Archive for the ‘WTF’ Category

Oilers Fans Invade NYC

MaxPower November 12th, 2008

Gretzky… whooo!

Australia New Censorship Capital aka The Blunder Down Under

MaxPower October 30th, 2008

Australia has joined the esteemed ranks of Cuba, China, North Korea and Iran in censoring the internet.
Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy Minister Stephen Conroy admitted the Federal Government’s $44.2 million internet censorship plan would now include two tiers - one level of mandatory filtering for all Australians and an optional level that will provide a [...]

Robot Spider Unleashed

MaxPower September 5th, 2008

Commuters arriving at Liverpool’s Lime Street station were greeted by a 50ft (15m) high mechanical spider clinging to a nearby redundant office block.
The 37-tonne beast heralds the start of a five-day piece of street theatre as part of the Capital of Culture year.

The robot will “form part of a huge piece of street theatre [...]

Tell your MP - RE: Canadian DMCA

David Gluzman June 13th, 2008

After months of hesitation, Industry Minister Jim Prentice has finally revealed his re-write of Canada’s rules of copyright. As expected, the bill contains major concessions to the American entertainment industry. Prentice’s bill forbids Canadians from engaging in ordinary practices such as ripping DVDs onto video iPods, unlocking digital phones for use with a competitor’s services, [...]

Today is a very special day

MaxPower May 23rd, 2008

Today… is the 9 week anniversary of when the guy who lives behind me turned his deck light on.
9 weeks ago today, the dude who lives behind me had a party. As is required for parties, he turned on every light in his house - including his never-used deck light. Said deck light shines [...]