February 2012
17 posts
QR codes in bathrooms
If you’re wondering why your ad above the urinals in the men’s bathroom that contains a QR code is ineffective, it’s because your advertising strategy involves requiring a man who has his penis out, in a group of other men with their penises out, to take out his phone and activate the camera. This is poorly tolerated.
Nick Ross goes NBN DEFCON 1
In Nick Ross’ leave Britney the NBN alone article here, he talks up some amazing points. It’s an amazing example of the type of reportage that can exist in an Australia that has a great idea for a world-class broadband network, has established what seems to be a great company implementing it, and how all of this exists in a black hole of relevant discourse about what it means from a...
Bad People
I’ve been following the Chris Brown story a bit more than I would normally follow an issue like this. Basically the guy is a violent subhuman felon who drove his then girlfriend home, punching her in the face and causing her to spit up blood all over the inside of his vehicle. She sustained cuts on her elbows from trying to shield herself, lost her phone after he threw it from the car when...
Internet Hugbox: Stormfront doesn't sicken me as... →
phetdreams:
Most days I’ll peruse Andrew Bolt’s comment section. If I’m feeling particularly chipper I’ll give stormfront a look in to see what the deranged fraction of a fraction of a percent believes our society should look like. Normally these kind of flights of fancy are source of humour at the idiocy of…
Response from Our Social Networking Site to Your...
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"I don't watch the news" is not a legitimate...
