Archive for September 15th, 2009

Hilarious Kimbo Slice vs Caterpillar Norton Internet Security Commercial

This Norton Internet Security 2010 commercial really made me laugh. Get Norton 2010 – don’t let Kimbo hurt your caterpillar!

Imagine UFC fighter Kimbo Slice is a cyber criminal who picks on innocent caterpillars. Now imagine that unsuspecting caterpillar is your identity. Give your caterpillar the PC security tools it needs to take out Kimbo.

Rubik’s Cube Solving Robot

Think of all the hours you’ve spent trying to solve that Rubik’s Cube, to no avail. Well twist no more my friends, there’s a robot that can do it for you.

It’s clever alright, but who has the time of day to build something like this? I’ll tell you who – an uber-genius-geek. We’ve beaten ‘the man’. Good on ya!

Google Introduces “Fast Flip”

Google has unveiled “Fast Flip” – a service which enables users to read popular news stories, just like you would a newspaper.

At first glance, it looks pretty cool, although can it bring print readers online? Your thoughts.

Take a look at Google Fast Flip.

If You Printed The Internet…

Here are some interesting facts about printing the internet. For the sake of trees and your sanity, I recommend you don’t try it.

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The Best Shot Roger Federer Ever Played

Now Roger Federer has make a heck of a lot of brilliant shots in his career, but the one he hit against Novak Djokovic in his US Open Semi final on Sunday was, according to Roger, the best shot he has ever played. Pure beauty!

River Thames Removed From London Tube Map

The iconic London Underground map has been redrawn to remove the River Thames.

In one of the most drastic alterations since it was devised in 1933, transport bosses have decided to “de-clutter” the Tube map by removing the capital’s river.

The concentric rings of numbered zones, which indicate the likely cost of a journey, have also been removed, while limited service routes are now represented with single colour rather than dashed lines.

Take a look at this Flickr Stream to look at the comparison.

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Crime Rates Drop in 08, Video Game Sales Increase

Video games get a bad rap. They are seen a big influence of the young people of society, causing them to get involved with drugs, gangs and crime, however the correlation of crime to video game sales in 2008 tells a different story.

One word of warning, the numbers shown here, all pulled from NPD and the FBI, are meant to only show changes over time. They should not be used to compare totals because I had to re-fame the “per thousands” on them to get all of the numbers (which range from the thousands to the billions) to show up on one chart.

Now, of course, there are many other variables to consider when looking at crime rates, but this goes out to the nut-cases out there who are adamant that the sole reason for juvenile crime is video games. Am I wrong?

Link (Thanks Matt!)