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Amazon Packaging is Nuts

adam — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:28:17 +0000

I but a lot of stuff from Amazon – seriously, a lot. Love the place, they sell pretty much everything and it’s cheap. With Amazon Prime I get super fast shipping for very little cost, and I’ve never had a bad customer service experience with them.

Enough of the advertising! They do have a weakness, and it’s their packaging. Books and DVDs are easy to package, but with such a wide range of products I’m sure their box-stuffers have their work cut out figuring out what to use. But sometimes there’s no excuse. Take today for example, I get home to be greeted with this – two huge boxes I can barely fit through the door:

What excitement lies within? Well take a look…

Yes, that’s a pair of windscreen wipers. One in each box. Nuts!

Adam Asks a Ninja – “Why So Slow?”

adam — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:27:19 +0000

So yes, I’m sure I’m the last person on the intarwebs to have caught on to this particular phenomenon, but just in case there’s anyone else out there as backwards as me here’s a hint: Ask A Ninja is possibly the funniest website/podcast/thing ever. You get this guy, dressed as a Ninja, answering people’s (usually pretty stupid) questions. Sounds good huh? It’s better than it sounds. There’s a bunch of episodes on the website (I recommend “Thr33” as a good one to start with) and you can also subscribe to the video podcast in iTunes.

EGM’s Crapstravaganza

adam — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:51:58 +0000

EGM recently published their list of the worst games of all time. The original author of the piece has published his “Director’s Cut” version which has more games, and more profanity. Your guide to the 20 most awesomely bad games evaaar is right here.

The Hardest Game Ever Made?

adam — Mon, 29 May 2006 05:34:57 +0000

This video documents the Nemesis Game – that one evil game you just can’t beat. It’s different for everyone (for me it’s every fighting game ever made) but for this guy it’s an old NES game called Abadox. Very funny…watch his descent into gaming hell.

Half Life 2 Is Raving (Mad?)

adam — Mon, 01 May 2006 04:30:37 +0000

Gary’s Mod (aka GMOD) is a piece of software which lets you take the Half Life 2 game engine and do your own thing with it. Of course most people stick with sensible stuff, like making new levels or changing characters’ appearances. Others, however, do things like this. Nuts.