Category: Linklog

eBay are buying Skype for a whopping $2.6 billion in up-front cash plus eBay stock. Yes, $2.6 billion all up front…

Windows Vista to have 7 different versions. Seriously… “Windows Vista Starter Edition, Windows Vista Home Basic Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Windows Vista Professional Edition, Windows Vista Small Business Edition, Windows Vista Enterprise Edition and Windows Vista Ultimate Edition.” How can Apple get away with one version of OSX and Microsoft feel the need for seven flavours of Vista?

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart responds to the handling of Hurricane Katrina. Oh, fucking snap!

Sean Penn planned a personal rescue of Katrina victims over the weekend but forgot to plug a hole in the bottom of his boat. Seriously… I’m not making this up, the vessel began to take on water within seconds of its launch, forcing Penn to frantically bail water out with a red plastic cup. Additionally, the boat’s motor failed to start and those aboard were forced to use paddles.

Barbara Bush doesn’t care about black people too… So thats where George gets it from. “And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this–this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them.”

George Bush doesn’t care about black people. Kanye West drops a bomb on live TV that catches NBC, Mike Myers, Chris Tucker and countless amounts of viewers by surprise…

Got a spare $129,999.99 and a Costco membership card? Why not buy a Pablo Picasso original… This is an original crayon on paper drawing by Pablo Picasso. The front of the work is signed and dated (May 27, 1958) by Pablo Picasso. The authentication is a hand written and signed declaration by Picasso’s daughter, Maya on a photograph of the actual drawing. She is the world’s utmost authority.

Two young parents who were addicted to internet gaming have been jailed for three months after they admitted neglecting their four small children. The neglect of the children, all aged under eight, came to light earlier this year when a neighbour spotted two of them standing naked on a window ledge, it also emerged that the 28-year-old man spent all his waking hours playing online games. His wife also became engrossed in internet gaming.

David Smith has an unusual way of crossing the Mexican border into the US – as a human cannonball. Mr Smith was launched head first across the border between Tijuana, in Mexico, and the US city of San Diego. The event is the first of a series of public art projects in the two border cities run by the Insite network.

Google Talk’s First “Hack”! How to Broadcast MP3’s, Podcasts and other audio over Google Talk. I was trying this today, pretty cool stuff, you just need to remember to change your settings if you want to listen, otherwise you’ll relay the sound around and around…

Yahoo! has the new Doom trailer starring The Rock. Looks pretty good, especially the first person segments… Of course, it could be horrifically bad also.

The Beastie Boys offer up acapellas of their songs for remixing purposes. Now, if only I had the skillz (what skillz?) to pay the billz…

Google plans instant-messaging service which may or may not include VOIP to rival Skype. Easily the worst kept secret on the internet… All will be revealed tomorrow I guess.

Cool Hunting has an interview with Joshua Davis, aka PrayStation. As I read it and he mentioned loving Psychonauts on the Xbox, I couldn’t help but the remember the time I pwned him (official term) at Halo 2 on Xbox Live, good times… [via]

Finally, some wireless headphones for the iPod via Logitech. Digital wireless technology provides over 30 feet of range, and rechargeable batteries can play up to eight hours per charge all for $149.99, ouch!