Chapter 11 of the WWW

Well these weeks just fly by, don't they. Another week, another week of what is mostly meaningless crap, which will all be forgotten by Monday - if not already. But that's life. That reminds me, I came across a thread on reddit asking what phrases we used to use (by 'we' it mean people my age-ish, e.g. 30+), that are, or will be soon, meaningless. I'm going to go through it and make a best of, because there were some golden ones in there. Anyway, here's some already meaningless crap. Enjoy!

Procrastination is always a good place to start. If you use Chrome, disconnect from the internet, try to load a page, hit space, and see how far you get. 

PuppySwap is a genius way to get a puppy in your life - and keep it. Who wants a grown up dog? They're not half as cute. 

It's really a very clever campaign for the Toronto Humane Society, tackling pet abandonment. Over 180,000 animals enter Canadian shelters each year, and 40% will never leave. Ouch. 

You might have heard of Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's record making free-climb of the sheer face of El Capitan. It's an absolutely astounding feat, and if you don't believe me, look at this wonderful interactive site from the NY Times. You can see more photos here. They're really worth a look. 

Like zombies? Like parkour? Then you'll like this. Go full screen, it's worth it. 

I was going to write about the genius idea of sending glitter to people you hate, but it seems it because so successful, so quickly, the guy who started it has already made a huge amount of money and has put the site up for sale. The modern world never ceases to amaze me. 

Here's another form of sending things, albeit a slightly more digital version. You can send file, anywhere (e.g. from PC to iPhone). It's simple and smart and one of those things you'll forget about in a moment. 

Here are some bonkers photos of NYC at night. Are they real? Yes. 

Life is like a box of chocolates. Or a donut. 

If you're not sure how big your country is compared to another country, then check this out. Just add the two countries you want to compare, and boom, there you have it. 

That's it, folks. See you next week. 

Internet. Chapter 10

Another baby filled week for me, much marred by the atrocities in France. 

It breaks my heart. 

On a (much) lighter note, here is some random crap from the internet, starting with this superb illustration (click on it for a much larger one). The ocean is, like, really deep. 

If you're a fan of Prince of Persia - and much more - then you'll love the fact that it, along with 2,399 other MS-DOS games, are available for download or streaming, all completely free of charge.

Alternatively, you can check out straight white boys texting. I'm happy I'm not a straight white girl. 

For a few NSFW facts, check out Pornhub's year in review. A lot of random and interesting facts, alongside the depressing revelation that 'teen' is the most searched for theme - for the second year running. 

No sex please, we're British.

Next time you're standing on the shores of either Britain or Ireland, whip out this post and you'll know what you'd be looking at if you had really, really, really, really good eyesight. 

Remember kids, religion can be weird. 

Have a good weekend. 

Internet. Numero 9

Happy new year! It always comes around so quickly. I can't believe it's January again, but there it is. This is the first year in a while that we haven't gone somewhere hot for this miserable month, so I'm interested to see how I cope with sleepless nights combined with what can be overwhelming Scandinavian bleakness. I'm sure all will be well, however. There's plenty to do, plenty to watch, and plenty to see. There's also plenty of baby poo to clean up. OK, enough random mutterings. 

If you, like me, like the idea of smoking a cigar but have no idea what to do with one, then this is for you. 

If you've not see the deep, dark fears comics yet, you should click here. 

These are apparently the best face swaps of 2014. I'd agree. Bond/M is still my favourite. 

Take a note from Carl Sagan 

Or from this...

My dad says I always post about space, so this, dad, is just for you.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Selects the eight books every intelligent person on the planet should read. I'll be the first to admit I've read exactly none of them.

If you're a Chrome user, check out The Next Web's 10 useful extensions for 2015. They've very good, both in a useful way and a not so useful way, like this web history analyser. I'm not going to tell you which website I've spent the most time on today, this week, this month or ever.

OK, that's it. It's the weekend and I have brunch plans!