Sometimes I just cannot imagine what the hell is going through the tiny little brains of our neighbours to the south.
When 44 percent of polled Americans (Poll conducted by Cornell University) state that they agree with putting restrictions on americans of Muslim descent / affiliation, I just have to shake my head and wonder what the hell is going on.
Further looking into the numbers wee see that Republicans and persons describing themselves as 'highly religious' were more apt to agree with imposing restrictions. So read this as RED STATES vs BLUE STATES once again....
I cannot believe that people would be willing to restrict the rights of their neighbours because they are Muslim. Do they not remember the effects of partitioning of their own people from post world war two. How long did it take to get the confidence of segregated people back after it was discontinued. Next thing you know they will be setting up internment camps to put all of the brown people in. Un-f@cking-believable....
The most shocking thing is... I am not really surprised by these numbers... the BushCo government has proven that to rule with impunity you just have to rile the masses into a fear frenzy then you can convicne them to do whatever the hell you wnat them to.... Lets just hope that none of George's adviseors read the reports coming out of Cornell, we all know that George can't read on his own.
To the rest of the US.... I feel so damn sorry for you all. Lets hope someone gets off their ass and kicks BushCo and their followers out of office in three years.
Full story from the Witchita Eagle is here.
On a complete side note did you ever think about the fact that the hard core republicans and religious right states are the RED states.... Never would have heard that twenty years ago...
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s!
Sunday, December 19
Thursday, December 16
Monday, November 29
The lesson clients need to learn
From a fun new site I found.... CreativeBits
The lesson clients need to learn...
Clients must choose only two out of the three options. They can't have it all. It's a reality of life, clients must deal with it. Designers must deal with it.
Choose good and fast and I will postpone every other job, cancel my appointments an make up an excuse for my wife just to get your job done. But don't expect me to do it for peanuts.
Choose good and cheap and I will do a great job for a discounted price, but be patient till I have a free moment from paying clients.
Choose fast and cheap and expect a shit job delivered on time and all I ask for is a free beer.
Link to original...
cheers...
s!
The lesson clients need to learn...
Clients must choose only two out of the three options. They can't have it all. It's a reality of life, clients must deal with it. Designers must deal with it.
Choose good and fast and I will postpone every other job, cancel my appointments an make up an excuse for my wife just to get your job done. But don't expect me to do it for peanuts.
Choose good and cheap and I will do a great job for a discounted price, but be patient till I have a free moment from paying clients.
Choose fast and cheap and expect a shit job delivered on time and all I ask for is a free beer.
Link to original...
cheers...
s!
Tuesday, November 23
Canada busy sending back Bush-dodgers
Joe Blundo / So To Speak
Written on 11/16/04 by Joe Blundo of the Columbus Dispatch,
Columbus, Ohio:
Canada Deals With Bush-Dodgers
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration.
The re-election of President Bush is prompting the exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray and agree with Bill O'Reilly.
Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at night.
"I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota.
The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields.
"Not real effective," he said. "The liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they wouldn't give milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for themselves.
"A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a drop of drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been circulating about the Bush administration establishing re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and watch NASCAR.
In the days since the election, liberals have turned to sometimes-ingenious ways of crossing the border.
Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior-citizen passengers.
"If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said.
Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan Sarandon movies.
"I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history majors does one country need?"
In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada, Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source close to Cheney said.
"We're going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might put some endangered species on postage stamps. The president is determined to reach out."
Written on 11/16/04 by Joe Blundo of the Columbus Dispatch,
Columbus, Ohio:
Canada Deals With Bush-Dodgers
The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration.
The re-election of President Bush is prompting the exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray and agree with Bill O'Reilly.
Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at night.
"I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota.
The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. "He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't even get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing speakers that blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields.
"Not real effective," he said. "The liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they wouldn't give milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive them across the border and leave them to fend for themselves.
