The most retarded 'serious' journalism ever

Posted in stupidity, things of all time on June 29th, 2010 by RevStu

Can be found here.

I wouldn't call myself a fan of the Daily Telegraph by some way, but I've never seen it sink quite this low. And I speak as someone who doesn't give a donkey's danglers about global warming.

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What goes around comes around, I guess

Posted in football, random pics on June 26th, 2010 by RevStu

The apps they want to rob you blind for

Posted in games, iPod on June 26th, 2010 by RevStu

Alert viewers will of course remember the WoSblog piece from a couple of weeks back in which I detailed how to set yourself up a US App Store account in order to get hold of stuff that isn't available here.

Today there's another example of why having multinational accounts is a good thing. The just-released PES 2010 in the UK: £5.99. Price in the USA: £1.19. You'll have to ask Konami why.

Getting it right

Posted in free stuff, games, iPod on June 26th, 2010 by RevStu

The punchily-titled You Cruise by Mazda MX-5 is a great little racing game that reminds me a bit of the early Colin McRae Rally titles on the Playstation.

It's pretty limited (no other cars, just time trials on eight tracks with online leaderboards), but that's okay because it's free, and what it does it does really well. The odd thing, though, is the fact that it has better controls than any other traditional-style racing game in the App Store.

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iPod freebies: classic boardgames

Posted in free stuff, games, iPod on June 25th, 2010 by RevStu

Three for the price of none here. Now THAT'S cheap.

Left to right: Championship Checkers, Reversi Twist, Master Of Gomoku.

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A glimpse into my world

Posted in misc on June 25th, 2010 by RevStu

I've been getting this sort of thing for almost 20 years now. I barely even notice it any more. But it's kind of interesting, a bit.

Note: this is only the tip of the iceberg.

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How to install iOS4 in (just) under 75 hours

Posted in iPod, stupidity on June 24th, 2010 by RevStu

1. Delete AppSniper.

That's saved you the first 50 hours of failure, at least.

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A modestly amusing thing

Posted in football on June 21st, 2010 by RevStu

Go here, choose "Match Highlights" and watch the clip. The interesting bit is from about 1.09 in to 1.15.

Those are the official BBC highlights. A full transcript of the audio is below:

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Shut up, cretins everywhere

Posted in football, stupidity on June 20th, 2010 by RevStu

Point 1: Kaka clearly, obviously, makes an active short jabbing motion with his elbow towards Keita's chest.

Watch the video by clicking the pic above and then clicking the "RED CARD" clip, particularly from 0.36 to 0.38. Watch Kaka's arm. I think the mistake people have been making so far is to watch the footage with their eyes closed and their brains replaced with a turnip.

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The love that dare not speak its name

Posted in bargains, iPod, previously on WoS on June 20th, 2010 by RevStu

Cinematronics' 1983 laserdisc coin-op Dragon's Lair (on sale at the time of writing for an unspecified period in the App Store for 59p, down from £2.99) is the most successful videogame in the history of the world that nobody will admit to liking.

For over 20 years, Dragon's Lair games have been coining in cash hand over fist, while drawing nothing but sneering bile from press, critics and "hardcore" gamers. And they're all wrong.

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