It’s Friday, and yes, I’m a nerd
Why, just look at the fun things found around the internet today:
Anna Wintour hates the word “blog”? Thank god, so do I — and apparently every one else does as well. Hopefully her anal creative types will come up with a suitable replacement. (Via Kottke)
Rube Goldberg machines are my favorite. I am semi-obsessed with them, and I’m not afraid to admit it. I think I may have to start a Rube Goldberg machine blog, in fact. Anyway, here’s a great one from some chaps at Baynham & Tyers (Via AdZilla):
Unfortunately, it still doesn’t stack up against what’s perhaps the best Rube Goldberg machine of all time, Honda’s Cog:
And finally, possibly the best bit of nerddom of the month: Castlevania SOTN has been announced for Xbox Live (yes, finally!), and Joystiq celebrated with an inverted post. Amazing.
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Let Anna hate the word blog…she’s just jealous.
I don’t think she hates blogs in general — apparently her rep said she’s quite fond of them. Just the word “blog”, which, frankly, I’ve never liked one bit. I’ve grown used to it over the years, yes, but for the first year or two this site never specified “blog” up top out of my disdain for the word.
The guy over at XKCD calls his a “blag”. Maybe we should use that?