"A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a drop of drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been circulating about the Bush administration establishing re-education camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and watch NASCAR.
In the days since the election, liberals have turned to sometimes-ingenious ways of crossing the border.
Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on bus trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a half-dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior-citizen passengers.
"If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we get suspicious about their age," an official said.
Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan Sarandon movies.
"I feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history majors does one country need?"
In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada, Vice President Dick Cheney met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals, a source close to Cheney said.
"We're going to have some Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might put some endangered species on postage stamps. The president is determined to reach out."
Thursday, November 4
All I can Say....
Fuck!
I cannot believe that that little friggin' pencil nack got elected 'again'. What the hell is going through the heads of Americans to give this guy a mandate to carry on with his lunacy.
I realize that as a non-American I lack certain perspective, but come on. This guy is a danger to himself let alone others and they give him the keys to the big guns!
I simply cannot understand the thought process that supports re-electing W.
cheers
s!
Fuck!
I cannot believe that that little friggin' pencil nack got elected 'again'. What the hell is going through the heads of Americans to give this guy a mandate to carry on with his lunacy.
I realize that as a non-American I lack certain perspective, but come on. This guy is a danger to himself let alone others and they give him the keys to the big guns!
I simply cannot understand the thought process that supports re-electing W.
cheers
s!
Monday, November 1
Never Forget
Internets Vets for Truth
Great video and information / disinformation regarding the election / political motivations.
Even Eminem is getting into the fray, check out his newest... Mosh.
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s!
Great video and information / disinformation regarding the election / political motivations.
Even Eminem is getting into the fray, check out his newest... Mosh.
cheers
s!
Wednesday, October 20
Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor
Neal Stephenson author of
Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle takes a few questions from Slashdot readers.
Have a read at: Slashdot | Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor.
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s!
Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle takes a few questions from Slashdot readers.
Have a read at: Slashdot | Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor.
cheers
s!
Friday, October 15
Tucker Carlson is a dick!
So the hottest thing on TV....
Jon Stewart on CNN's CROSSFIRE... Tucker Carlson is a dick and Paul Begalo is spinless....
Jon takes the pundits to the mat...
Why the hell would he come on to their show and roast the hell our of them?
Why wouldn't he just accept their adoration, hype his new book and be a good guest?
Well I guess one good reason is because CROSSFIRE on the whole is bullshit! These idiots couldn't debate the knickers off of a three dollar prostitute! They were lost from the opening salvo and never regained control.
Fucking brilliant Jon. Loved to see it.
Thank you.
BTW Here's a link to the transcript on CNN.com. And here is a link to a quicktime stream.
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s!
Jon Stewart on CNN's CROSSFIRE... Tucker Carlson is a dick and Paul Begalo is spinless....
Jon takes the pundits to the mat...
Why the hell would he come on to their show and roast the hell our of them?
Why wouldn't he just accept their adoration, hype his new book and be a good guest?
Well I guess one good reason is because CROSSFIRE on the whole is bullshit! These idiots couldn't debate the knickers off of a three dollar prostitute! They were lost from the opening salvo and never regained control.
Fucking brilliant Jon. Loved to see it.
Thank you.
BTW Here's a link to the transcript on CNN.com. And here is a link to a quicktime stream.
cheers
s!
Monday, September 6
Gaping Void
Just found this amazing site with great commentaryon design, marketing and business in general.
Go check out gapingvoid.com... Go now!
F#cking brilliant!
cheers
s!
Friday, September 3
Icon Debate just keeps going
So with the introduction of BBEdit 8has sparked a whole new debate over icon design has developed over at DxF and over here at Hicks Design. Much debate has ensued.... Interesting reading...
And in my retort to the Icon debate... I give you this
[click image to download Mac OSX Icon file]
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s!
And in my retort to the Icon debate... I give you this
[click image to download Mac OSX Icon file]
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s!
