A little (more) translation humor (via Reddit).
Catégorie : Old sknoblog (2003–2011)
Disaster Recovery
A few months back, I told you how a misbehaved piece of shareware randomly erased a few folders on one of my external hard disks, including the source files of all my little Flash programs. I had no backup of these files, so that was that. I still had the compiled versions (here on sknoblog…
Remote Possibility: 57
By now, you know I’m a total Remote Possibility groupie. So obviously, you should take my excitement with a grain of salt. But let me tell you, 57 is just so incredibly satisfying: uplifting, joyful, with a touch of melancholy for good measure (ha, ha). I hope you’ll like it as much as I do.…
Get Real
[kml_flashembed movie= »http://vincent.knobil.free.fr/media/tinyrv_33_get_real.swf » height= »178″ width= »150″ /] After a long period of radio-silence (aside from the Remote Possibility tunes I’ve been pointing to), I’m not too proud to unveil « Get Real », a new addition to my growing collection of songs about certain strange tastes and habits that emanate from over there (happy 4th), and are slowly but…
Tootin'
I haven’t been making music much lately. Too much work, cannibalisation from the weekly Geeks In Love cartoon, and maybe a lack of inspiration (that’s not such a Remote Possibility). But the music that’s already up on the Web in various places seems to be thriving. The Good Times snowboarding movie site has posted links…
Majority of Republicans Doubt Theory of Evolution
According to this Gallup poll, a « majority of Republicans Doubt Theory of Evolution. » That’s how Gallup presents its findings. But before you start mocking those cretinous, obscurantist Republicans, consider this: Yes, 68% of Republicans doubt evolution, but so do 40% of Democrats and 37% of Independents. Gallup should therefore have said that a majority of…
Ingenuity: The Foot-dustpan
While we wait for mind-controlled slave-robots that allow us to go through life without moving a muscle, here is another ingenious invention that can spare us some effort: The Foot-dustpan. « Simple but useful » says gadget site Gizmodo.
SKETCHTRAVEL
SKETCHTRAVEL, 1 sketchbook – 50 artists – 0 borders, is an interesting art project, in which a sketch book travels around the world, handed off from one artist to the next. The end result will be shown in Paris, auctioned off for charity, and published. But what caught my attention was the project’s promotional clip,…
Geeks In Love by…
My vacation from continues, courtesy of…the Geekette! Check out her rendition of the Geeks.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Time for a new installment of my Second Law of Thermodynamics series, a compilation of some of the interesting tidbits recently added to my Google Shared Items page. Military Fires 58 Linguists Because They Are Gay (via Truthout). Lawmakers who say the military has kicked out 58 Arabic language experts because they are gay want…