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#nerdpickuplines – brilliant

Posted: February 5th, 2009 | Author: Thorks | Filed under: Technology | Tags: , | Comments Off

So some of you might know that I am also on twitter – hence the lack of updates to this blog.

@thorks – for you looking for me

But this had to be left for prosperity

Nerd Pick Up Lines:  (http://search.twitter.com/search?q=nerdpickuplines)

Things like:
I’ve got the right plug-in for your API
your place or my mom’s
Wanna fork()?
I’d be the photon to your electron and take you to an excited state.
and the list goes on and on and on and on and on ……


Office War

Posted: December 2nd, 2008 | Author: Thorks | Filed under: Random, youtube | Tags: , , | Comments Off

I love office toys. I have loads of them, from nerf guns to balls, remote controlled cars to wireless rabbits, R2-D2 to bop-it. Anything to make the day pass quicker. So this clip really tickles my fancy.

The Great Office War from Runawaybox on Vimeo.


Bruce Lee plays Ping Pong

Posted: November 24th, 2008 | Author: Thorks | Filed under: Advertising, youtube | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off

And this one is no exception.
Not sure who the agency is, but client is Nokia, for a limited edition Nokia N96 phone.

It reminds me a lot of the Volkswagen “Signing in the Rain” ad.


iPhone deluxe

Posted: November 19th, 2008 | Author: Thorks | Filed under: News, Technology | Tags: , , | Comments Off

Sometimes technology can be beautiful. Take for example this post. This was written from my iPhone while sitting on the tube. That’s not to say that actually submitting it happened until I was in a wifi area that I could access. Why? Two reason, I only have a first gen iPhone and secondly becuase if that very reason I font have a data package as part of my cell phone package. BUT that’s not the point of this post, the point is to how that technology can be very cool. So cool because I am always connected to the net in some form now. Never without a link to the big wide world web.


That’s it. That’s all.

Posted: November 4th, 2008 | Author: Thorks | Filed under: Random, youtube | Tags: , | Comments Off


That’s It, That’s All. – Trailer from Collaborative Media on Vimeo.


Are you up for the challenge?

Posted: November 2nd, 2008 | Author: Thorks | Filed under: Advertising, youtube | Tags: , , | Comments Off

New Dodge Challenge Site

New Dodge Challenge - Course One

New Dodge Challenge Site

Sometimes flash sites work well, and this is one of them.

To promote the Dodge Ram truck, BBDO has created a kind of reality show exclusively online. This series is divided into five episodes of six minutes each, which show several races on different circuits.

Four teams participate in the “Dodge Ram Challenge”: cowboys, firemen, military and manufacturers, facing challenges on specially built course with a myriad of obstacles.

The footage is directed and edited by Tony Scott, brother of Ridley Scott. He directed films like “Top Gun”, “Red Tide”, “Enemy of the State,” “Flames of Vengeance,” among others.
The first episode is now available on the site ramchallenge.com. Watch the promo below:


We write ads or people die……

Posted: October 28th, 2008 | Author: Thorks | Filed under: Advertising, youtube | Tags: | Comments Off

This is just brilliant.

… explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of creativity in which i provide then questions the manner in which i provide it. I would rather you just said thank you and went to lunch.


Politics is advertising

Posted: October 28th, 2008 | Author: Thorks | Filed under: Advertising, youtube | Tags: , , , | Comments Off

Most of the American presidential race has gone past without much really interesting me. That is to say what ever happens in the States, who ever gets elected, does affect the world at large, but a lot of the tv ads, blogs, twitters, facebook groups etc have not really interested me.

Until now.

A few years ago Budweiser did and ad that went viral, mostly because it was simple and captured the attention of ADHD people, like myself.

Someone has just updated this. I dont believe its budweiser, but rather the actors are the same.

Whats also very good is how they, the advertising people behind Obama’s campaign, have connected to their target market using the internet.

http://wassup08.com/


My birthday haul

Posted: October 8th, 2008 | Author: Thorks | Filed under: News, Random | Tags: , | Comments Off

So October 6th was my birthday – oh boy another year older.
BUT this year I definitely got spoilt, check out the list of my birthday pressies below.

Mac Book Pro – coming end Oct. Waiting to see what Apple announce then.
Africa Overland – Lizzie Williams
Some sweets, a jersey, some aftershave and

PicoZ Sky Challenger Battle Pack

These have to be the most fun toys I have had in a little while.

And not to mention a trip to Florence. Bloody lucky I know.


Folding a t-shirt

Posted: October 7th, 2008 | Author: Thorks | Filed under: Random, youtube | Tags: , | Comments Off

One of the most annoying things about going travelling, is folding t-shirts.
But some clever people out there have got some solutions. There is the “Asian quick fold”, which takes a little mastering,

or the techie developer way