Yu-Gi-Oh – The Abridged Series Episode 21 (Count the memes!)

The abridged series was created by LittleKuriboh The anime Yu-Gi-Oh! was created by Kazuki Takahashi, and censored by 4Kids

via YouTube – Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series episode 21.

Count the memes!

Couple of my personal faves:

  1. BSG intro (0:00)
  2. Dialup modem sounds (0:51)
  3. Beta-testing (3:05)
  4. Shampoo – Trouble (3:30)
  5. “Their ruler is a transvestite!” (4:12)
  6. Ocarina of Time (5:11)
  7. “I’m going to right click on it and select Empty recycle bin.” (5:37)
  8. Dragon Ball Z reference (6:47)
  9. “This loot system sucks!” (7:05)
  10. Kiba’s laugh timed to the Gorillaz – Feel Good (7:45)

Just. Plain. Awesome.

Incredible, amazing, awesome Apple!

Extracts taken from Apple’s Keynote address in September 2009. Note: No cuts are repeated. Done with iMovie09, which is really awesome…

via YouTube – Incredible, amazing, awesome Apple.

I’m no psycho-analyst, but after seeing a couple of similar videos from past Stevenotes one would think that such hint-dropping is all part of the reality-distortion field. Doesn’t it flow that somehow saying all those words subconsciously makes the people watching the video (and indeed, present at the keynote) associate such words with the Apple image, and indeed the brand?

No? Maybe I’m reading too much into this.

How to get along with geeks: A seven-point guide

#2 You’re in the Windows or Mac camp

There’s no room for indifference when it comes to being a Mac fan or a Windows defendant. To be less biased about it, you need to be in one camp or the other. And this isn’t a battle waged only by die-hard Mac fanbois and girls – both Apple and Microsoft have run million-dollar campaigns based around the meme. (See the YouTube clip above.) It is still possible to be a Windows fan and own an iPhone, just make sure you bitch about its poor battery life. And often.

via How to get along with geeks: A seven-point guide | Article | The Punch.

Palm Pre: Two Months In

  • Copy and Paste – oh the irony. The iPhone now has superb copy and paste support, and it turns out that the Pre’s copy and paste is completely useless – time and time again I need to copy something from an email, web page, or text message. And I can’t! Also, the few times I can, only serves to show how awkward Palms copy and paste command/gestures are.
  • via Palm Pre: Two Months In « random($foo).

    Some would have preferred waiting for a better implementation.

    What’s the use of features if they suck incredible amounts of arse, rendering them practically useless?