Wes' Weblog

Darth Vader beats up Kentucky Jedi Worshipers

wes88 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:29:12 +0000

After drinking a 10 litre box of wine, a man dressed as Darth Vader took out two members of a Kentucky ‘Jedi Church’ using a crutch.

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Bush Sets Record for Highest Disapproval Rating Ever

wes88 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:14:45 +0000

President Bush has set a record he’d presumably prefer to avoid: the highest disapproval rating of any president in the 70-year history of the Gallup Poll.

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Let Best Buy “Professionally Install” Your XBox Games

wes88 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:18:40 +0000

Are you one of the tens of customers who has trouble inserting their XBox 360 games? Do you find the whole concept of optical media frightening? Well, Best Buy has a service for you! For a low, low price, Best Buy will come to your home and professionally install those complex XBox games.

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Sears Ad from 1988 is Selling ‘Legend of Zelda’ for $37.99

wes88 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:14:15 +0000

rofl 40 bucks for 18kb of software not bad mmkay

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Gartner: “Windows is too monolithic” – Opens door for Linux (A-fucking-men)

wes88 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:49:18 +0000

Microsoft’s Windows juggernaut is collapsing as it tries to support 20 years of applications and becomes more complicated by the minute. Meanwhile, Windows has outgrown hardware and customers are pondering skipping Vista to wait for Windows 7. If Windows is going to remain relevant it will need radical changes….”Windows is too monolithic.”

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Sister Busted By Brother For Meeting Guy from Myspace

wes88 — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:59:15 +0000

This kid films his sister coming home late after meeting a guy she met on Myspace. Some of his comments while his mother yells at her are classic.

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What is Rick Rolling? CNN takes a look at this Viral hit.

wes88 — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:51:43 +0000

CNN tries to explain how an ’80s hearthrob has found new life online with a viral hit phenomenon. ITN’s Stephanie West reports.

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How Deja Vu Works

wes88 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:32:14 +0000

There are more than 40 theories as to what deja vu is and what causes it, and they range from reincarnation to memory glitches. In this article, we’ll explore a few of those theories to shed some light on this perplexing — and scientific — phenomenon.

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Super Mario in 14kb Javascript

wes88 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:31:17 +0000

FTA “Here’s an experiment in keepings things small and confined to one Javascript file.”

gotta love it.

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Monty Python’s John Cleese backs Barack Obama

wes88 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:28:15 +0000

And now for something completely different… Monty Python legend John Cleese is to offer his services as a speechwriter to Barack Obama if he wins the Democratic nomination to become US president, he told a British newspaper today.

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