Category Archives: Miscellany

One of These Things Is Not Like The Others

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Martin

I don’t think I’d be too far out of line if I said that we all have little fits of nostalgia now and then. And what better way is there to fulfill these odd urges than by jumping online and finding all those old videos on YouTube, toys on eBay, and DVD collections on Amazon? Continue reading →

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Bing Goes The Internet

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Martin

Bing has been running a contest over the last few weeks, in order to help them find a jingle for the site. The contest simply asked people to record their idea for a jingle, and then submit it to the Bing YouTube page, where the winner would be chosen based on number of views and quality of rating. The winner was crowned yesterday, and while the video is odd and slightly disturbing, I have to admit – the song is kind of catchy. Continue reading →

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To All the Tetrominoes I’ve Loved Before

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Martin

I was recently going through some old stuff of mine up at my parents’ house, and I came across an old watch I used to have as a kid – a Tetris game watch, to be more specific. It got me thinking about how much I love Tetris, so I thought it’d be interesting to reminisce a bit, and figure out just how many different versions of Tetris I’ve acquired over the years. All in chronological order! Continue reading →

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