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Founder member of dogsounds – the guys that bring you the near-daily webcomic “Avoid Spikes”, amongst other stuff.

Each week this furry, geeky comic focuses on a little slice of geek life and delves into such weighty and important topics like video games, geeky fear of ladies of the opposite sex, foodstuffs, world events and, of course, THE BEER.

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Halo Reach: Once More Unto The Breach

Bungie release the first ViDoc for Halo: Reach, and what we see makes us moist with anticipation.

This week’s Avoid Spikes comic now online!

In this week’s ‘Avoid Spikes’, Mart is doing SCIENCE! and may have found a way to give Foxx almost half a wit.

Phriday philm phun: dinosaurs

The first in our series ‘Phriday philm phun’ looks at dinosaurs. Awesome!

UK Government complicit in kidnapping, torture?

UK High Court tells foreign secretary to STFU, and releases information in the case of Binyam Mohamed that does not help MI5 and the CIA deny allegations of torture of a British citizen. Foreign secretary then accused of “nobbling the judges” and getting his lawyers to act illegaly. Fun tiemz!

I’m on a horse.

A smattering of amusing Old Spice TV adverts from our colonial cousins, with nary a hint of dodgy old footballers.

Why our world may actually be nothing but a hologram

Some clever folks have done SCIENCE! in their BRAINS and have come to the conclusion that we may be living in a hologram. Or something. Apparently. Truth be told, we’re not really sure.

Proof that DARPA works on scary shit, but can’t keep secrets.

In a shocking moment of openness, not-so-super-secret military think-tank DARPA reveals that it is working on synthetic life-forms. But not laser-wielding cyber dinosaurs.

This week’s Avoid Spikes comic now online!

In this week’s ‘Avoid Spikes’, Henry the demonically posessed hoover continues to wreak havoc and get a little cutting criticism in to boot.

Coolest airline livery EVAR!

South African airline kulula’s new livery makes it officially the coolest airline in the history of everything ever.

Judge pwns idiot, proves dog more intelligent.

In a court battle between EDS and BSkyB, the QC finds for the plaintiff after proving, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the key witness for the defence is a total bullshitter, and also less smart than his dog.

How to report the news

Charlie Brooker explains how to put together the perfect news item.

The Ladybird Book of Police

A nostalgic example of Ladybird educational books – about the Police – which probably still holds true today.

This week’s ‘Avoid Spikes’ comic now online!

In this week’s ‘Avoid Spikes’, Foxx decides to do a bit of spring cleaning – and the expected disastrous results ensue.

This week’s Avoid Spikes comic now online!

In this week’s ‘Avoid Spikes’, Foxx celebrates being an old, OLD geek- even though it means about three people will appreciate it.

This week’s Avoid Spikes now online!

In this week’s ‘Avoid Spikes’, Mart investigates what everyone has wondered at one time or another.

New stuff in the dogsounds store!

Now available ine the Avoid Spikes store: lolfoxx items! Come get some!

The official dogsounds store is now open!

The official dogsounds and Avoid Spikes store is now open! Come on in! Buy stuff!

New (year) Avoid Spikes comic now online!

From all at Avoid Spikes and the gang at dogsounds Towers, we wish you all a fab 2010! Don’t get too sober now, y’hear?

New Avoid Spikes comic now online!

In this week’s ‘Avoid Spikes’, we examine panic and fear-mongering over scientific advancement.

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