Wow, fair play Vinny!
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The World’s Most Important 6 Second Drum Loop
This is an old one but but defintiely worth dragging up in case you have not heard it. If you are interested in music, especially anything to do with Breakbreat, Rap, Jungle or many styles of electronic music like techno – this is essential viewing. This fascinating 20-minute video narrates the history of the “Amen Break,” a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music — a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures.
Go Internet!!!
Here’s how support for #SOPA and #PIPA changed in 24 hours. For more, see:http://
Most awesome plasters ever
Insane dual between a Porsche 911 GT3 and two motorbikes
The impending censorship of the internet
I found this video from a post on wordpress.org - who rarely speak out about anything political etc – however if you watch this video you’ll see why so many big players are stepping up and speaking out against some impending legislation that could mean the end of the open and free nature of the internet as we know it.. And that’s just the beginning.
Please take a few minutes to get an understanding of the possible ramifications of this legislation, and why everyone should try to do what they can to oppose it.
The reaction to this has been incredible. The giant web host GoDaddy suffereed massive basklash from their users after 22,000 of them pledged to move hosts if GoDaddy continued to support SOPA. And it worked. They reversed their decision, and now many online communities from Reddit to Business Insider are launching a campaign against any companies who support SOPA.
More info here:
How SOPA/PIPA Can Affect You
Over 40 Internet Companies Come Out Publicly Against SOPA (TechCrunch)
Why Americans Need a Civil Liberties Caucus (Forbes.com)
What SOPA Means for Business and Innovation (Infographic)
Mashable staff Google Hangout debate on SPOPA
Scary facts about SOPA
Vinyl Wrapping a Ferrari
Amazing what they sell to kids these days
Message to Obama
Blurring the lines between technology and reality
The graphics in this video are simply breathtaking. It’s a tribute to the new Ferrari 458 Italia made by the guys of Gran Tourismo. Parts of it if you were not looking closely you’d swear that it was actual video footage. Make sure to watch it in HD and full screen:
Can’t wait to see what “Gran Tourismo 10″ might be like in 10 or so years time. They’ll probably be beaming it into our heads in a virtual reality that will be indistinguishable from real life! Fingers crossed anyway..
Huge big list of Top Gear Stig Introductions
The Stig. Our favourite make believe person next to Santa. He’s a better driver than God, and he has never, ever, crashed a car. Well… Apart from the Reliant Robin… And Koenigsegg…
Everyone loves the introductions from the Top Gear presenters – so here is a bunch of them:
Some say he can play guitar with the clutch…and his carbon fibre beard is chizelled in the most streamlined way…
Some say that all his pot plants are called steve.. and that he has a life size tattoo of his face.. on his face..
Some say, he’s actually dead… But the Grim reaper, is too scared to tell him…
Some say He’s contracted every STD known to man, and that he has inflatable breasts to get him out of speeding tickets. All we know.. is
Some say he nighted the queen….and that he saved the Queen from God….
Some say that he can hypnotise sheep, and that if he could be bothered he could swim the Atlantic ocean – underwater.
Some say, that he is one of the protons in the Large Hadron Collider, AND that he creates miniature black holes every time he sneezes.
Some say, that he once co-presented a brazillian show about blimp disasters, and that once, he actually punched God.
List of Facebook Smilies
Well yes everyone knows the basic smilie and wink etc, but I for one can never remember what to write to get the other emoticons, and I end up typing random characters which just confuses whoever I’m talking to. So, below is a big list of all the facebook smilies you can do, and the characters you need to type (or copy and paste) to get them!
| Smile |  |
:) or :-) or :] or =) |
| Frown |  |
:( or :-( or :[ or =( |
| Tongue |  |
:p or :-p or =P |
| Grin |  |
:D or :-D or =D |
| Gasp |  |
:O or :-O or :o or :-o |
| Wink |  |
;) or ;-) |
| Glasses |  |
8) or 8-) or B) or B-) |
| Sunglasses |  |
8| or 8-| or B| or B-| |
| Grumpy |  |
>:( or >:-( |
| Unsure |  |
:/ or :-/ or :\ or :-\ |
| Cry |  |
:'( |
| Devil |  |
3:) or 3:-) |
| Angel |  |
O:) or O:-) |
| Kiss |  |
:* or :-* |
| Heart |  |
<3 |
| Kiki |  |
^_^ |
| Squint |  |
-_- |
| Confused |  |
O.o or o.O |
| Upset |  |
>:O or >:-O or >:o or >:-o |
| Pacman |  |
:v |
| Colon Three |  |
:3 |
| Robot * |  |
:|] |
| Putnam * |  |
:putnam: |
| Shark * |  |
(^^^) |
| Penguin * (Added 17 Sept 09) |  |
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