Offbeat posts

There is absolutely nothing I can say here that isn’t expressed in the headline of this post or punctuated by the absolutely excellent photoshop I have compiled to illustrate it.. The world’s longest active, working, honest-to-goodness email address, at time of writing this, is 345 characters long, and owned by Peter Craig. I think mine’s, like… 18? Even then, people sometimes can’t remember. Maybe Peter just doesn’t like getting mail. Maybe Peter likes being mistaken for a spam bot. Maybe Peter is batsh*t insane. Whatever the case, until Peter is inevitably dethroned by a new challenger…

If you’re looking for iTunes, Amazon, or other digital releases of Pink Floyd’s material this month, you’ll be appalled and dismayed to find that anything post-Dark Side of the Moon has been wiped off the bright side of the internet. The move comes after EMI’s contract with the band concerning the albums expired June 30th.  P-Floyd has been looking for a new suitor to take up licensing of the material, but reportedly, their asking price is astronomical. Which is I guess is not outlandish. It is Pink Floyd. Meanwhile, EMI is shaking in its boots, understandably worried that it may have another Radiohead…

If you’re a geek with a pulse you probably know that Celebration V, an expo focusing on all things Star Wars, has been going on in Orlando. The event which ends today has given us many great images, such as the life size Tie Fighter, and storm troopers with lettering on their backs to spell out Jon Stewart’s name. The last picture was a nod to Stewart who interviewed George Lucas, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher on Saturday. Lucas waxed nerdy, talking about how the production team spent hours trying to get the R2-D2 droids moving in a straight line on the first Star Wars movie. The big news for moviephiles…

To be fair, while Playboy has always been about boobs, it’s also traditionally been about a bunch of other stuff, too. I was actually surprised the first time I got my hands on a Playboy. Expecting porn like I ain’t never seen, I was instead treated to reasonably tasteful mostly-clothed spreads, and a guide to buying lingerie for your girlfriend. There were boobs, too, but certainly none of the raunchy, sweaty hotness I was expecting. Nevertheless, that won’t stop Big Steve from keeping anatomy out of his iPad. Hef himself broke the news last night, and you can certainly feel the disappointment…

I promise you, this will be both the cleverest, and, simultaneously, the most useless social media experiment you’ll see all day. Continuing the proud tradition of Twitter’s inconsequentiality,  Graphic designer Shelly Peleg and Mizbala.com cofounder Guy Dayan have seen fit to turn Guy’s Following list into a large bird. Surely, organizing this must have been a bit more of a nightmare than the video lets on – not only would Dan have to coax 36 people into switching their Twitter display pictures to slices of bird, but he’d have to follow them in that order, not to mention subsequently follow…

I’m not just writing about this gadget because it happens to share my name and along with it a fine heritage of great naming for great stuff, honest. First, Toby jugs in England, quirky mugs with character in look and feel. Then, the Tobi Steamer, a remarkable alternative to the tedious task of ironing clothes. Now finally, the Tobii S32, a device for recording speech and playing it back by pressing buttons with appropriate labels. I’ll admit, I’m a little baffled by it. I see several obvious uses as either toys or educational devices for kids, or accessibility aids for deaf or mute people, but the…

As anyone who has walked on glass floors at lofty tourist attractions can attest, it’s a strangely disconcerting feeling. Your brain assures you that the floor is there and is strong enough to hold your weight, but you’re still nervous about that first step. If you’re honest enough to admit this is the case, then this will probably terrify you. A hot air balloon enthusiast has invented a glass-bottomed hot air balloon. While even it’s inventor, Christian Brown describes it as a “terrifying experience”, he says early trials ended with passengers shrieking and screaming in fear. Clearly the video…

Hey, before you get all huffy over the headline, don’t call me an Apple fanboy. I don’t own an iPhone, and I’m not the one making this claim, yo. But allegedly, it’s true. According to a study by OKCupid, “iPhone users aren’t just getting f**ked by Apple”, and the dating site has crunched some numbers to prove it. Apparently, according to the findings, 30-year-old iPhone users have twice as many sexual partners on average as 30-year-old Android users. Additionally, an age-to-partners graph indicated that iPhone users consistently lead in… er… number of conquests. The data is part of a more…

You may remember Sarah Palin’s email was hacked back in 2008. If you weren’t aware, know, then, that Sarah Palin’s email was hacked back in 2008. The trial’s going on as we speak, and it’s nothing if not entertaining. Specifically, I’m talking about one particular testimony, by none other than 4chan’s Christopher ‘moot’ Poole. For reasons unknown, both sides felt it necessary that moot enlighten them as to the meaning of certain 4chan terminology (not to mention regular internet terminology, as well). moot promptly got them up to speed. Check it after the jump. JUMP! It’s true. Some people are…

Reading the headline there’s few surprises here for those bothered to read on. Someone has invented the Paper Tweet. You know those notepads that every office buys in the hope that phone messages will be taken more efficiently that no one ever, ever uses? Well, now there’s another kind that no one will ever use as the makers intended. The note takes all the features of Twitter, and removes every single ounce of usefulness from each and every one of them. You can direct message someone, or simply tweet. Which predictably in paper format become the same thing. In offices all around North America, childish…