10 Links to Distract You While I’m on the Beach

Right now I’m probably sitting on a warm beach in Mozambique sipping something special. And you’re freezing your backside off back in SA. Sorry. I did think of you though – and to prove it I’ve got 10 great things to keep you occupied while I’m having some downtime.

Read some Harry Potter fan-fiction: The Seventh Horcrux. Excellent.

Perv over insane rock fest T in the Park, and wonder how the CokeFest could ever dream of competing.

Browse unbelievable Ye Olde Metal Days photo set on flickr.

Ponder Amazon’s soon-to-be-DRM-free music download store.

Read about brain plasticity and sensory hacking at Wired.

Watch The Long Take – The Greatest Long Tracking Shots in Cinema

Ponder Patent reform with fellow Wired Readers.

Shape up your memory – 10 ways to keep the old noggin working nicely.

Meet the real guitar heroes.

Check out the interesting ad campaign suggesting the immortality of Doc Martens.

With any luck, that lot will keep you distracted from my beach bliss, and I’ll return with a great stories of STRAB to share with you all…

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de-Lille Parades her Tech-Legal-Free Speech Ignorance

My opinion piece on Patricia’s latest diatribe.

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ICanHasCheezBurger – TEH FLOOR IZ LAVA!!!1!

teh floor

Oh, I’ve found a new love for Lolcats.
And if ure needz teh translashun, here’s lol-kitteh as a second language trainerz.

More at ICanHasCheezBurger.

And here’s my very own Lolcat:

Lolcat

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eNatis Should Be More Transparent

Yes, yes I know, I’m making you all click through, I apologise. It’s an article just posted on my third blog – an opinion on how eNatis (and other similar projects) can be improved through peer review.

I may be diluting myself by posting it there and not here, but I decided to help grow that community a little. (and it’s even an experiment in potentially making some passive $$$)

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Coke Fest: Cassette Rips off Guns ‘n Roses

Guns 'n Cassettes

Hehe, eventually came across this fantastic (although dodgy quality) clip of Cassette taking the mickey out of chronic-cancellers, Guns ‘n Roses at the 2007 My Coke Fest.

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