ColBoy’s Links and Stuff Whilst I have my personal blog and my professional writing blog, I wanted somewhere to keep a track of the cool things I find on the net. This is it. Oh yeah and I can’t forget to mention my Twitter page.Tumblr (3.0; @colboy)http://colboy.com/<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/srcN8Ctvvs8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/srcN8Ctvvs8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Bank robbers of the world rejoice. The best fake mask you are ever gonna see.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srcN8Ctvvs8&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">SPFX Masks - “Handsome Guy” Mask In FULL HD</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/undergroundassault" target="_blank">undergroundassault</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/789517172http://colboy.com/post/789517172Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:49:38 -0400<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OBGOQ7SsJrw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OBGOQ7SsJrw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Ah man you’ve got to love this, Conan the Musical. Very funny.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBGOQ7SsJrw&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Conan the Barbarian: The Musical (Arnold Schwarzenegger)</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/legolambs" target="_blank">legolambs</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/751380436http://colboy.com/post/751380436Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:17:58 -0400<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8TH_dKfBI40&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8TH_dKfBI40&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>A Korean lesson in swear words LOL</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TH_dKfBI40&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">English Swear Words</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/8MRoR" target="_blank">8MRoR</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/709909547http://colboy.com/post/709909547Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:05:26 -0400<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eImQWRegWNc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eImQWRegWNc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eImQWRegWNc&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Henry 8.0 - Straight Outta Greensleeves</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/BBCComedy" target="_blank">BBCComedy</a>)</p> <p>Pure magic. Thanks to Rowley At DarkCompass.</p>http://colboy.com/post/687091477http://colboy.com/post/687091477Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:02:54 -0400<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="225" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/58264559001?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=91040602001&playerID=58264559001&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/58264559001?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=91040602001&playerID=58264559001&&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="225" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.justaguything.com/wanna-know-why-we-dont-like-soccer-cause-if-we-did-it-would-look-like-this/" target="_blank">Wanna Know Why the US Doesn’t Like Soccer? Cause If They Did, It Would Look Like This</a></p>http://colboy.com/post/686943809http://colboy.com/post/686943809Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:58:28 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf" width="400" height="230"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="clip_id=4238052&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF" /></object><br/><br/><p>Amazing 3D <a href="http://vimeo.com/4238052" target="_blank">Projection on Buildings</a> (by <a href="http://vimeo.com/nuformer" target="_blank">NuFormer Projection</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/619076444http://colboy.com/post/619076444Fri, 21 May 2010 08:37:59 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/design/20_Amazing_Photos_That_Are_Not_Photoshopped">20 Amazing Photos That Are Not Photoshopped</a>http://colboy.com/post/602704214http://colboy.com/post/602704214Sun, 16 May 2010 00:22:56 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/gadgets/What_8499_Bought_in_1989">What $8499 Bought in 1989 </a>: <p>… and it didn’t even include the monitor or mouse.</p>http://colboy.com/post/602704217http://colboy.com/post/602704217Sun, 16 May 2010 00:22:56 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/music/Screw_you_Ticketmaster_PIC">Screw you, Ticketmaster! (PIC)</a>: <p>blankwall’s recent TicketMaster purchase highlights one of the most annoying aspects of the seemingly monopolistic hold TicketMaster has on concertgoers— charging as much as they want for whatever…</p>http://colboy.com/post/602704220http://colboy.com/post/602704220Sun, 16 May 2010 00:22:56 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/pets_animals/And_You_Thought_You_Had_A_Shitty_Job_PIC">And You Thought You Had A Shitty Job (PIC)</a>http://colboy.com/post/602704209http://colboy.com/post/602704209Sun, 16 May 2010 00:22:56 -0400<a href="http://www.justaguything.com/new-keyhole-designed-for-drunks/">New Keyhole Designed for Drunks. | Just A Guy Thing</a>: <p>Not just for drunk people, would be great to aid quick entry when you feel threatened, rather than fumbling for the lock or where the door is in an unlit area.</p>http://colboy.com/post/595718152http://colboy.com/post/595718152Thu, 13 May 2010 13:52:45 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/world_news/No_compensation_for_100_year_old_POW">No compensation for 100-year-old POW</a>: <p>Fred Collett is a true-blue Australian war hero but the Federal Government has turned its back on the 100-year-old World War II vet in his moment of need.</p>http://colboy.com/post/550203735http://colboy.com/post/550203735Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:01:10 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/arts_culture/Five_Great_Gifts_England_has_Given_to_the_World">Five Great Gifts England has Given to the World</a>: <p>National pride days are bittersweet for England’s citizenry, as they serve as a stark reminder that while England was once the number one super power in the world — an Empire on which the sun never…</p>http://colboy.com/post/550203734http://colboy.com/post/550203734Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:01:10 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Post_it_the_little_square_that_changed_lives_turns_30">Post-it, the little square that changed lives, turns 30 </a>: <p>VHS tapes and walkmans may have been firmly cast into oblivion but another 1980s invention, the Post-it Note, is marking its 30th anniversary this month as popular as ever.</p>http://colboy.com/post/550203744http://colboy.com/post/550203744Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:01:10 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/educational/Rules_of_Engagement_Six_Things_Not_To_Do_on_Twitter">Rules of Engagement: Six Things Not To Do on Twitter</a>: <p>You may have heard the term ‘Facebook is serious business’. Originally meant as a joke, it sure isn’t anymore; social networks like Facebook and Twitter are becoming the backbone of communication for…</p>http://colboy.com/post/550203746http://colboy.com/post/550203746Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:01:10 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/people/Queen_Elizabeth_II_PICS">Queen Elizabeth II [PICS]</a>: <p>She’s been around…..Presidents.</p>http://colboy.com/post/550203733http://colboy.com/post/550203733Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:01:10 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/people/Body_of_NJ_Infant_Thrown_From_Bridge_Believed_Found">Body of NJ Infant Thrown From Bridge Believed Found</a>: <p>A passerby discovered today what is thought to be the remains of Zara Malani-Lin Abdur-Raheem near a river in Sayerville, N.J. The baby’s clothing matches what Zara was last seen wearing. However,…</p>http://colboy.com/post/550203724http://colboy.com/post/550203724Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:01:10 -0400<a href="http://digg.com/movies/The_5_Worst_Deaths_Written_for_Great_Characters_And_Why">The 5 Worst Deaths Written for Great Characters (And Why)</a>: <p>Occasionally you see a character die in an abrupt, pointless way that seemed to have been written in as an afterthought, or even in such an undignified way that you suspect the writers included it as…</p>http://colboy.com/post/550203736http://colboy.com/post/550203736Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:01:10 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FQLznlyLONI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FQLznlyLONI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Great ZX Spectrum inspired music video.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQLznlyLONI" target="_blank">Blackstar - Richy Pitch featuring M.anifest</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/ramjamuk" target="_blank">ramjamuk</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/498458504http://colboy.com/post/498458504Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:34:46 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5eBT6OSr1TI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5eBT6OSr1TI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Subterranean Homesick Blues for the 21st century. All true, cos it was all in the Daily Mail.</p>http://colboy.com/post/498449045http://colboy.com/post/498449045Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:29:32 -0400