Aug 27th, 2008 by Intermanaut
From The Scotsman:
For most people, losing out on the chance of a new job is not something you want to shout about. But rather than keep it quiet, Darren Mirren failed to show up for his interview and then sued the employer when he could not find his way to the office.
Aug 22nd, 2008 by Intermanaut
I’ve just been told to “lighten up” by some rather fat bird (roughly 18 stone). I can’t help spotting the irony in that as I’m about 11st 5lbs.
Still, she probably gives good blowjobs, what with being hungry all tht time.
Jul 31st, 2008 by Intermanaut
I’ve just processed a roll of [someone else’s] Lucky SHD400 in Ilfosol S. I gambled on using a 1+9 dilution for 6.5 minutes. The negative looks fine, though I haven’t scanned anything yet.
Jul 31st, 2008 by Intermanaut
Microsoft and Nikon have teamed up to create the Iconic Britain web site, illegally using images from photographers.
Millions of photos have been harvested from the internet without the owners’ or copyright holders’ permission so that people who have no connection with the photos can vote on them in a competition. While claiming to take copyright theft “very seriously”, Microsoft is actively breaking copyright legislation around the world. The images used on the site do not even link back to, or name, the copyright holders, so not even the slightest accreditation is given. Continue Reading »
Jul 21st, 2008 by Intermanaut
This movie has had rave reviews all over the place, but the one thing all those reviews fail to mention is that the film is bloody awful. It’s a disappointing triumph of style over substance. The visuals are nothing short of stunning - almost real in their detail - but the plot is weak and boring. The humour, however, is almost entirely lacking.
Jul 15th, 2008 by Intermanaut
Why am I required to fill in a form, containing lots of lovely marketing information, just to have a look at the gym? From the door I can see the treadmills, bikes and cross trainers, but not the weights area. That’s the bit I’m interested in, yet on Saturday I couldn’t get past the droid on reception unless I completed a data mining form.
It would have taken about 60 seconds for me to decide whether Bannatynes had what I want, and filling in the form would have taken far longer than that, yet it was an absolute requirement before I could get through the barrier.
Jun 27th, 2008 by Intermanaut
The wine is good but, like all fast food, the KFC never lives up to the picture. Zinger Tower Burger. “Tower”, my arse. It’s crap, but after watching a bunch of grown-ups playing rounders for a couple of hours, it’s just about tolerable.
Jun 11th, 2008 by Intermanaut
If you don’t feed your child you’re guilty of child abuse and can go to prison. If you over-feed your kid, leading to childhood obesity, nothing happens. What the fuck is wrong with this picture!?
Jun 9th, 2008 by Intermanaut
It’s easy. Rock up to a florist, or one of the flower carts you see in towns these days. Check to see if they’ve got anything that costs > £3 a stem. If they have, you’re in.
Casually stroll up to the assistant. He or she will ask you what you’re after. Reply with nothing more than this:
Look, I’m a bloke. I don’t buy flowers - I buy drills and fast cars. You choose, £30, don’t put things like chrysanthemums in.
Apr 19th, 2008 by Intermanaut
A month’s salary buys you about 120 tonnes of one or .6 carats of the other. I cannot even begin to imagine how much pain I’ll be in, for a very long time, if this photo ever ends up on the internet. Strobist: Nikon D80 & Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Macro with SB600 off-camera-right on 1/8 with the on-camera flash set at 1/2. Home-made macro box on left, back, right and top to bounce light back in. Shot at f/10 for 1/160.