Tuesday, August 17
Sunday, June 27
Something A Little Different - Software as Art
We are surrounded by computers doing such wonderful things all of the time, but for the most part they are doing predictable boring things that we ask them to.
While for the most part this is the desired effect, but what would you do if it did something completely different. And I'm not talking of buggy software that irritates the hell out of us by crashing 5 minutes before the project is due, or the slide show that just won't format correctly no matter what gods you pray to or what small animal you sacrifice.
How cool is it that there are developers out there that are making software that is there to make art, not just the end product of the process is to make art, but the whole process of using the application is part of the "art" experience. The tools are unpredictable, there are controls to "Fuck with interface" just to mess with you, controls that tell you that you are doing something boring so try something else.
I love it. Plain and simple. Take some time and play, don't give me what I want, give me something fun!
Welcome to the mindset of Signwave UK software products... Auto-Illustrator, Autoshop and other so called auto-generative systems... Allowing the user in a rather unconventional way to create while working with the tools... and working with them in a collaborative way... the tools will constantly surprise you... and the results are often beautiful and sometimes crap... but never a bore!
Go get these... all are available for demo... but well worth the time and frustration. sign|wave UK
:-)
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s!
While for the most part this is the desired effect, but what would you do if it did something completely different. And I'm not talking of buggy software that irritates the hell out of us by crashing 5 minutes before the project is due, or the slide show that just won't format correctly no matter what gods you pray to or what small animal you sacrifice.
How cool is it that there are developers out there that are making software that is there to make art, not just the end product of the process is to make art, but the whole process of using the application is part of the "art" experience. The tools are unpredictable, there are controls to "Fuck with interface" just to mess with you, controls that tell you that you are doing something boring so try something else.
I love it. Plain and simple. Take some time and play, don't give me what I want, give me something fun!
Welcome to the mindset of Signwave UK software products... Auto-Illustrator, Autoshop and other so called auto-generative systems... Allowing the user in a rather unconventional way to create while working with the tools... and working with them in a collaborative way... the tools will constantly surprise you... and the results are often beautiful and sometimes crap... but never a bore!
Go get these... all are available for demo... but well worth the time and frustration. sign|wave UK
:-)
cheers
s!
Wednesday, June 23
Mark Morford Speaks Out!
So on the tails of the 9/11 commission, another great rant from Mark Morford (SF Gate) comes out...
Have a look Because Dubya Said So!
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s!
Have a look Because Dubya Said So!
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s!
Sunday, June 20
Is the truth is coming out about 9/11?
As there are senate committees convening, and tongues are wagging and Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 is finally being released, the truth of what happened on September 11, 2001 is finally coming out.
And to everyone's surprise (ok so nobody is really surprised) it seems that Mr. Bush is proving to be a weak kneed idiot, and there is no connection between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein. Imagine that... So was that whole Iraq war thing a revenge thing? Oh yeah - Weapon's of Mass Destruction... Wait.. Those were never found either... hmm... Hey Dubya, what's the deal?
So my friend's to the south... Think election... When you think about this, give the following article a read... And when you go off to vote, keep these things in mind...
Dubya... gonna miss you... You silly little fool... I don't think Dad and Jed are gonna be able to get you out of this one.
Link:
The Observer | Focus | 9/11: At last, the full story has been told
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s!
And to everyone's surprise (ok so nobody is really surprised) it seems that Mr. Bush is proving to be a weak kneed idiot, and there is no connection between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein. Imagine that... So was that whole Iraq war thing a revenge thing? Oh yeah - Weapon's of Mass Destruction... Wait.. Those were never found either... hmm... Hey Dubya, what's the deal?
So my friend's to the south... Think election... When you think about this, give the following article a read... And when you go off to vote, keep these things in mind...
Dubya... gonna miss you... You silly little fool... I don't think Dad and Jed are gonna be able to get you out of this one.
Link:
The Observer | Focus | 9/11: At last, the full story has been told
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s!
