Mark Willis

Archive for the ‘Stupid’ Category

Pirate hunting

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

In Soviet Russia, you hunt pirates A Russian cruise business has now turned the tables around on the Somalian pirates. The company provides a cruise ship for $5,790 a day, with the intent of sailing it past Somalia, and nowhere else. The business idea is simple: the cruise ship is the ...

Tax on Chocolate…

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Some scottish bloke [an MP, and alleged Doctor] is saying there should be a tax on chocolate, much like there is on alcohol and cigarettes - to cut down on obesity. This is stupid - tax on alcohol doesn't stop people drinking, the news is also on about kids binge ...

Video of 6′2″ Irish man being born.

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Just had to share this with the hundreds of spammers who keep trying to post links to medical supplies...

Obama wannabe tramp wants change too!

Friday, October 17th, 2008

I just thought I'd leave this here.... :)

Anti-Iran propeganda started? USA Can’t stop the Iranian Ostrich sandwich!

Friday, October 17th, 2008

The United States has new intelligence indicating Iran is reorganizing in an effort to assert its influence inside Iraq and may be behind several recent attacks, according to a senior U.S. official who spoke with CNN Monday [13th Oct 2008]. The senior official, who asked to remain anonymous because of the ...

Airport Xray messages. TSA Communication.

Friday, October 17th, 2008

T.S.A. Communication is a project that alters the airport security experience and allows the government to learn more about you then just what's in your backpack. Thin 8.5 x 11 inch laser-cut sheets of stainless steel comfortably fit in your carry on bag, simultaneously obscuring the contents you don't want ...

Carbon Fibre Nokia 8800

Monday, September 29th, 2008

We at TechRadar have always struggled to understand why Nokia makes a phone that has gems encrusted into the enter button. But yet people buy it. And Nokia thinks "Hey, let's relaunch it made of the same stuff those fast cars are made of. Then people will think it's super-cool again!" So, ...

inurl:axis-cgi

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Who needs to watch Big Brother, when you've got Google! Google has various interesting search syntax functions. Some examples: "site:markwillis.co.uk" (without quotes) will bring up all pages google has from markwillis.co.uk "link:facebook.com" will bring up all pages that link to facebook. (Quite a few!) But the fun one is inurl: Typing inurl:x will bring up all pages which ...

Hungry Jack’s ‘Bad Burger’ - Quad Stacker Burger

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Negative publicity from health experts about a "monstrous" four-patty burger has apparently only fuelled demand for the 4520Kj snack, which has gone on sale in Australia this week. The burger has more than 70g of fat and over 4520Kj (1000 calories) – half the daily recommended calorie intake for a woman ...

High-heel racing.

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Women compete in a high-heel sprint in Moscow's Red Square July 19, 2008. Women run in a high heel race at Red Square in Moscow, Saturday, July 19, 2008. Participants of the high heel run were challenged to race in stilettos of at least 9 cm (3.54 inches).. Women compete in a ...