February 2009
102 posts
“Radio 1 also apologised on-air immediately after Bono used an expletive to...”
– BBC NEWS | Entertainment | U2 play surprise rooftop concert
ahahaha, I wonder why?
Apogee Discontinues Windows Development →
Woah. Yeah, they’re a pro audio company, not exactly mainstream, but still, woah.
If I ever see an article from a mainstream news outlet about languages or linguistics, I always make sure I check Language Log for the almost-inevitable post saying it’s a bunch of rubbish. Today’s example: in the red corner, BBC News with ‘Oldest English words’ identified, and in the blue corner, Language Log with Scrabble tips for time travellers?
Ting, ting!
unicornology:
scout:
thenotes:
Yeah Yeah...
Hi Followers
myhearteatsbeats:
not sure if this will work but, who are you? I’d really like to know, just tell me anything.
I am Dan, I am a boy who’d rather not grow up, and I’m not sure which kind of soup to have tonight…they all look pretty tasty to be honest.
“People panic on Twitter when Gmail ’seems a bit slow this morning’, but what...”
– Nathan Nelson is clearly a fan of corporate IT. (via thinkdrastic)
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I’m not even allowed to make my taskbar double-height or turn on button stacking, as apparently unlocking the damned thing or opening the preferences is a security risk or something.
Your Next Favourite Band →
Your next favourite band is all about finding the one band that you really should be listening to, but you’re not.
And all we need to find that out is your last.fm username.
an up-to-date list of every Crayola Crayon color... →
unicornology:
i don’t want to go to sleep yet, so instead i’m looking up a list of every crayola crayon color ever invented. these are my favourites out of what i found:
awesome, re-named from wild watermelon in 2008
bear hug, re-named from beaver in 2008
jazzberry jam, replaced magic mint in 2004
laser lemon, re-named from super happy in 2008
macaroni and cheese, created in 1993
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Last tumblr that made you smile?
myhearteatsbeats:
Firstbreathaftercoma (your sweater is lovely)
mrskitten - pretty much my favourite tumblelog I reckon :)
In emails my sister addresses me as:
yooniverse:
fledi bubu linolzerus schwein darili knödelchen bem dokbem darakel bein huibuh schungabu schubester darilubi baboya hamtaro
Edit:: They make only sense, if you know German or Korean or both.
aww, I like ‘knödelchen’ ^_^
Department of Eagles - Phantom Other
I love...
BetterExplained →
Maths and programming concepts explained nicely and friendlily –- includes some neat mental arithmetic shortcuts!