Monday, June 7
iPod put to the Ultimate Test
So what happens when you get a couple of guys together and one asks: "So it's a nice design and all... but how tough is the thing?"
What proceeds to happen is the most abuse any digital device should ever see, drop it in a muddy field, paint ball fire and finally become a clay pigeon... Only T3 Magazine (UK) could conceive and actually go through with this kind of product testing...
From MacWorld - iPod shot to death
What proceeds to happen is the most abuse any digital device should ever see, drop it in a muddy field, paint ball fire and finally become a clay pigeon... Only T3 Magazine (UK) could conceive and actually go through with this kind of product testing...
From MacWorld - iPod shot to death
Tuesday, June 1
Creative Showcase 2004 Viral Campaign Winner
The Interactive Advertising Bureau of the UK has announced the winners for the 2004 Viral Ad Campaign of the Year....
The Trojan Games
An incredible undertaking, surely worth another look if you've already seen it.... just brilliant... Congratulations to The Viral Factory
Link from: Creative Showcase
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s!
The Trojan Games
An incredible undertaking, surely worth another look if you've already seen it.... just brilliant... Congratulations to The Viral Factory
Link from: Creative Showcase
cheers
s!
Monday, May 31
Finished my first 10K run...
So I ran my first 10K run this weekend. Finished in 0:59:51.3, considering I was aiming for a 1:05:00 result I am quite happy with how I did. Felt really good to do this. Hurt a little at the end, should have stretched out at the end of the race so I wouldn't tighten up later. So I finished up about the middle of the pack. It was a crowded run, 5800 people running with times ranging from 0:28:59.0 (WOW) to the walkers pulling in at 2:51:08.
So overall it was a good run, now I'm already looking forward to my next to better my time. See y'all next year.
National Capital Race Weekend
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s!
So overall it was a good run, now I'm already looking forward to my next to better my time. See y'all next year.
National Capital Race Weekend
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s!
Monday, May 24
MAKE THE PIE HIGHER
by George W. Bush
I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It's a world of madmen and uncertainty
and potential mental losses.
Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet become more few?
How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.
I know that the human being and the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope, where our wings take dream.
Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher! Make the pie higher!
OK so I know this has been getting around... but I think it's brilliant.
Out of the mouthes of... well... um.... the President of the United States...
Initially found on Snopes.com Urban Legend Reference.
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s!
I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It's a world of madmen and uncertainty
and potential mental losses.
Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet become more few?
How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.
I know that the human being and the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope, where our wings take dream.
Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher! Make the pie higher!
OK so I know this has been getting around... but I think it's brilliant.
Out of the mouthes of... well... um.... the President of the United States...
Initially found on Snopes.com Urban Legend Reference.
cheers
s!
Chairman Bill's New Proclamation
Microsoft's Gates Touts Blogging as Business Tool
So Mr. Bill has openly admitted to thinking that Blogs are both a cultural as well as business tool. There are already over 700 active bloggers in Redmond and the numbers are growing. Who needs MSN Messenger - too distracting, who needs E-Mail - too much SPAM.... Now onto Weblogs with an RSS feed - keep up to date and informed without all the distraction. And Bill has acknowledged that since blogs are now running using non-MS product, there is a fear that there will be turn away from the MS platform.
So with this, I think we may be looking at MS Blog coming to you soon. Beware Blogger, Moveable Type and friends - Bill is coming for you.
Just think of it. A somewhat unusable, unintuitive, bloated, buggy blogging application with a confusing insecure RSS feeder for the masses.
Looking forward to it.... Will it run on my mac?
cheers
s!
So Mr. Bill has openly admitted to thinking that Blogs are both a cultural as well as business tool. There are already over 700 active bloggers in Redmond and the numbers are growing. Who needs MSN Messenger - too distracting, who needs E-Mail - too much SPAM.... Now onto Weblogs with an RSS feed - keep up to date and informed without all the distraction. And Bill has acknowledged that since blogs are now running using non-MS product, there is a fear that there will be turn away from the MS platform.
