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Friday September 3rd 2010

Technology

Activision releases Video Game Hero Activision releases Video Game Hero »

Activision has announced its new playalong title, Video Game Hero, in which the player immerses himself in the world of the cultural hero of the twenty-first century: the gamer. [more]


Facebook pits software against child predators Facebook pits software against child predators »

Facebook has announced "sophisticated algorithms" to monitor its users and detect clear signs of paedophilia such as not clicking on ads, not playing Farmville or taking holy orders. [more]


Microsoft releases world’s dumbest smartphone Microsoft releases world’s dumbest smartphone »

Microsoft has unveiled its new Zune One and Zune Two mobile phones for unusually stupid social-networking enthusiasts in their late teens and early twenties with a higher income than their IQ. [more]


iPhone developer agreement: Eat a bug on camera iPhone developer agreement: Eat a bug on camera »

iPhone developers are up in arms at Apple requiring them to use only Apple toolkits, sacrifice a Windows developer at their local Apple Shop every Sunday and maintain an altar to Steve Jobs in their homes. And eat a bug. [more]


United States

Activision releases Video Game Hero

Activision releases Video Game Hero

Activision has announced its new playalong title, Video Game Hero, in which the player immerses himself in the world of the cultural hero of the twenty-first century: the gamer. [Read More]


Entertainment

Wikileaks reveals that Snape killed Dumbledore Wikileaks reveals that Snape killed Dumbledore »

The online encyclopedia Wikileaks stands accused of revealing the ending of The Mousetrap, recklessly endangering the income of Agatha Christie's descendants. [more]


Home from Afghanistan by 2014 after the all-night rave Home from Afghanistan by 2014 after the all-night rave »

Battle-weary soldiers are successfully winning hearts, minds and DJ playoffs in Afghanistan with stupendous quantities of MDMA. [more]


Amy Winehouse to branch out into music Amy Winehouse to branch out into music »

Celebrity gossip star Amy Winehouse will diversify her career to something to do with music, she told incredulous reporters today. [more]


Science

Innovation not important, says science minister

Innovation not important, says science minister

Science Minister David Willetts says Britain should give up this "science" rubbish and copy everyone else. "It worked for the ... Well. I'm sure it worked for someone. Look, I have a business case here." [Read More]

Climategate scientists inexplicably cleared

Climategate scientists inexplicably cleared

Climategate, announced in front-page headlines by every newspaper worldwide, has ended with the scientists involved being cleared of all accusations, as noted in passing in a single paragraph on the bottom of page 76 underneath the prostitute classifieds. [Read More]

Brown condemns Iceland over terrorist volcanoes

Brown condemns Iceland over terrorist volcanoes

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned Iceland's terrorist attack on British air travel and their refusal to refund tourists' air tickets. [Read More]

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