December 2010
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Funny Photos Taken at Unusual Angle
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-31: Happy new year.
Despite the black screen above, there is actually a video here. Just be patient. There are no spoken words, so no transcript is available.
Carry on.
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-30: To Boldly go.
Yesterday, I upgraded my Blackberry to something much better, altho’ I bet it’s still not as reliable as Paul Conroy’s one in Buried.
Transcription:
“I sometimes feel like doing these video blog entries like that weird Japanese girl who just sits and stares at the camera like that, but as I’ve only got ninety seconds, I may...
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-24: High fidelity.
The pros and cons of working in the high-definition domain. Of course, when I first discovered home video, high definition meant placing a dictionary on top of your wardrobe.
Transcription:
“Before I started working in high-definition, I didn’t realise exactly how much memory it used. A minute of video in high-definition takes about a...
TIME Person of the Year is Facebook magnate Mark... →
I’m sure that Mr Zuckerberg, “Likes,” this.
Carry on.
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-29: A year of predictions.
I’ve just opened the envelope that I sealed in 2009 containing ten predictions for 2010. Head to LiveJournal to find out just what was in it, and whether or not they came true.
Carry on.
How Disney World is Making Lines Go Faster →
Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s down the queue we go.
Carry on.
IOP Blog →
If you could send any song into space to be heard by an alien life-form, what would you choose?
Carry on.
Giz Explains: Why Batteries Die →
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-25: The road to Hell.
I took this video on the way to my gran’s house for Christmas. I was the passenger, not the driver. There is no transcript because there is no speech. Music: Chris Rea - The Road to Hell. I could have used his track Driving Home For Christmas but (a) it’s not as good and (b) we were going in the opposite direction from home.
Carry on.
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mental_floss on tumblr: Girl Scout Camps and... →
mentalflossr:
When you own the copyright for a song or other original work, you don’t just have the exclusive right to record it and create other tangible reproductions. You also own the sole rights to broadcast or perform the song in public. Technically, then, any band or group performing a cover version of…
This Machine Fills Up Beer from the Bottom of the... →
I don’t even know how the beer gets pumped into the glass, and it is incredibly fast.
Carry on.
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-24: Lady Gav Gav wishes a happy Christmas and new year.
Earlier this year, I pondered the idea of creating a Lady Gaga parody. I have now carried out this threat.
Transcript:
“[Music: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance]
“Hi, this is Lady Gav Gav wishing all you merry Christmas and a happy new year.
“[Music repeats]
“Carry on, little monsters.”
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-22: I’m going to sit right down and write a lot of letters.
I started writing my Christmas cards on December 22nd but did not finish until late Christmas Eve. If the Flickr uploader behaves itself, I plan to bring you an even better video by the end of the day.
No transcript available, video contains no speech. Music: Marillion - Incommunicado
Carry on.
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Ho ho ho, red giant.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2010 AND A MERRY NEW YEAR 2011. I hope Santa Claus is good to you.
Carol on.
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-22: All present and incorrect.
The trials of wrapping presents when you’re not female. No matter how hard I try, I just can’t get the hang of it.
Transcription:
“Some people spend ages trying to get just the right paper for their Christmas presents, but to me, there’s only one thing that really works: Post Office brown paper. Now, I mentioned in a...
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“Happy Boxing Day Eve Eve.”
– Carry on.
Franklin Veaux's Journal - Adventures in Europe,... →
Recommend you read this and the other twenty-six posts about this American traveller in Europe.
It’s like Borat in reverse.
Carry on.
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BBC News - Scientists produce 'world's smallest... →
Underworked boffins at the University of Glasgow have produced a Christmas card that would fit onto a postage stamp eight thousand times over.
And you thought the stingy Scotsman stereotype was gone?
Carry on.
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Nashville billboards claim Jesus will return May... →
Jesus is coming, look busy.
Carry on.
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-22: Grabbing a quick snack.
A little tomfoolery with a popular salty snack. Don’t try this at home, kids, especially if you’re a fool called Tom. Video contains only the words, “Carry on,” so no transcript is available.
By the way, I apologise for spamming my Facebook and Twitter audience with too many Tumblr posts. I’ve now programmed Dlvr...
"Whatever" voted most irritating word in poll →
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-20: A minute steak.
We fried some steak and baked some chips for dinner. It took the best part of twenty minutes but here is the cooking process condensed into one minute. Vegetarians: look away now.
Video contains no speech, so no transcript available.
Carry on.
Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling
cyanidestrawberries:
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moodymuse:
theunabridgedjournalsof:
The grammar nazi in me is so happy
to grammar freaks everywhere….
This all the way.
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Original video 2010-12-18: Sweeping brush vs snow.
Transcription:
“I’m just about to clear the snow away from the driveway but it’s at that awkward depth where it’s not quite deep enough to use a shovel but I think it’s going to be a bit too deep to use a brush. so I don’t know how I’m going to get on with it, but let’s find out. [Music: Fatboy...
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WatchOriginal video 2010-12-18: Making a cup of tea.
Let’s start the engine with an experimental video, which is just me making a cup of tea on 2010-12-18. In the unlikely event that you’re interested: one was with milk, one was black and neither had sugar added.
Video contains no speech, so no transcript available.
Carry on.