31/08/07
Justin:
It is no big secret that Larry Wachowski, one half of the filmmaking duo "The Wachowski Brothers", has been undergoing gender reassignment.
Marcus: His predilection for S&M certainly explains some of the outfits in the Matrix trilogy, especially the club scene in Revolutions.
dave: Woah... News to me.
Marcus:
linkbunnies contributor Zanna has had her baby. Well, actually she had it two days ago (29th) and I've been a little slack in reporting the fact. Congratulations to Zanna and the new sproglet!
gareth: Congratulations! Any news on the name?
zanna: Kieran George, weighed an enormous 9lbs!
justin: Well done lass!
Dave: Congratulations!
Dave:
F-Cup Cookies. Cookies that promise their fat will go straight on your t*ts. Basically a cheap alternative to breast surgery.
30/08/07
Justin:
Steven Seagal Takes it to the Bank utube - corny one liner.
justin: Lucky he isn't taking the senator to the sperm bank.
Justin:
In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our Earth, without us.
Justin:
A US company has developed a personal "flying saucer" which it says can reach speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (161km/h). - watch the video on the site to see it in action!
Gareth:
From reader Russ: "China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission." I'm curious as to the penalty?
28/08/07
Dave:
Fans are urged to boycott Amy Winehouse until she seeks rehab. I suggest that her fans boycott her until she's not sh*t.
justin: Yes - because musicians are much better when they are clean.
Marcus: Reminds me of Winehouse's breakout hit, containing the lyrics "They tried to send me to rehab and I said 'yes, ok, what good music was ever written on drugs anyway?'"
Marcus:
UK blogger Tom Coates is rather cross about PR people sending him unsolicited e-mails. He has reinforced his crossness with this rather stern photograph.
Marcus: I think Mr Coates has raised an important issue here, and I'd like to weigh in with a reminder of linkbunnies.org's own stringently independent editorial standards and our attitude towards PR consultants and advertising firms:
Marcus: 
27/08/07
Marcus:
Scopolamine (NSFW investigative documentary video) is a seriously scary drug used by criminals in Ecuador and Colombia. One whiff, and the victim turns into a seemingly lucid yet helpful zombie, doing whatever they're asked to do. Helping to burgle their own homes, withdrawing all their cash, you name it. And the victim will have no recollection of what happened, either. Remind me never to visit Bogota. (stolen)
Marcus:
Walmart's Facebook page, intended as a place for hip young students to talk about decorating their rooms with Walmart products, has instead become a place where people come to discuss Walmart's sinister employment and business practices. Yay capitalism! (stolen)
26/08/07
Marcus:
According to her Facebook status, linkbunnies contributor Zanna has gone into labour. Little linkbunnies Jnr is on the way! Push woman! Push!
Dave: Good Luck!!
25/08/07
Marcus:
YouTube: Hilarious New Zealand porn channel ad stuffed to the brim with sexual innuendos. The sicker your mind, the more you'll find. Technically SFW providing nobody else gets the innuendos. (stolen)
24/08/07
Marcus:
Screenshots of the upcoming Penny Arcade game.
Marcus: Set to be episodic, ala Sam & Max. Unusually for games these days, it will be available on Windows, OS X and Linux.
Marcus:
Linux-using movie pirate forced to use Windows by US Government in order to run the tracking software which monitors him as part of his probation.
Marcus: "Sk0t is left with a tough choice. Give in to the evils of the monitoring software, format his hard drive and install Windows - or be barred from using a PC completely."
Marcus:
Back to the Future trilogy animated timeline. Makes sense, if you spend a while staring at it. (stolen)
Marcus:
Hackers have successfully downgraded the Xbox 360 firmware, opening up the possibility of all kinds of fun homebrew on the 360. Until Microsoft removes the exploit with a new security patch, of course.
23/08/07
Dave:
The Xbox Beta for Call of duty 4 is open on Monday at 12:00 Pacific Time, which I think is 20:00 GMT (please correct if I'm wrong).
Marcus: I'm deliberately staying away from this lest it claim as many hours as COD 3 has. And I don't want to think how many hours that is.
Justin:
In October 2008 Scooter and motorcycle licence legislation will take a new turn. You’ll have to wait longer, pay more and perform more difficult tasks to pass the second part of your test. So if you already have your CBT or ever thought about getting on two wheels, go for your full licence now. (UK)
22/08/07
Gareth:
Microsoft brings you: the ugliest mouse yet.
Marcus: "Use the first ever LCD display on a gaming mouse for macro recording and DPI settings to reduce on-screen interference during game play." - erm...?
Marcus:
Datasette's Datashat: awesome and highly retro early 80s electro funk mix MP3s available for download. I'm currently listening to "BusinessFunk" - and it's FUNKAH. (stolen)
justin: I be listening to it as well - amazing.
Marcus:
Facebook's Exporter for iPhoto plugin has been updated for iPhoto '08. Really handy if you're a Mac-using Facebook junkie. (stolen)
Justin:
If Ahmadinejad really is Hitler, why are some 25,000 Jews living peacefully in Iran?
Dave: Hmm. Another thoroughly non-biased well rounded article from Aljazeera.
justin: For Balance, loyal fan Tom would like to point out the flack the Bah'hai people living in Iran have been getting. Here.
