Category: Linklog

Clerks 2 Teaser Trailer. Open for business, later this year…

Google unveil “Google Pack.” A collection of free programs and utilities for anyone and everyone. “We’ve heard from countless new computer owners that it can take days or weeks to install all the software they need to make their computer useful. We developed Google Pack to give users a way to painlessly install all the essential software they need – pre-configured in a sensible way – in a matter of minutes.”

TiVo show off a new Series 3 TiVo at CES, featuring dual tuners and it’ll be CableCARD and HDTV ready! Ain’t that typical? But still, HD compatible and multiple tuners, once the prices drop… Thats all I can tell myself. [via]

Jon Stewart will host this year’s Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced. The 43-year-old Daily Show host, who has won seven Emmys, follows 2005’s presenter Chris Rock. The ceremony will take place on 5 March.

USC failed to make history as Texas pipped them 41-38 in a classic Rose Bowl to win the National Championship. Vince Young may have had the greatest championship game performance ever. The Texas QB threw for 267 yards, ran for 200 more and scored three TDs, including the game-winner with 0:19 left.

When is an iPod not an iPod? When it’s a lump of raw meat of mysterious origins…

The 2006 Bloggies are open for nominations. You know what to do, don’t make me beg…

In a stunning and heartbreaking reversal, West Virginia mining officials told family members early Wednesday that 11 of the 12 trapped coal miners initially thought to have survived a mine explosion had died. The devastating news came more than three hours after Governor Joe Manchin said he had been told 12 of the miners survived the disaster. Rescue crews found the first victim earlier Tuesday evening.

A real time view of Digg. So many posts, so many pointless posts… I’m yet to digg this whole Digg phenomenon. [via]

Mercedes-Benz was the most mentioned brand in 2005’s biggest rap hits, found a survey released this week. Rapper 50 Cent was the most brand-dropping rapper of the year, with 17 product mentions in 7 songs, mentioning brands like Bentley, Cristal, Lamborghini, Mercedes and Nike.

Test the new-ish Windows Live Mail without an invite. It works with Internet Explorer only though…

A great video of Joe Kittinger, who flew a balloon up to an altitude of 30km… And jumped. To all intents and purposes, he was the first man in space. He was also the first man to break the sound barrier without an aircraft.

Doug Flutie added another oddity to his football resume on Sunday when he converted a drop kick in the fourth quarter of the New England Patriots’ 28-26 loss to the Miami Dolphins, the first drop kick since the 1941 NFL championship game. The dropkick remains in the NFL’s official rule book, even though it hadn’t been successfully converted in decades. Rule 3, Section 8 defines the drop kick as “a kick by a kicker who drops the ball and kicks it as, or immediately after, it touches the ground.”

100 things we didn’t know this time last year. “100. Musical instrument shops must pay an annual royalty to cover shoppers who perform a recognisable riff before they buy, thereby making a ‘public performance’.”

British tourist Sharon Tendler has finally made her dream match – by “marrying” Cindy, a dolphin she has been visiting for 15 years in the Israeli resort of Eilat. Let me repeat that… A woman has married a Dolphin. “I’m the happiest girl on earth,” the bride was quoted as saying. “I made a dream come true. And I am not a pervert.” Of course she’s not… I wonder how the Christian Right will interpret this, seeing as they believe marriage is between a man and a woman, not a man and a man or woman and a woman, but a woman and a dolphin? Well, I’ll just say this unnatural union receives my warmest blessing!