When someone introduces a useless idea (or one that is narrow in scope) on the Internet, it gets linked, picked, praised, talked about till the transformation from a phenomena to sheer bullshit is complete.
I am taking about Wolfram Alpha. Because among other places, it has been talked about here , here and here.
I have heard [...]
Archive for the ‘Random sightings’ Category
Of search, bird sex and a remarkably fast journey of becoming a verb.
Posted in Internet, Random sightings, cynical pov, lighter side, rants, tagged bird sex, brands becoming verbs, How birds have sex?, Wolfram Alpha on May 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Tragic beauty
Posted in Random sightings, tagged Haiti hurricane, Patrick Farrell, pulitzer prize, tragic beauty photos on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Haiti was ravaged by a hurricane last year, that led to much devastation in an already poor country. Patrick Farrell was there to document the tragedy for the world to see. And now he has won a Pulitzer prize. I won’t congratulate him, but I thank him for his efforts.
The lifeless body of 5 year [...]
No one does camouflage better than these Iranian snipers
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged iranian annual army day, Iranian Snipers, wookiee on April 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This is just delightful…Iranian snipers parading at the annual army day, scaring the shit out of old people while children everywhere were laughing thier assess off.
Be scared…but please don’t throw cigarette butts at these guys.
Tim Dowling: Iranian Sniper or Wookiee? How to tell them apart.
Modern Art explained through modern art.
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged Modern Art, New Math on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Comcast – Apply directly to the forehead.
Posted in Random sightings, cool stuff, lighter side, rants, tagged comcast dream big commercial, waking life on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Comcast commercial has been out for a while now and to be honest, it’s a sub-par effort. The only thing that stands out is the technique, though I wonder why they didn’t have a compelling story to match it. There have been many ads that have used animation and digital video – very badly [...]
Lights off at You Tube
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged beethoven, geek humor, mozart, you tube, you tube lights off on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You Tube has a new feature, well it maybe old but I came across it recently…it’s called lights off. Lights off lets you clear the screen, makes the background dark so you can enjoy the content without any distractions. That’s of course assuming you, like me, drink some brandy and search for Beethoven at You [...]
WSJ – Dope we can believe in
Posted in Random sightings, cynical pov, lighter side, rants, tagged baseball, obama, steriods, Wall street journal on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Life has been difficult for WSJ for years now. It was taken over by a mongrel from Down Under, conservatism committed suicide, McCain chose Palin, Tax cuts suddenly stopped being the be-all end-all cure for economic messes and even the words on its mast head ‘Wall Street’ fell down a notch below ‘Crack Whore’ in [...]
Violent European fun with sports and crime
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged Crime Channel, Europe, funny on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recession Advertising Fun
Posted in Random sightings, cynical pov, lighter side, tagged best buy sarcastic ad, recession advertising fun on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not sure if this is real, but this kick ass is awesome. Because Circuit City always sucked. And this is the funniest price war ad I have seen in a while. Via
Are you Professional?
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged Buzz Feed, Chrisitian Bale rant, Mae Shi on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just the thing I needed to be back from a brief holiday and hiatus. NSFW…actually it’s not safe for home either, but whatever. Thank you The Mae Shi, Buzz Feed, Interwebs and The Professional.
The truth about EU Countries
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged Devid Cerny, EU, EU art installation on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Czech Republic takes over the EU Presidency and it started it swell. They commissioned the artist David Cerny to make an art piece. Like all artist, he lied about who is doing what and did it all by himself. The result is a hilarious installation at the EU. Enjoy.
German roads make a Swastika
The entire [...]
7 things about me
Posted in Random sightings, tagged 7 things about me on January 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Jane tags a prostitute. And The Prostitute tags me. It’s the oldest story in the ad world. So here goes the obligatory seven things about me:
1. Growing up, I have had many imaginary friends. None of them was god.
2. I dream of speaking at attending TED.
3. I don’t own or play any video games.
4. I [...]
Bad Ass Santa
Posted in Random sightings, tagged bad ass santa, soldier santa on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New York Times goes passive aggressive on its war on Christmas, featuring armed and dangerous Santa in the land of Sunnis and Shias. I am sure the good-natured Iraqi people showed appreciation for this Humvee riding, torturing killing machine version of Santa.
So yeah, today is Christmas indeed and hence remember the neediest. Be sure to [...]
Bag a blonde to stop slave trade
Posted in Random sightings, cynical pov, lighter side, rants, tagged Amnesty International Germany on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Must you indulge in scam ads too, Amnesty? Apparently, the German arm of Amnesty International is very concerned about slave trade. So concerned that they did this in an airport, you know, to stop slave owners from picking up their slaves.
Extra points for sending a photographer to document the guy who was documenting this.
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WTF BK?
Posted in Random sightings, cynical pov, lighter side, tagged Burger King, whopper virgins on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Burger King has done some superb stuff with it’s King mascot and the whopper freak-out videos were priceless in terms of marketing excellence. So I was eagerly looking forward to their latest effort, which will be fully released later this week. But the preview of it leaves me just confused.
The premise is this – BK [...]
Banksy — now in your computer screen.
Posted in Random sightings, cool stuff, creative stuff, tagged Banksy on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
His Manifesto…
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realised God doesn’t work that way, so I stole
one and prayed for forgiveness. – Emo Philips
Click on the image or HERE.
Down Under shows women how to care ‘down there’
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged Kotex U beaver on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Oh Australia! Has it really come down to this? While this won’t win any awards, it’s fun to watch and I’m sure it must have been hilarious on the set and the editing room.
What’s next – beaver dolls as Valentine’s day gift?
Of course, my blog readers deserve nothing but all the three TVCs. Enjoy.
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Coming soon to a zoo near you
Posted in Random sightings, tagged Sea Scorpion, The Hobbit, The Neanderthal on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New York Times has a fascinating story that starts with…
‘A RESEARCHER at Pennsylvania State University, Stephan Schuster, said in the journal Nature last week that he might be able to regenerate a mammoth from ancient DNA for just $10 million.’
Click carefully to make them come alive.
So the Times naturally wondered ‘What other extinct species would [...]
About your PSA about drinking water
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged creeps, Unfortunate PSA on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Going full-speed for the cute factor, Athens-Clarke County, GA takes a creepy turn…
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A new high (or low) in vintage sexist advertising
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged sexism, tampax, vintage advertising on November 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sexism in vintage advertising is a source of many blog posts. In fact, ad bloggers around the world would not have anything to say, if not for these gems.
Not surprisingly, the French have managed to confuse the hell out of us again. This advert, loosely translated means, (Updated. Thanks Lindsay!) – ‘I am like fish [...]
SF MOMA ArtScope
Posted in Random sightings, cool stuff, creative stuff, interactive, tagged SF Moma ArtScope on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has a new project, ArtScope in which their entire collection is presented in a website in a breathtaking manner. It is a neat way to use all the new web tools to present creative work, well…creatively.
Click on the image or click HERE.
Gender Analyzer: An Analysis
Posted in Random sightings, cynical pov, lighter side, tagged Gender Analyzer on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Gender Analyzer is a new web service that is annoying, pointless and useless. The premise is simple and has absolutely no value – you enter your blog or a website and it gives you the gender of its author. How or what goes into the analysis is not explained.
I decided to check two of the [...]
Guitar Hero
Posted in Random sightings, cool stuff, lighter side, tagged a-rod, ian phelps, kobe, Latest guitar hero ad, tony hawk on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
They must have spent zillions to get all these guys in one room. As for as celebrity endorsements go, this is funny.
And I am pretty sure, sports blogs are going to have a field day, especially with Kobe and A-Rod.
