Archive for the ‘Links’ Category
Bejeweled marriage proposal
Cute Overload

CuteOverload is by far one of my favorite blogs. It is dedicated to nothing but serving up cute pictures and videos. It brings a little slice of happiness to my life everyday, and I suggest everybody check it out.
April Fools’ Day on the web
Every year, a bunch of websites like to change a bunch of things on their sites for April fools day. Some of the niche news blogs start covering different things, such as Kotaku.com covering cake instead of video games. Some websites make up fake news, such as Blizzard.com introducing fake in game content like the Bard Hero Class or the Tauren Marine ( couple years ago they got me with the in game chinese food ordering from Pandaren Xpress). Gizmodo is including Mr. T in every one of their posts. Here is a complete list: April fools day on the web.
A couple other good ones:
Engadget vs. Deutsche Telekom/T-Mobile

I’m usually a loyal Gizmodo reader, but Veronica Belmont’s Twitter pointed me toward this Engadget post, and I found it rather entertaining. Essentially, T-Mobile is telling Engadget that they can’t us the color magenta. I’ll have to keep an eye on this.
Note: For a good article about the Gizmodo/Engadget rivalry check out this Wired article.
Rick Astley discussing Rickrolling
Here’s a link to a L.A. Times Blog interviewing Rick Astley and talking to him about Rickrolling.
Here’s the video of the interview.
Ben, this one’s for you

You got RickRoll’D by Excel! See the original video after the jump.
100 Free Nintendo Games

Back in the day, a collection like this would have cost you about $5,000 plus tax. Through the magic of the internet, we can all play them for free. Kiss your productivity goodbye.
Update: The website has been getting hammered today due to the Digg effect, so the pictures I’m linking has been up and down.
Why Pakistan Killed YouTube
Valleywag posted two videos that they claim to be the reason that Pakistan attempted to block

