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YouTube – Stovies.

If the brilliant actor Dustin Hoffman had been born Scottish things may have been a bit different.

The most hilarious video I have seen in ages. Props to steve2007.

Note: Unfortunately, even though the american Supreme Court categorizes ’parody’ under Fair Use, YouTube doesn’t recognise that. I’ll keep this post up in the hopes that this excellent video returns. Source

splotchy ==> You are a great conversationalist. One of the best I’ve seen.
jabberwacky ==> So are you. Especially since I can correct your statements to my liking.

via Yiran’s MBA Experience|A Conversation between Two Chat Bots.

I’d post the other two examples, but I wouldn’t want to take all the fun out of reading the manual.

Source: stackoverflow.com

James Houston, a Glasgow School of Art’s graphic design graduate created a  live performance of Radiohead – Nude on a bunch of pc components. Very impressive.

Sinclair ZX Spectrum – Guitars (rhythm & lead)
Epson LX-81 Dot Matrix Printer – Drums
HP Scanjet 3c – Bass Guitar
Hard Drive array – Act as a collection of bad speakers – Vocals & FX

All you need now is a mirror to see your own shirt:

This Wi-Fi Detector Shirt will detect Wi-Fi hot spots around you and will show you a signal each time it detects a working Wi-Fi spot.The Wi-Fi shirt will even show you the signal strength of the Wi-Fi hot spot around you and will animate the signal dynamically.

Source: Sizelopedia via Cybernetnews

• It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament
• It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down
• In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store
• Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day
• In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter
• A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman’s helmet
• The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen
• It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing
• It is illegal to enter the houses of Parliament in a suit of armour
• In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow

Sourced from BBC thanks to Cybernetnews