January 2012
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This Web-Connected Robot Gives Your Tweets and... →
[brightcove video=”1389543068001” /] A company has found a way to incorporate smells into the Internet. Imagine, your significant other mentions you on Twitter and magically you smell his/her perfume. If someone tags you in a Facebook video, the scent of buttered popcorn or fruit fills the roo…
September 2011
3 posts
Ants raise other insects to eat their meat! →
There’s an African species of ant called Melissotarsus insularis (along with 3 other related species) that appears to farm or domesticate other insects to maintain a fresh supply of their meat, as if…
Image of the Week: The Sombrero Galaxy by NASA →
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If your dad’s got a motorbike then you win, even... →
This is pretty much how I remember the logic of comparing and competing about our parents when I was a kid. I remember my sister telling people her dad was a strong man. I told him this and he said…
August 2011
8 posts
Image of the Week: A Rainbow of Fruity Flavor by... →
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Image of the Week: Elsa by Altsune →
This super dollfie pic is one of my favourites – the perfect glowing platinum hair, the skin texture, the way I can see into her wrist joints. And I like that she’s posed next to a mirror, too. Nice…
Heads up for a girly new sex toy dealer! →
Just a quick one (fnar) to let the girly girls know about Pretty Little Sex Toys, an inoffensive new online sex toys & accessories store.
Image of the Week: Curtains of Rain by Polly Nance →
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It’s been a fucking riot. You twats. →
The problem isn’t that riots get started by a group of angry people whose tempers have frayed to hell. The problem is that riots are propagated by further groups of people who see a chance for a…
The problem with “free” →
I wouldn’t say “oh, I’ll only ever use free sex toys because they’re just for fun,” or decide that my walking shoes have to be free because I’ll only use them to explore. So why was I focused on…
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Would you rather have the ability to fly, or the...
Fly. I love swimming and diving, but I’ve already done them by holding my breath. I’ve never even been able to *try* flying, so I’d have to go for the new experience. Also there are probably fewer things in the air that would try to eat me.
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Don’t be that dude, dude: Selling the Cloud... →
Do allow yourself a little bit of mythos. It’s “the Cloud”, for fuck’s sake. Gods might be in there somewhere, playing What the Neighbours Did and sneering at our metaphysical shagpile carpeting.
July 2011
10 posts
Google Hotel Finder experiment starts today! →
Launched 28th July 2011, the new Google Hotel Finder is an as-yet-experimental search facility designed to take the pain out of finding a place to stay.
Currently available to Googlers…
Taking Risks: Success is defined by the... →
When I was 25, I left behind my apartment, dog, freelance writing clients and live-in boyfriend eager to marry me – and moved alone to France for eight months for a journalism fellowship.
Beach Holiday Fashions →
Although the temptation may be to pack light, when you’re going on holidays it’s important to make sure that you’ve got all of the fashion essentials.
Xbox 720 Rumours: True and False →
This past week has brought a few exciting snippets of gossip about the Xbox 720: potential release dates, hints about astonishing graphics hardware and upcoming games, lots of hypothesizing.
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What is the first movie you remember seeing in the...
Not sure which was first, but I remember 101 Dalmatians, Mad Max 3, and Seven Samurai.
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Burnout Crash will be Kinect enabled – but will it... →
I am definitely going to get Burnout Crash, as I have Kinect already, so I’ll let you know if it’s crap :D. I am excited. But at the same time, I know how it goes when they bring out a new version of…
Cupcake decorating frenzy! →
We made these cupcakes today. Frosted ones with jelly drops on top, fairy cakes with lemon curd and lime buttercream icing, blackcurrant jam filled ones with lids, and my experimental ones with…
Augmented Reality Skin: World’s first QR code... →
Paris tattoo artist K.A.R.L. (Karl Marc) really thought outside the box to create his new augmented reality animated tattoo. When the camera of a smartphone or other internet-enabled device…
“Mixed Reaction to Striking Teachers” →
Gloriously ambiguous. Pupils presumably delighted in any interpretation. Filed under: Machiavelli Id goes forth Tagged: news, writing
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What's your favorite drink?
Chai spiced tea
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June 2011
4 posts
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formspring.me
I finally gave in & got Formspring. So ask me anything you like - I’ll answer… http://formspring.me/machiavellii
Absorbing the Tao of Awesome: Introduction →
Progress is king, while mere accomplishment sucks monkeys. It’s called kaizen, apparently, though to my jaded corporate-whore ears it sounds suspiciously like Continuous Personal Development.
Time for self-hosting? I need advice! →
The joy of blogging, to me, is that I do it because I want to, not because anyone else expects it. My recently-renewed blogging energy [or perhaps it’s just the start of a manic episode] has made me…
Why I’m not a big gamer [but I like to watch] →
I rarely pick up the controller, because I hate them. They’re fiddly, unfamiliar, and it’s frustratingly difficult to calibrate my movements to their sensitivity. Yep, that’s joysticks for you,…
May 2011
6 posts
“I am awfully greedy; I want everything from life. I want to be a woman and to be...”
– Simone De Beauvoir (via loveyourchaos)
March 2011
4 posts
Identity = a mode →
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle, philosopher, 300-something BC
7pm UTC/GMT Saturday: Supermoon →
7pm UTC/GMT Saturday, the moon is its closest to earth this year - and on the night of the full moon :) one to watch….
Watchnerdology:
Kinect Self-Awareness Hack
I produced this video for CollegeHumor. This is likely the next evolution of Kinect, so be cautious next time you use it.
[CollegeHumor | Mobile Version]
February 2011
5 posts
Muppet Gay Bar Mashup →
Comment is unnecessary. Watch. Filed under: Stuff I was too lazy to categorise Tagged: music
Crash Test Mummy →
Should anyone want a way to get to the baby-related stuff without passing through the unlikely wastelands of my modelling career, sex life and other unmentionables that I mention from time to time:…
Oh gods, I’m a mommyblog →
It’s come to my attention that my blog now has (a) lots of mentions of Mini-MI, and (b) absolutely bugger all modelling going on because I’m too busy writing and raising a baby to get my shit…
tw1tterband – making tweet music together (sorry) →
Ro0kin, who I’m always amazed is my friend cos he’s so uber-cool, has done it again. I just watched him join a band on Twitter a few days ago, and already they’re releasing a single. For charity. And…
January 2011
9 posts
Nanofibres for thinning hair
Just saw a tv ad for this stuff. Balding? Cover yourself in nanofibres! Looks like you’re shaking iron filings over your head, but you’re worth it…
Gorilla Walking Upright On Hind Legs (VIDEO) →
Drug shortage delays US executions →
Lizard venom for your heart - here comes the... →
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Free MP3: The Illuminoids – Pretend We're Alala... →
joy.
Our baby’s backwards… →
She may not be crawling, but her escapology skills and her sense of self-preservation are coming along just fine.