So with this, I think we may be looking at MS Blog coming to you soon. Beware Blogger, Moveable Type and friends - Bill is coming for you.
Just think of it. A somewhat unusable, unintuitive, bloated, buggy blogging application with a confusing insecure RSS feeder for the masses.
Looking forward to it.... Will it run on my mac?
cheers
s!
Friday, May 21
Bush: Dumb Like A Bullet
Is Dubya both a bumbling simpleton *and* a shrewd manipulator who smirked at tortures in Iraq?
Bush: Dumb Like A Bullet : SFGate.com
Another great editorial on the state of affairs in the White House from Mark Morford of the SF Gate.
Sometimes you really got to wonder what is going on in Washington... Is Dubya for real?
And it seems the American public buy it? I just don't understand. Must be nice to have most of the mainstream news media as your personal soap box.
Puppets that don't seem to question a word you say.
Give your head a shake people.
s!
Bush: Dumb Like A Bullet : SFGate.com
Another great editorial on the state of affairs in the White House from Mark Morford of the SF Gate.
Sometimes you really got to wonder what is going on in Washington... Is Dubya for real?
And it seems the American public buy it? I just don't understand. Must be nice to have most of the mainstream news media as your personal soap box.
Puppets that don't seem to question a word you say.
Give your head a shake people.
s!
Friday, May 14
Lethologica
n. forgetfulness of words. Temporary inability to remember a proper noun or name.
I dunno what else to say... this is my life.... J
Really its true...
cheers...
s!
I dunno what else to say... this is my life.... J
Really its true...
cheers...
s!
New Video News Service from Comcast
Nicely designed news video feed... Not the coolest or most revolutionary of designs, but nice, clean and interactive.
Will be interesting to see how much traffic it gets... Also interesting to see that you can set up your own watch list to personalize the sources to be fed... Trash TV to National Geographic... News Fan.
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s!
Will be interesting to see how much traffic it gets... Also interesting to see that you can set up your own watch list to personalize the sources to be fed... Trash TV to National Geographic... News Fan.
cheers
s!
Wednesday, May 12
New project from Frank Gehry
MIT's Ray & Maria Strata Center
Grand new project from Frank Gehry... Incredible looking... will link to more pictures when i find some...
Original link from The New York Times.
Here's another: MIT site
And the last year in construction movie.
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s!
Grand new project from Frank Gehry... Incredible looking... will link to more pictures when i find some...
Original link from The New York Times.
Here's another: MIT site
And the last year in construction movie.
cheers
s!
Friday, May 7
International Herald Tribune: Viral ads are a marketing tightrope
Yet another article on the potential hazards of viral marketing and the effects to the corporate image. Another citing for the infamous Sportka cat spot...
Here's the link: Viral ads are a marketing tightrope
Here's the link: Viral ads are a marketing tightrope
Wednesday, May 5
Very Funny Cat Decapitations... Is it OK?
So the not so new marketing buzz-word is Viral Marketing...
All the kids are doing it. Its cool. Its keen. Its cheap and easy.. Keep it funny and light... And don't piss people off...
So there goes Ford...Well Ford UK with a new Sportka viral ad.... Cute car.. oh look a cat... Cat meet car... Car eat cat...
Is it right... Is it wrong? PETA has expressed there outrage, but c'mon... We all know they didn't really kill a cat to make this... So what's the deal... Did they go too far?
Really, I don't think it was the most appropriate thing to do, but it was done in good fun, and to get the message out there... And it WORKED... The darn thing is popping up everywhere!
So as far as a message to the world about cruelty to animals.. a dismal failure....
As a way to get traffic to your site... a phenomenal success... nolonger on the Ford UK site... Funny that!
