of picture showing what 200 calories looks like.

[ Sexy food ]

Sport + Women = Win

2007-01-04T21:18:00.000-12:00

OMG! Blogger has stopped me from uploading pics... argh

I guess you are just going to have to trust me on this and clicky the link

[ link ]

DVD vs HD DVD

2006-12-31T17:43:00.000-12:00

A comparison of the LOTR DVD and LOTR HD DVD. Since the movie is quite visually nice, its a good one to analyse. I always thought DVD was pretty impressive, but when you look at the comparison with HD DVD, it seems we are missing out on a lot of information.

[ Hot Sauce ]

Grand Canyon Was made my Noahs Ark

2006-12-29T02:00:00.000-12:00

Washington, DC — Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age of its principal feature, due to pressure from Bush administration appointees. Despite promising a prompt review of its approval for a book claiming the Grand Canyon was created by Noah's flood rather than by geologic forces, more than three years later no review has ever been done and the book remains on sale at the park, according to documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).

“In order to avoid offending religious fundamentalists, our National Park Service is under orders to suspend its belief in geology,” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch. “It is disconcerting that the official position of a national park as to the geologic age of the Grand Canyon is ‘no comment.’”

[ Retarded ]

Ergonomic Lighting

2006-12-28T00:39:00.000-12:00

If you are at all interested in your health whilst at the computer, then this guide to the ergonomics of lighting and how you should place your monitor chair etc relative to the light, will help. Its quite detailed and kinda dry... But if it keeps you from spending your future fortune on something you could have done for free, then its probably worth a read.

[ Contains Pictures ]

George Orwell Was Right

2006-12-27T20:21:00.000-12:00

It's Saturday night in Middlesbrough, England, and drunken university students are celebrating the start of the school year, known as Freshers' Week.

One picks up a traffic cone and runs down the street. Suddenly, a disembodied voice booms out from above:

``You in the black jacket! Yes, you! Put it back!'' The confused student obeys as his friends look bewildered.

``People are shocked when they hear the cameras talk, but when they see everyone else looking at them, they feel a twinge of conscience and comply,'' said Mike Clark, a spokesman for Middlesbrough Council who recounted the incident. The city has placed speakers in its cameras, allowing operators to chastise miscreants who drop coffee cups, ride bicycles too fast or fight outside bars.

[ Bloomberg ]

Deep Fried Coke

2006-10-28T15:21:00.000-12:00

Abel Gonzales, 36, a computer analyst from Dallas, tried about 15 different varieties before coming up with his perfect recipe: a batter mix of Coca-Cola syrup, strawberry syrup, and strawberries.

Balls of the batter are then deep-fried. Served in a cup, topped with more Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar and a cherry.

The Day that was Today

2006-10-23T23:06:00.000-12:00

Alan Jones come out, thinks he's Jesus and steals material from Arnie. The smallest man in the world dies, Richard Hammond has to see a dentist about his chipped tooth after crashing a car at 464 km/h. The first look at the protoforms of Optimus Prime and Starscream have revealed themselves on this messageboard thanks to the intrepid journalist Puma King. If you're so naive as to not know what a Transformer protoform is, it's how the alien robots looked before scanning our vehicles and somehow switching into robots that could transform into Earth cars instead of alien cars or whatever they were before, you idiot. If Optimus Prime were Michael Jackson, this would be how he looked in the Jackson Five era, thereby making his later semi-truck form a child molester. (why is he carved from cola bottles?). For all you DRM lovers, the iPod turned five years old today. Way to crush the hopes and dreams of the future. THE FUTURE!

Celebrity Bra Sizes

2006-10-18T12:39:00.000-12:00

Sick of arguing over what breast sizes a celebrity is? Now you can settle them all, with the official list of bra sizes.

[ Sizes ]

Deep Fried Computer

2006-10-17T13:03:00.000-12:00

Remember the oil cooled PC. Well someone has taken it 8 steps forward and oil cooked his PC on a hot plate and made some chips while playing Quake 3.

[ Computer Chips ]

Giant Lamp

2006-10-14T15:37:00.000-12:00

To Celebrate the 70th Birthday of the Original 1227 Anglepoise Lamp we have created a three times life size version of the lamp which is handmade in England.

[ £1,660.00 ex VAT ]

Free Accomodation In Japan

2006-10-13T00:25:00.000-12:00

This little hottie would like you to stay over for free if she can have sex with you. However, you must be UNDER 35 and YOU ARE NICE LOOKING and YOU ARE WHITE.

hint: I am want to go to Australia first.

Of course if you dont meet the criteria and you LIEK MILK. You can alway stay over with this dairy queen.