September 2008
2^43112609-1 →
13 million-digit prime number discovered
If you want to see the whole thing, go here.
Be warned, in plain ascii digits, it’s a ~25mb file and about 328mb in english.
“The rule of thumb is […] if you give people unlimited access to download...”
– Michael Malone, CEO of Australian ISP iiNet.
Zack Snyder making three games for EA →
Dont do it Zack!!
Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich Breaks Band's... →
You gotta remember, when we put out …And Justice for All, people were going, ‘What happened to these guys, this record? There’s no bass on it. It sounds like it was recorded in a fuckin’ garage on an eight-track.’ And now …And Justice for All is sort of the seminal Metallica record that supposedly influenced a whole generation of death-metal bands. The...
Robin Hood finally cast in Ridley Scott's... →
At first I was like ‘what?’ then I was like ‘no way!’ and then I got a little thirsty. Then I thought ‘awesome!’.
Foxtel falls foul over cartoon 'Death sex' →
Way to spaz out over an 8 year old Family Guy episode.
“I miss the fifties.”
– Roger Sterling
Awkwardness with kebab place girl.
Her: Here’s your kebab. Me: Thanks. Her: Havent seen you around much lately. Me: Yeah? Oh, you know - sandwiches. Her: Bye. Me: Bye.
Points of disinterest:
She didnt make said kebab.
I’ve been to that Kebab place about 6 times in its 3 years.
It’s true. I’ve been eating mostly sandwiches for lunch.
I’ve never seen her before in my life.
How it went in my...
xkcd - Height →
I am loath to ever post xkcd because implies that some people dont read it and that would just be terrible. But this one is brilliant.
Techcrunch: Leaked MySpace Music Screenshots →
We’ve been pounding our sources for screenshots of the new service for weeks without any luck.
You sure have, Mike (via idolator).
W. →
Oh boy, this looks awesome. Based on the Pretzel shot alone.
App Store Customer Reviews Now Require Purchase →
It’s about time. This has been a major pain in the ass for developers.
“This I why the rest of the world hates us, right?”
– David Letterman to Paris Hilton re: her new show
WatchPixar’s Presto
The brilliant short tacked on to Wall-E
Saturday.
Check this out:
Eggs Benedict
In which I get out of bed on a Saturday morning.
Muppet Poker League.
In which we try to wrestle the trophy from Adam.
AFL Grand Final: Cats vs Hawks.
In which I pretend to care about AFL for 3 hours.
BBQ!
In which sausages are consumed.
NRL Semi-Final: Manly vs Warriors.
In which The Best Team in the Universe™ gets into the Grand Final.
...
WatchBricked Mac - Time-Lapse of the building of the Lego Mac Pro.
Killing our enthusiasm →
A “Dear Steve” letter from Craig Hockenberry, creator of Twitterific.
This is starting to get bad. And it’s only been 9 weeks.
Steven Spielberg Options 'Chocky'. →
Seriously? Chocky was the shit.
Muxtape: The full story. →
The amazing story of the service that capture the internet’s heart, tried to work with the big labels but was then killed in one weekend by the RIAA.
Acting almost independantly of the surprisingly compliant record labels, the RIAA leveraged Amazon to remove the hosting overnight even as licensing deals were being made with record companies.
The site’s creator, Justin Ouellette, went...
Oh sweet holy crap. DC/Warners, just STOP. →
You have rebooted Batman. You are going to reboot Superman (again). Just do a Green Lantern film and a Wonder Woman picture and then make A REAL GODDAMN JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE. It’s ok to copy Marvel, they are doing something awesome!
Seperate universes work great in comic book land. We nerds love that shit. A universe where all the superheros are dogs? Awesome! A universe where...
Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter for Burton. →
Pass it on.
Americans now text more than they talk - CNet →
Welcome to 1998, America. We also find your strange mathod of paying for incoming SMS as strange as it is stupid!
Seriously though, is that a model left over from the pager days?
Fake popup study sadly confirms most users are... →