Wednesday, April 19, 2006

New things to waste your time with

.......Flowflow is a beautifully rendered time waster that is as much art as it is a game. It starts a bit loud so, unlike certain individuals, you know what to do.

……..While I normally put the term ‘podcast’ in the same category as ‘blog’ and ‘hacker’ (that being abhorrently trendy and ultimately meaningless language), I’ve discovered the Ricky Gervais Show via Itunes podcast. Pretty funny stuff. Though most people know Ricky from his creation of the Office, Ricky has created a dynamic between himself, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington of near zealot-like following.

………Karl’s awkward view on life is one of the things generate attraction to the program. (Picture the Naive acquired knowledge 9th grade high school student: competent but by no means worldly). I’ve spent several hours listening to him in an effort to diagnose him a person or character. In the end, this is pointless as I would be disappointed if he were a character and appalled if he wasn’t.

………Is everyone’s internet slow? Our cable modem is been slow if not inactive the past week, so much so that I’m posting from the Diesel CafĂ©; which is having the same result. The Internet 2.0 hasn’t kicked in yet, (despite the inevitble crapfest) so I wonder if it’s just my bad luck….? There are reports of internet providers trying to stifle certain programs luckily there are ways to circumvent it.

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