For you interweb amateurs out there, here’s a handy system to determine if a web page sucks.

Here’s an interesting fucking article. Turns out swearing at work isn’t a bad thing! Phew.

I don’t want to harp on my pathetic luck, but last week I rebroke my foot doing too much too soon. It’s highly disappointing discovering that you are not, in fact, invincible, and that stubbornness is your own worst enemy. I’ve been told by my doctor that if I don’t want to risk surgery, I’d better hole up for 6 weeks and not move, therefore I’m working from home for the next little while. I have to say though, it’s a bit lonely what with my coworkers being cats that sleep all day.

A few weeks ago I stumbled upon this article via Make. Now that I’m working remotely it seems highly relevant:

Ivan Bowman is shown on his video screen (attached to the stalk of IvanAnywhere in photo at right) from his home in Halifax. From there, using the computerized IvanAnywhere, he can observe activities at iAnywhere Solutions Inc. in Waterloo, work on software coding, attend meetings, ask questions — even gaze out the window. Ivan is little more than a webcam, screen and speakers mounted on a radio-controlled truck.

Apple announced the new iMacs today. Pretty sleek, although I’ll miss the white. My only gripe is that black frame around the screen. Why not make the entire face of it black, in all its fingerprint-prone glory? I think the brushed aluminum bottom section looks a bit odd. It’s like they were trying to go the route of the iPhone look, but didn’t go all the way. Also, it only comes in the glossy screen, because Apple says customers love the glossy screen. I’m not sold on it, the few times I’ve sat down in front of those things I haven’t been impressed with the amount of glare they produce.

The keyboard is pretty sexy too, measuring only 0.33 inches thick! Again though, my only concern is what it’s like to type on those keys. Anyone with a newer MacBook will probably say you get used to it, and it’s probably much quieter than its predecessor.

Overall though, it’s an attractive, powerful machine, and the prices are reasonable. I’ll have to start saving my pennies to replace my 17′ Gen 5 PowerPC iMac! I measured, the 24″ will fit on my desk with just 1 inch to spare before it hits the shelves overhead. Giddy up!

“Sick of a car taking up two spaces on the street? How about a car too close to yours? What about the car at the mall parked diagonally? Now you can do something about it. Simply download a notice and place it on the car’s windshield. The owner of the vehicle will be informed of their asshole status as well as the proper tips to improve their poor parking techniques. It’s time to put an end to asshole parking, or at least to make fun of it.”

Related: Coudal’s campaign for cellphone etiquette, and Orange32′s “you are a douche” cards.

The store is full of Simpsons products like Buzz Cola and Squishies (Slurpee machines re-skinned), and apparently in the US stores you can even buy Duff Beer. To see some pictures of our local store, check out this Flickr set taken by some friends. If you want to brave the ridiculous lineups, the location is at 1198 Landsdowne Street in Coquitlam.

Surrealalien.de has come up with an interesting idea: wallpaper that warps around your doors and wall hangings. The concept:

“Our product dissolves limits between architecture, wallpaper and hangings, with the wallpaper functioning as sensitive gobetween.”

You simply provide them with the measurements of your room, and the dimensions and positions of your doors, windows and wall hangings, and from that they produce unique custom wallpaper that is sure to weird out your guests a little bit.

I present to you another example of the dire state of the human race. Considering all of the things going on in the world, this seems like a frivolous, almost immoral (as Mark put it) waste of money. What in the world is it? Read on:

Bruster’s® Real Ice Cream™, the country’s premium ice cream retail franchise with more than 260 stores in 18 states, unveiled the world’s first $1 million ice cream cone at the JCK Las Vegas Show. This work of art is created in the likeness of its signature waffle cone.

It is, however, highly topical as I stumbled upon it my RSS feeds not 45 minutes after Ben’s father came into the office and mentioned it. Spooooky.

Heard this morning:

“I should have kept my egg after I sucked the fetus out of it”