Here's a link in case you haven't seen it yet.... Sportka - the Ka's evil twin
All the kids are doing it. Its cool. Its keen. Its cheap and easy.. Keep it funny and light... And don't piss people off...
So there goes Ford...Well Ford UK with a new Sportka viral ad.... Cute car.. oh look a cat... Cat meet car... Car eat cat...
Is it right... Is it wrong? PETA has expressed there outrage, but c'mon... We all know they didn't really kill a cat to make this... So what's the deal... Did they go too far?
Really, I don't think it was the most appropriate thing to do, but it was done in good fun, and to get the message out there... And it WORKED... The darn thing is popping up everywhere!
So as far as a message to the world about cruelty to animals.. a dismal failure....
As a way to get traffic to your site... a phenomenal success... nolonger on the Ford UK site... Funny that!
Here's a link in case you haven't seen it yet.... Sportka - the Ka's evil twin
Tuesday, May 4
Occam's Razor
Occam's Razor : "a problem should be stated in its basic and simplest terms. In science, the simplest theory that fits the facts of a problem is the one that should be selected."
In other words: KEEP IT SIMPLE!
Philisophy for life.
s!
In other words: KEEP IT SIMPLE!
Philisophy for life.
s!
Sunday, May 2
Saturday, May 1
See how long it takes for this one to pass around....
Incredible new promo piece done for TAG Heuer.
Beautiful integration of old and new technology... amazing renders... go have a look TAG Heuer > Basel 2004
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s!
Beautiful integration of old and new technology... amazing renders... go have a look TAG Heuer > Basel 2004
cheers
s!
Happy Birthday Tyopgrphi.ca
Typographica launched two years ago today... Great type resource for all...
Visit them at: Typographica. A Journal of Typography.
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s!
Visit them at: Typographica. A Journal of Typography.
cheers
s!
Thursday, April 29
Badgers Badgers Badgers
I dunno... is it the most irritating thing on the net... or the most addictive... Badgers... Somebody please make this into a Panther Screen Saver ;-)
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Wednesday, April 28
Viral Marketing that Works....
So everybody loves the 'cog' commercial cum web viral campaign from Honda Last Year....
So it won the big award the 'Gr-ANDY' at this years ANDY Awards (Advertising Club of New York - Awards for Excellence)...
Congratulations goes out to: Wieden + Kennedy UK Ltd...
'Cog' Wins Grandy
So it won the big award the 'Gr-ANDY' at this years ANDY Awards (Advertising Club of New York - Awards for Excellence)...
Congratulations goes out to: Wieden + Kennedy UK Ltd...
'Cog' Wins Grandy
Tuesday, April 27
Great Restaurant in Downtown Ottawa
Cafe Paradiso
Fabulous food... Nice Environment... Good Service... and live jazz on Friday and Saturday nights....
s!
Fabulous food... Nice Environment... Good Service... and live jazz on Friday and Saturday nights....
s!
Safari is driving me insane!
Does anyone reading this use Safari with Blogger and a custom template? I cannot get this durn thing to display correctly! And if you try accessing this page in Safari it will look like sh!t. Unless of course it's just me.
Any assistance anyone can feed me would be appreciated!
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s!
Any assistance anyone can feed me would be appreciated!
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s!
Monday, April 26
The Men Commandments
Argument with these rules instantly revokes your identity as a man. You’re no longer a man and you’re out of the man club.
1.) It is ok for a Man to cry under the following circumstances:
- When a heroic dog dies to save its master.
- The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse.
- After wrecking your boss' car.
- One hour, 12 minutes, 37 seconds into "The Crying Game".
- When she is using her teeth.
2.) Any Man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally killed and eaten by his friends.
3.) Unless he murdered someone in your family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 12 hours.
4.) If you've known a Man for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever, unless you actually marry her.
5.) Moaning about the brand of free beer in a friend's fridge is forbidden. Complain at will if the temperature is unsuitable.
6.) No Man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another Man. In fact, even remembering your friend's birthday is strictly optional.
