Burst Attention Span » Distractions http://www.kodama.ch The things that happen when I'm not concentrating... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Talk to the Face http://www.kodama.ch/2007/09/12/talk-to-the-face.html http://www.kodama.ch/2007/09/12/talk-to-the-face.html#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:53:35 +0000 bacon http://www.kodama.ch/2007/09/12/talk-to-the-face.html In case you wondered why I’ve been quiet lately… it’s because I forgot you existed. Sorry.

Oh, and I also got addicted to Facebook and posted all my random mutterings there instead. People actually make comments instead of trying to sell me penis extensions or addict me to gambling.

Maybe I’ll do a Facebook ‘dump’ and fill this site back up with crap from the last few months. Or I might develop a double-posting mechanism that will share on both platforms at once. I.just.don’t.know.yet.

Ciao for now.

]]> http://www.kodama.ch/2007/09/12/talk-to-the-face.html/feed 0 Pedo-Free Chatting for Older Gentlemen… http://www.kodama.ch/2007/01/04/pedo-free-chatting-for-older-gentlemen.html http://www.kodama.ch/2007/01/04/pedo-free-chatting-for-older-gentlemen.html#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:21:44 +0000 bacon http://www.kodama.ch/2007/01/04/pedo-free-chatting-for-older-gentlemen.html It’s quite creepy to hear older men talking to younger girls. That’s why they often do it in the privacy of their own IM windows… But what if you’re a serious journalist and you just want to interview an semi-clad attention-seeking girl gamer without coming over all Gary Glitter?

Let Kotaku’s Michael Fahey be your witty-yet-principled guide in this dangerous area of journalism.

Favourite quote:

PG: do you like the spandex ones?

MF: As I am happily attached, I cannot comment as to whether I like them or not.
MF: Definitely.
MF: Oops. Stupid keyboard, answering for me.

PG: lol

…and this gem.

PG: what should I do next?

MF: That is the most dangerous question a girl has ever asked me.

PG: uh oh

MF: I think you were going in the right direction with the whole panties thing, but that direction only leads to one thing.

PG: ?

MF: Dressing up in a penguin costume.

LOL indeed :)

]]> http://www.kodama.ch/2007/01/04/pedo-free-chatting-for-older-gentlemen.html/feed 0 Dying for a Wii http://www.kodama.ch/2006/12/22/dying-for-a-wii.html http://www.kodama.ch/2006/12/22/dying-for-a-wii.html#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:01:20 +0000 bacon http://www.kodama.ch/2006/12/22/dying-for-a-wii.html I spat sandwich all over my screen when I saw
Joey and David’s ‘Wii Fatality’…

]]> http://www.kodama.ch/2006/12/22/dying-for-a-wii.html/feed 0 Wii Know It To Be True http://www.kodama.ch/2006/12/14/wii-know-it-to-be-true.html http://www.kodama.ch/2006/12/14/wii-know-it-to-be-true.html#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:54:42 +0000 bacon http://www.kodama.ch/2006/12/14/wii-know-it-to-be-true.html I’ve been playing the Wii (nearly said ‘with my Wii’ – oops!) for a few days now, and the novelty of flailing my controller instead of hunching over analogue sticks still hasn’t worn off.

My actions might be a little more reserved if I were being watched… Wouldn’t want to look a ‘toolbox’!

My first Wii-related breakage happened when I forgot the Wiimote was strapped to my wrist, put it down and reached out for a glass of water, swinging the controller out of my lap and sluicing the coffee table. Stupid, I know – but I’m not alone.

A couple of people have reported accidentally hitting each other with the remote during frantic games of tennis, among many other things. Someone else has even put their Wiimote through the telly, with some force it would appear. The wrist strap cord looks like it will wear out quite quickly if it’s always being detached and reattached from the nunchuck socket, so I guess this is an insurance niche to watch in the future.

]]> http://www.kodama.ch/2006/12/14/wii-know-it-to-be-true.html/feed 0 Screwy Stargate http://www.kodama.ch/2006/09/15/screwy-stargate.html http://www.kodama.ch/2006/09/15/screwy-stargate.html#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:16:53 +0000 bacon http://www.kodama.ch/2006/09/15/screwy-stargate.html Rejoice, people of the Tau’ri! Great scenes from Stargate SG1 are being enacted by screws and hardware items. Starring all your favourites, including the hard-anodised Teal’c, and General Hammond (played by a nut) and even featuring props like a sarcophagus (actually played by a blister pack for 2-Hydroxy-5-aminobenzoic acid… someone in the team isn’t very well).

Health issues notwithstanding, they’ve also managed to turn out a movie. Genius, with the sound off.

]]> http://www.kodama.ch/2006/09/15/screwy-stargate.html/feed 0 Make a Joule Thief http://www.kodama.ch/2006/09/10/make-a-joule-thief.html http://www.kodama.ch/2006/09/10/make-a-joule-thief.html#comments Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:04:29 +0000 bacon http://www.kodama.ch/2006/09/10/make-a-joule-thief.html How to squeeze every last drop out of your batteries and use the power to light your home. The prolific and fearless Big Clive has many such projects – some more dangerous than others…

]]> http://www.kodama.ch/2006/09/10/make-a-joule-thief.html/feed 0 Wii vs PS3 http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/14/wii-vs-ps3.html http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/14/wii-vs-ps3.html#comments Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:38:49 +0000 bacon http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/14/wii-vs-ps3.html “Look at me, I’m just cute as a button!”

To celebrate my successful pre-Wii-order, here’s an Apple spoof comparing the two systems. The Wii definitely comes across as more ‘pick up and play’… but the PS3 seems like the candidate for those long evenings on the sofa. She’ll need her own, I’m afraid…

]]> http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/14/wii-vs-ps3.html/feed 0 You Can’t Pull Ten Pokemon! http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/10/you-cant-pull-ten-pokemon.html http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/10/you-cant-pull-ten-pokemon.html#comments Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:32:32 +0000 bacon http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/10/you-cant-pull-ten-pokemon.html Two guys get really excited over the Pokemon movie

“Excuuuse me, Snorlax fuckin owns you!”

]]> http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/10/you-cant-pull-ten-pokemon.html/feed 0 Naked Mushroom Rampage http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/09/naked-mushroom-rampage.html http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/09/naked-mushroom-rampage.html#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:20:29 +0000 bacon http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/14/naked-mushroom-rampage.html Switzerland, 24 July 2006: The quiet town of Morges is shocked by a naked American who burned a bible, broke a stained glass window and then jumped into the lake to escape Police, biting those who tried to rescue him. Upon his arrest and subsequent recovery, the Massachusetts man claimed he was under the influence of mushies he’d brought from Amsterdam!

I wonder if he’s heard of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland? [Official Site]

]]> http://www.kodama.ch/2006/08/09/naked-mushroom-rampage.html/feed 0 SoAP Opera http://www.kodama.ch/2006/07/20/soap-opera.html http://www.kodama.ch/2006/07/20/soap-opera.html#comments Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:32:50 +0000 bacon http://www.kodama.ch/2006/07/20/soap-opera.html Snakes on a Plane! The only thing that could be better than this film is mo’ snakes on mo’ muthafuckin planes.

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