21/08/07
Marcus:
HR Giger's Alien rendered in 3D vegetables in homage to the famous works of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. (stolen)
Marcus:
The London Evening Standard Headline Generator: generate random surreal headlines composed of real headline board segments. Stuff like "Billie Piper's Phone Contest - New Sighting" seem fairly indistinguishable from the real Standard headlines. (stolen)
Dave:
Cadbury have bowed to internet demand and are bringing back the wispa on October the 7th!
Marcus: I hadn't actually noticed it had been discontinued. I guess I'm stuck in a pre-2003 timewarp.
Marcus:
MacRumor's Buying Guide for Apple hardware, recommending "buy" or "do not buy" based on rumoured and projected product updates. (via)
Marcus:
YouTube: James Blunt on Sesame Street singing about triangles to the tune of "You're Beautiful". Sublime.
Dave: I am shocked, horrified and amused at the same time. I really don't know what to do!
20/08/07
Zanna:
A robber who held up a bookies with his girlfriend’s Rampant Rabbit vibrator was jailed today.
Dave: Are you still here!? Or are you posting from the hospital.
Marcus: Posting between contractions. That's commitment.
Marcus:
Digging for "Way Down in the Hole": one guy's quest to identify all the versions of The Wire's theme tune. It's always nice to discover somebody else has done the hard work you were about to commit yourself to.
Dave: One GIRL'S quest - tut.
Marcus: I, er, used the word "guy" in the gender-neutral sense. Also I have a rare form of blindness that prevents me from seeing the right-hand third of a computer screen.
Marcus:
House-off switch: concept to turn off all non-essential appliances at the press of a single big button. (via)
Marcus:
An Australian woman has been killed by a pet camel that may have been trying to shag her. Not the nicest way to go.
18/08/07
Marcus:
YouTube: Hitler in an episode of Captain Planet, bidding for an atom bomb, only he's got a Fu Manchu moustache. History the Captain Planet way is, er, entertaining. (via)
Marcus: I'd also forgotten that Captain Planet has a truly terrible mullet.
Marcus:
Moodswing is a free Quicksilver Applescript which simultaneously sets your statuses to pretty much every app or webpage that lets you set a status. Personally I'll be using it for Facebook and Adium. Mac OS X only.
17/08/07
Zanna:
More than 100 firefighters have tackled a blaze which destroyed an arcade, pubs and shops at Skegness. The blaze was reportedly started by the rather ironically named 'Lucky Strike'.
Dave: Have you had a baby yet?
Marcus:
Absolutely incredible video of a chimpanzee leading five bulldogs through a route with all kinds of trials and tribulations along the way. Taken from a Japanese gameshow of some sort.
Marcus: Plenty more chimp/bulldog larks at YouTube.
16/08/07
15/08/07
Zanna:
After learning that they could not name their child '4Real', a New Zealand couple - angry with national regulations regarding newborn's names, is now planning to call their newborn son 'Superman' instead.
zanna: My baby is due tomorrow and whilst I haven't picked a name yet I am 100% sure I will not be asking this couple for advise.
Dave: Good luck
Marcus: It seems pretty clear to me that the right name for the baby is "linkbunnies". Ensure the doctor notes the lowercase "l" when writing it on the birth certificate.
Marcus:
UK sex toy online shop Love Honey is running a "Rabbit Amnesty" program - send in your old Rabbit vibrator, and buy a new one half price. What on earth can they be doing with all those old vibrators? Recycling them? Really? (via)
14/08/07
Marcus:
Monkey Suicide: in which a toy PG Tips monkey subjects itself to hundreds of possible suicide scenarios such as 38: Death by Penguin and 66: Death by Cuteness. Some suicide methods amusingly NSFW. (via)
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07/08/07
Dave:
Preview of the BSG tv movie airing in November, called Razor.
gareth: I've discovered that I lap up anything BSG related.
Marcus:
Futurama has four new feature-length DVDs coming out which will be split into TV-friendly episodes airing on Comedy Central. The first DVD is set for release in November! Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo! (via)
Marcus:
Americans! Use a simple web form to help you decide which presidential candidate to vote for. (It turns out if I was American I'd be voting for Dennis Kucinich.) (via)
zanna: So would I apparently.
dave: Same here who is this Kucinich fellow anyway?
Marcus:
The Singing Ringing Tree (10 minutes of edited highlights on YouTube) was a thoroughly bizarre German children's film made in 1957. Compulsive viewing from start to finish. (Thanks Sarah!)
Marcus: "Imagine a fairy tale conceived by Wagner and directed by Fritz Lang, with nods in the direction of The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari and German expressionism, and you'd be close."
04/08/07
Gareth:
What Jeff Killed: this cat has one hell of a confirmed kill count.
zanna: Double post...
gareth: Damnit. I blame the search thingy.
03/08/07
Zanna:
Help break the World Record for the biggest ever gathering of zombies. The record currently stands at 894 if you're interested.
02/08/07
Chris:
So, is James Nesbitt really going to be the next Doctor Who?
justin: I hope not. In fact I forbid it.
chris: Good, that's done the trick. Thanks Justin.