7.) On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not the weakest.
8.) When stumbling upon other men watching a sporting event, you may ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who's playing.
9.) It is permissible to drink a fruity alcopop drink only when you're sunning on a tropical beach... and it's delivered by a topless supermodel...and it's free.
10.) Only in situations of moral and/or physical peril are you allowed to kick another Man in the nuts.
11.) Unless you're in prison, never fight naked.
12.) Friends don't let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Issue closed.
13.) If a Man's fly is down, that's his problem, you didn't see anything.
14.) Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to drink as much as the other sports watchers.
15.) A Man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman must remain sober enough to fight.
16.) Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both - that's just mean.
17.) If you compliment a Man on his six-pack, you'd better be talking about his choice of beer.
18.) Never join your girlfriend or wife in discussing a friend of yours, except if she's withholding sex pending your response.
19.) Phrases that may NOT be uttered to another Man while lifting weights:
- Yeah, Baby, Push it!
- C'mon, give me one more! Harder!
- Another set and we can hit the showers!
20.) Never talk to a Man in a bathroom unless you are on equal footing: i.e. Both urinating, both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an almost imperceptible nod is all the conversation you need.
21.) Never allow a telephone conversation with a woman to go on longer than you are able to have sex with her. Keep a stopwatch by the phone. Hang up if necessary.
22.) The morning after you and a girl who was formerly "just a friend" have carnal drunken monkey sex, the fact that you're feeling weird and guilty is no reason not to nail her again before the discussion about what a big mistake it was.
23.) There is no reason for guys to watch Ice Skating or Mens Gymnastics. Ever.
24.) When you are queried by a buddy's wife, girlfriend, mother, father, priest, shrink, dentist, accountant, or dog walker, you need not and should not provide any useful information whatsoever as to his whereabouts. You are permitted to deny his very existence.
25.) You may exaggerate any anecdote told in a bar by 50 percent without recrimination; beyond that, anyone within earshot is allowed to call 'BULLSHIT'. (Exception: When trying to pick up a girl, the allowable exaggeration rate rises to 400 percent)
26.) The minimum amount of time you have to wait for another guy who's running late is 5 minutes. For a girl, you are required to wait 10 minutes for every point of hotness she scores on the classic 1-10 babe scale.
27.) Agreeing to distract the ugly friend of a hot babe that your buddy is trying to hook up with is your legal duty. Should you get carried away with your good deed and end up having sex with the beast, your pal is forbidden to speak of it, even at your bachelor party.
28.) Before dating a buddy's "ex", you are required to ask his permission and he in return is required to grant it.
29.) The universal compensation for buddies who help you move is beer.
30.) A Man must never own a cat or like his girlfriend's cat.
31.) When your girlfriend/wife expresses a desire to fix her whiney friend up with your pal, you may give her the go-ahead only if you'll be able to warn your buddy and give him time to prepare excuses about joining the priesthood.
32.) If a buddy is out-numbered, out-Manned, or too drunk to fight, you must jump into the fight. (Exception: If within the last 24 hours his actions have caused you to think, "What this guy needs is a good ass-whoopin", then you may sit back and enjoy.)
33.) If a buddy is already singing along to a song in the car, you may not join him...too gay.
34.) Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella.
35.) When a buddy is trying to hook up, you may sabotage him only in a manner that gives you no chance of hooking up either.
36.) Before allowing a drunken friend to cheat on his girl, you must attempt one intervention. If he is able to get on his feet, look you in the eye, and deliver a "FUCK OFF!" You are absolved of your of responsibility.
From over at the inluminent|weblog
1.) It is ok for a Man to cry under the following circumstances:
- When a heroic dog dies to save its master.
- The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse.
- After wrecking your boss' car.
- One hour, 12 minutes, 37 seconds into "The Crying Game".
- When she is using her teeth.
2.) Any Man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally killed and eaten by his friends.
