Offmessage

So – another Zeppotron conspiracy is about to hit our screens – long time star of the Internet firmament Nathan Barley finally makes it to telly (Friday 11th Feb, Channel 4, apparently).

The Zeppotron stable has turned out some of the best online comedy for years (TV Go Home and Unnovations were staples while they were being updated) but the move to TV has never been that successful (the Unnovations TV show and The People’s Book of Records were unmitigated shit in my opinion). Given the uncompromising nature of their comedy on the web it’s easy to see why it doesn’t translate to the telly – you simply can’t get away with that type of thing on national broadcast television. So, will Nathan Barley make it across? Not a chance if you’re a fan of his original incarnation, but the involvement of Chris Morris means that it’ll probably still be fantastic.

Human-animal hybrid created in China. I wonder if it’ll be Griffins next?

pirated-sites.com – highlighting design and code theft. Some of them are staggering.
Found at categoryk

Man peed his way out of avalanche

Why restrict yourself to foreheads? Your advert here.

No issues parking the BatMobile here.

• Asda porn
• Cake
• Hippy ID
• Fucking frog
• Shit on shit

Jailed for using a non-standard browser. The same story as reported by the BBC is pretty frightening. This will either get very messy for BT or it will disappear completely. Mmm. I wonder which it will be?

After Fight Club I’m a little nervous about Artisan Soap. These people haven’t allayed my fears any.

Would this be allowed in the UK? Sounds implausible, but very scary…

Weyco Inc., a health benefits administrator based in Okemos, Mich., adopted a policy Jan. 1 that allows employees to be fired if they smoke, even if the smoking happens after business hours or at home. Company founder Howard Weyers has said the anti-smoking rule was designed to shield the firm from high health care costs. “I don’t want to pay for the results of smoking,” he said.