Somewhere to let it all out

What Comic Book Sound Are You? From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's Neighbourhood (14 hours old)

You Are "ZAP" If you were a superhero, you'd definitely be the mad scientist type. You'd always be cooking up some new potion or weapon. You would be relying on your brains instead of brawn.… more

Going Rogue From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's Neighbourhood (1 day old)

May 2009: NCSoft, the people behind the City of Heroes MMORPG, announces their plans to release an expansion to the game. Called "Going Rogue", this expansion will allow players to delve into the murk… more

The Times website is going to charge money... From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (1 day old)

The Times website is going to charge money if you want to read it. I read this for nothing, in the Guardian. I have already pointed out that removal of Murdoch's biased reportage will improve the q… more

Plasma in California From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (1 day old)

News item: California is considering a ban on big-screen plasma television sets because they draw huge amounts of electricity. Well, they do, though some say the claim is exaggerated. Though a fri… more

Homework From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (2 days old)

News item: a family in Calgary has negotiated a pact with their children's school that eliminates homework for the kids. With all the extracurricular activities the kids were in, and with other family… more

Celebrating! From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (2 days old)

I just found out that the notorious clone of Mrs Thatcher, the utterly revolting money-grubber Blair is no longer in contention for the post of European Council president. Perhaps now he will start wo… more

You can't believe the Telegraph... From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (2 days old)

They have this fine picture of a lenticular cloud, here... Underneath, the text says... Sometimes likened to UFOs, lenticular clouds are usually created by gravity waves. No, they are not… more

Personal Grooming Habits From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (3 days old)

WARNING: This post deals with potentially controversial subject matter that may be offensive to some. "These days, you can find a Bush in the white house, but you can't find one in adult video." -… more

Annoying Amazon From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (3 days old)

I find them really useful when I'm selling special Lego sets like Cybermaster. So I was cross today when I had an email from them saying some nonsense about how they were having some sort of Christ… more

Now Out on DVD From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (4 days old)

(I picked up my copy on the way home from work.) … more

It's silly of me, but... From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (4 days old)

I just can't seem to stop myself commenting on those idiotic, automatically posted Spam blogs. Update: I had an example link here, but Rampage has heroically deleted the blog. Hurrah!… more

Shakin' From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (5 days old)

Shakin', by The Dandy Warhols Oh you got me shakin, oh you got me high. I didn't know till now, I'm not that good, But you were drinking, and thinking all night. You were hot so you thought,… more

Movie Review - The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (6 days old)

I will admit up front that I am a bit of a Bettie Page fan. Though just her routine "pinup" pictures. She had a sideline for which she became famous (infamous?) that I'm not into. More on that later. … more

Dr. Who and The Carrots of Mars From bunnybunbunbun in I am bun (6 days old)

Yes it was just on the telly and so it is official that it is some evil carrots that are the cause of all the trouble when people do go to Mars eventually so I hope that NASA will watch out for that a… more

Cobblers... From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (6 days old)

"Project Camelot" is probably the biggest load of silly nonsense I have read in absolutely ages. It's such nonsense I can't be bothered to cut and paste a link. If you have time to waste, find it for … more

Tag! My imaginary record From bunnybunbunbun in I am bun (6 days old)

I have not done any blogs for a long time so I got my friend Nick to help me with this which I got from my friend Xenon just to fill in before I do another blog and also because it was fun I thought a… more

Album Cover Challenge From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's Neighbourhood (7 days old)

Create your own album cover! 1 - Go to "wikipedia." Hit “random” or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band. 2… more

Movie Review - War (2007) From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (7 days old)

War is a violent tale of revenge and retribution, set in San Francisco. In the opening scene, FBI Agents John Crawford and Tom Lone face off against a notorious Yakuza assassin known only as the Rogue… more

What Continent Are You? From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's Neighbourhood (7 days old)

You Are Antarctica You are tough, adventurous, and a survivor. You don't let your fears ever hold you back. You like to challenge yourself in all arenas. You want to see the world and make new d… more

Friday the 13th From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (8 days old)

It's Friday the 13th! :D Some images to celebrate: … more

TV Casualties From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (9 days old)

The new US fall TV schedule has already claimed a few victims, in the form of new series that have been cancelled. The CW Network has cancelled The Beautiful Life, a show about models trying to mak… more

Remembrance Day From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (10 days old)

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Steady Eddie dodges a bullet From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (11 days old)

One of the little odd quirks about the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, currently in power, is its policy of holding periodic leadership reviews, whether they are needed or not. Some say tha… more

I had to laugh... From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (11 days old)

Rupert Murdoch is threatening to stop all his publications appearing in Google News. That will raise the quality of Google News. The bias in his rags does this Australian dinosaur no favours.… more

Strangeness on eBay From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (11 days old)

I was about to list some of my old computer science books on eBay, but they wanted me to list them with free postage. I have asked for that in the Post Office before now, but they just laughed. Pre… more

The "Cowell Plot" thickens... From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (11 days old)

Now, I should point out that I found this on the Metro website so I can't vouch for it's accuracy. Quite possibly it has no accuracy whatsoever. Interesting if it's true though... http://www.metro.… more

A planet I visited today. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (11 days old)

I'm building up to an intellectually stimulating post, by playing a little Spore in between putting stuff on eBay. As you may be able to see, I just terraformed this place to T1 for its inhabitant… more

"I never allow myself to look tired..." From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (11 days old)

That skin cream advert with Matthew McConnagay in it is a hoot. It's clearly been done in the time-honoured tradition of shaving adverts dating back to the Seventies. "Grr! Manly! Yes it is! Honest! B… more

The Berlin Wall From I_Am_Xenon ^Pro in Xenon's World (12 days old)

It was 20 years ago today that they broke down the wall. The Berlin Wall was built to isolate West Berlin from the surrounding East Germany. And on November 9, 2009, East Germany relaxed travel res… more

X Factor is getting crappier every week From mattk in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K (12 days old)

You could argue that it serves me right for watching it but hey, I like trash tv sometimes and X Factor is surely the best in that category. I love the pompousness of it, and the fact that those invol… more