3.) Unless he murdered someone in your family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 12 hours.
4.) If you've known a Man for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever, unless you actually marry her.
5.) Moaning about the brand of free beer in a friend's fridge is forbidden. Complain at will if the temperature is unsuitable.
6.) No Man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another Man. In fact, even remembering your friend's birthday is strictly optional.
7.) On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not the weakest.
8.) When stumbling upon other men watching a sporting event, you may ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who's playing.
9.) It is permissible to drink a fruity alcopop drink only when you're sunning on a tropical beach... and it's delivered by a topless supermodel...and it's free.
10.) Only in situations of moral and/or physical peril are you allowed to kick another Man in the nuts.
11.) Unless you're in prison, never fight naked.
12.) Friends don't let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Issue closed.
13.) If a Man's fly is down, that's his problem, you didn't see anything.
14.) Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to drink as much as the other sports watchers.
15.) A Man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman must remain sober enough to fight.
16.) Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both - that's just mean.
17.) If you compliment a Man on his six-pack, you'd better be talking about his choice of beer.
18.) Never join your girlfriend or wife in discussing a friend of yours, except if she's withholding sex pending your response.
19.) Phrases that may NOT be uttered to another Man while lifting weights:
- Yeah, Baby, Push it!
- C'mon, give me one more! Harder!
- Another set and we can hit the showers!
20.) Never talk to a Man in a bathroom unless you are on equal footing: i.e. Both urinating, both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an almost imperceptible nod is all the conversation you need.
21.) Never allow a telephone conversation with a woman to go on longer than you are able to have sex with her. Keep a stopwatch by the phone. Hang up if necessary.
22.) The morning after you and a girl who was formerly "just a friend" have carnal drunken monkey sex, the fact that you're feeling weird and guilty is no reason not to nail her again before the discussion about what a big mistake it was.
23.) There is no reason for guys to watch Ice Skating or Mens Gymnastics. Ever.
24.) When you are queried by a buddy's wife, girlfriend, mother, father, priest, shrink, dentist, accountant, or dog walker, you need not and should not provide any useful information whatsoever as to his whereabouts. You are permitted to deny his very existence.
25.) You may exaggerate any anecdote told in a bar by 50 percent without recrimination; beyond that, anyone within earshot is allowed to call 'BULLSHIT'. (Exception: When trying to pick up a girl, the allowable exaggeration rate rises to 400 percent)
26.) The minimum amount of time you have to wait for another guy who's running late is 5 minutes. For a girl, you are required to wait 10 minutes for every point of hotness she scores on the classic 1-10 babe scale.
27.) Agreeing to distract the ugly friend of a hot babe that your buddy is trying to hook up with is your legal duty. Should you get carried away with your good deed and end up having sex with the beast, your pal is forbidden to speak of it, even at your bachelor party.
28.) Before dating a buddy's "ex", you are required to ask his permission and he in return is required to grant it.
29.) The universal compensation for buddies who help you move is beer.
30.) A Man must never own a cat or like his girlfriend's cat.
31.) When your girlfriend/wife expresses a desire to fix her whiney friend up with your pal, you may give her the go-ahead only if you'll be able to warn your buddy and give him time to prepare excuses about joining the priesthood.
32.) If a buddy is out-numbered, out-Manned, or too drunk to fight, you must jump into the fight. (Exception: If within the last 24 hours his actions have caused you to think, "What this guy needs is a good ass-whoopin", then you may sit back and enjoy.)
33.) If a buddy is already singing along to a song in the car, you may not join him...too gay.
34.) Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella.
35.) When a buddy is trying to hook up, you may sabotage him only in a manner that gives you no chance of hooking up either.
36.) Before allowing a drunken friend to cheat on his girl, you must attempt one intervention. If he is able to get on his feet, look you in the eye, and deliver a "FUCK OFF!" You are absolved of your of responsibility.
From over at the inluminent|weblog
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