Category: fun

  • Oracle buys Sun (and gets MySQL)

    Here is Monty’s (co-founder of MySQL, left SUN some time ago) opinion. On a more light-hearted note, here are some Slashdot comments 🙂 Fro rho – a good example for why case sensitivity is important: > Their string comparisons are case sensitive. 8.4 has citext. Or you can make an index with lower() on the…

  • Be an (imaginary) hero

    I got the link from splitbrain.org, however I was hesitant to post the image, since the site didn’t display any information about the conditions of using it: Make your own at www.cpbherofactory.com However I finally got a response from the cpbgroup (the creators of the Hero Factory), in which they state that I can use…

  • Something fun for Friday the 13th

    From Jonathan Coulton’s blog (you know, the Codemonkey guy): Kutiman, an Israeli musician, has put together an astonishing funk piece by sampling pieces of YouTube videos. You can see the first video below, for more visit thru-you.com (also, the site is a visual experience in itself, definitely worth visiting). An other interesting fan-made music video…

  • Draw a bunny!

    So I joined a useless but fun meme started by Andreas Gohr. As you can see, my artistic skills are not that good, but it is still fun to experiment. I tag kurt wismer, Dan Dascalescu and LonerVamp.

  • A very cool scene from a film

    And I write rhyming titles. W00t! 🙂 The scene is from the 1986 film Crossroads: Just in case the copyright overlords take that one down, here is an alternative version:

  • Fun little game

    From the All About Linux blog: spot the differences between the two picture. The right image is divided in 9 (3 by 3) regions, and you have to click on the region which contains the difference. The rule: don’t pause during play. Start below:

  • Heavy Metal Band Names Etymology

    Found it via the Comic vs Audience blog. Created by Doogie Horner:

  • How to create nice surveys?

    Disclaimer: I’m not a psychologist, this is just my personal opinion. There might be some reasons for this behavior, but it is still very annoying. Also, this is about free surveys where the people filling it out are making you a favor. If you provide some kind of compensation for their time (ie. pay them),…

  • The original SPAM video

    From Monthy Python:

  • An interesting video

    Ok, I really should stop dicking around and start working :-), but this is very interesting (and not just because I’m a fan of Fatboy Slim). In parts it is sentimental, in parts it is overstated, but an interesting watch nonetheless. Did You Know? from Amybeth on Vimeo.