Monthly Archives: August 2008

Oops, my bad…

Sometimes a cunning plan just plum fails. This cool forward-thinking grenade throw into a grav lift becomes a weak team kill. See how I realise this and slowly back away… .

The man who missed Pan Am 103

Sometimes luck, fate, destiny or whatever you choose to call it looks out for us. For Jaswant Basuta, scheduled to board the ill-fated Pan Am flight 103 in 1988, it was working double shifts.

Gearbox making Halo 4? WE TOLD YOU SO! Maybe…

Back in February, dogsounds got a tip off that Gearbox were pegged to make Halo 4. Now the rumors coming to light seem to back that up even more…

Loose Change – Final Cut full film, counterpoints

The final cut of Loose Change, the acclaimed 9/11 conspiracy examination, and critiques of the film which bring into question some of its conclusions.

Are we but ghosts in the machine? Pt. 4

The final part of dogsounds’ exploration of Nick Bostrom’s Ancestor Simulation argument.

Droppin some particle physics in da club

All about the Large Hadron Collider, in a somewhat unusual format.

MS also have controller news. Also with a helping of suck

Microsoft finally give gamers what they want – a useful D-pad. But not if you are in the US. and not if you want to play anything other than PES.

Sony copy 360 Chatpad, add layer of FUGLY.

From Kotaku.com comes this story: Sony have announced a Chatpad-like peripheral for the Playstation 3 controller. Unfortunately, it appears to be the ugliest peripheral ever designed. Has some neat features though.

Books and covers

Never judge a book by its cover.

Downing Street admits sense of humor, Tories sulk like a child.

Downing Street responds to a petition to install Jeremy Clarkson as Prime Minister.

Google Maps blanks out Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia

Why does Google Maps have no road map data at all for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan?

Another mythical creature confirmed as true!

dogsounds provides the world’s first evidence of a mythical creature long believed non-existent.

Everybody look at the moon

A stunning image of the full moon, in startling detail. Beautiful.

Dancing

A film that will make you smile. Nice.

The Legend Of Neil

After getting a bit carried away playing Legend Of Zelda drunk, Neil awakes to find himself in a strange land. Part one of a hilarious web series.

I’m not picking up words…

MonkeyandApples amusing “Joker Interrogation Scene Spoof” makes a point I agree with – the voice of Batman in The Dark Knight just sucks.

Real Men Wear Goa-tees

I’m really struggling to figure out if this is for real or not… It’s a GoateeSaver, believe it or not…  Apparently you clamp the contraption in your mouth while you’re shaving (or maybe on Halloween, or at “special” parties, I’d imagine), and it guides your dangerous man-razor safely away from your meticulously-cultured chinwear. Half of [...]

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