Utter Waste of Time..

Watch the building come alive!

2009-09-22T15:43:40Z

To quote Barney from How I Met Your Mother, this is l-e-g-e-n-d-a-r-y. Hope to see this in person sometime soon!

Table tennis point (49-shot rally)

2009-09-19T19:12:43Z

I think it would’ve been more poetic if the guy on the defensive would’ve won - but good watch nonetheless!

The front fell off!

2009-07-24T14:12:50Z

Apparently, a shipping accident caused 20,000 tonnes of light crude oil to be dumped into the sea off the coast of Western Australia. The following apparently shows a subsequent interview with Australian Senator Collins:

Front Fell Off

Note my repetitive use of the word ‘apparently’: this video is a comedy sketch of a real situation in 1991 involving the Greek tanker Kirki.

Watch out for those cubes!

2009-07-17T13:51:32Z

If you liked the 3D missile game, Cubefield is straight up your alley. Step into your racing suits as you speed through, finding narrow spaces between hundreds of cubes - how far can you get?

Gravity sucks!

2009-06-17T20:13:27Z

I hope I can see something like this in person one day: a car moving so fast, it loses control and flies. And another so powerful, it not only performs a wheelie (front tyres in the air), it literally takes off a moment later.

Proper English Grammar

2009-04-17T23:59:53Z

(From http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/6683.htm)

1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects.

2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.

3. And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction.

4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.

5. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat)

6. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.

7. Be more or less specific.

8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.

9. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.

10. No sentence fragments.

11. Contractions aren’t necessary and shouldn’t be used.

12. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.

13. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it’s

highly superfluous.

14. One should NEVER generalize.

15. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.

16. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.

17. One-word sentences? Eliminate.

18. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.

19. The passive voice is to be ignored.

20. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words

however should be enclosed in commas.

21. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.

22. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.

23. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth-

shaking ideas.

24. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I hate

quotations. Tell me what you know.”

25. If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Resist

hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.

26. Puns are for children, not groan readers.

27. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.

28. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.

29. Who needs rhetorical questions?

30. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.

And the last one…

31. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

Tone Matrix

2009-04-17T20:36:43Z

Hope over to Andre Michelle’s Laboratory and check out his fantastic Tone Matrix. The concept being so simplistic, the possibilities it opens is unlimited and you’ll find yourself engrossed for a long time.

Tip: You can copy and paste creations to share with your friends. Just right click on the Tone Matrix…

Run!

2009-04-06T19:28:55Z

Run, jump and keep your feet on the ground (or space tiles, as they appear to be). Hint: Move to the walls to tilt the reference frame.

How to make noodles in 90 seconds

2009-04-05T15:39:49Z

This video was all over the place a few months ago … and for good reason. Next time you have those yummy, smooth noodles in that posh restaurant, remember this (and pray that the chef washed his hands)

How to export Gmail messages to your hard disk

2009-04-04T00:13:14Z

A video demo of how to export selected Gmail messages to your hard disk in either EML, HTML or TXT format, using Mozilla Thunderbird and an addon. Note that this can be used with any email account that can be configured with Thunderbird.

Before you watch the video

Please download the following setup files:

Mozilla Thunderbird 2
ImportExportTools addon
Gmail IMAP Account Setup addon (optional - only needed if you don’t want to enter Gmail IMAP configuration manually)

Now just watch the video and and follow the instructions. As a summary of the video, just install Thunderbird and the two addons, add and open your Gmail IMAP account, navigate to the messages you need to download, right click and ‘Save selected messages’