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/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42372767?title=0&byline=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Great commencement speak by Neil Gaiman. Well worth 20 minutes of your time.</p>http://colboy.com/post/23622006139http://colboy.com/post/23622006139Wed, 23 May 2012 15:46:04 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y4PRiQq5VZs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Man this is epic. Networking with a Sinclair ZX81: Network Filemanager and Web-Browser “ZeddyFox” (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4PRiQq5VZs" target="_blank">Gartenbahner60</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/23102259560http://colboy.com/post/23102259560Tue, 15 May 2012 09:34:26 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YReqNubUCVE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Insane D&B/Jungle/HipHop/R&B Drumming nr Liverpool Street Station (Oded Kafri) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YReqNubUCVE#!" target="_blank">WilkesMcD</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/23037378827http://colboy.com/post/23037378827Mon, 14 May 2012 09:51:22 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qvsfRSm9Au4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>One of the comments sums it up for me. “Goosebumps galore”. </p> <p>RCO meets Fink - Yesterday Was Hard On All Of Us (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qvsfRSm9Au4#!" target="_blank">rcolive</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/22838931222http://colboy.com/post/22838931222Fri, 11 May 2012 09:13:33 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/paH0V6JLxSI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Would have loved to have been in the audience for this. 10000 singing Beethoven - Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy / 歓喜に寄せて (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=paH0V6JLxSI" target="_blank">DatabaseOfMusic</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/22669152663http://colboy.com/post/22669152663Tue, 08 May 2012 16:43:34 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/r6VCnYkNYLo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Pure awesome.</p> <p>100 Greatest Internet Videos In 3 Minutes (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=r6VCnYkNYLo" target="_blank">ayazkhatrier</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/22380326038http://colboy.com/post/22380326038Fri, 04 May 2012 09:08:07 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Qhm7-LEBznk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>OMG. No really, really epic fail.</p> <p>The real meaning of MPH (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qhm7-LEBznk#!" target="_blank">tchappenings</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/19625043163http://colboy.com/post/19625043163Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:13:20 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YZGG9Kw70BM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Although an old film clip, how cruel and unfeeling this makes us look.</p> <p>Ten Stone Baby (Teased With Chocolate) - (1935) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YZGG9Kw70BM" target="_blank">britishpathe</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/19243474154http://colboy.com/post/19243474154Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:31:09 -0400<a href="http://www.theawl.com/2012/03/the-incident-report-or-the-time-i-broke-it">The Incident Report. Or, The Time I Broke It | The Awl</a>: <p>Ouch LOL</p>http://colboy.com/post/19018970496http://colboy.com/post/19018970496Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:53:51 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0fgq4Tx3P1qz4miko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>The boy with the lightning tattoo</h2> <p>People who are struck by lightning are sometimes left with tattoo-like markings called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtenberg_figure" target="_blank">Lichtenberg figures</a> or lightning flowers. <a href="http://www.geardiary.com/2011/06/17/meet-winston-kemp-lightning-strike-survivor-and-lichtenberg-figure-owner/" target="_blank">This guy</a> was out tending to his garden when he was struck and left tattooed, Potter-like.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://kottke.org/12/03/the-boy-with-the-lightning-tattoo" target="_blank">The boy with the lightning tattoo</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/18801377486http://colboy.com/post/18801377486Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:56:28 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v83nyCuiMIE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Shit Gamers Say To Their Girlfriends (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v83nyCuiMIE" target="_blank">TheWarpZone</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/18703034625http://colboy.com/post/18703034625Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:08:31 -0500<object name="kaltura_player_1330830345" id="kaltura_player_1330830345" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" height="264" width="400" data="http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/1_iar3x4ok/uiconf_id/6740162"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="movie" value="http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/1_iar3x4ok/uiconf_id/6740162" /><param name="flashVars" value="" /></object><br/><br/><p>He didn’t sound too different from his younger self.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/02/davy-jones-final-song-shushybye/#.T1LbvPEgcsI" target="_blank">Davy Jones — One of His Final Recordings | TMZ.com</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/18702919803http://colboy.com/post/18702919803Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:06:32 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vDHET3aCI2U?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>TED2012 remixed: It’s Time for TED (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDHET3aCI2U&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">TEDBlogVideo</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/18702786860http://colboy.com/post/18702786860Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:04:14 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ghrDIQ-K8mg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>People Of Walmart (Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ghrDIQ-K8mg#!" target="_blank">midwestcountryguy</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/18605267255http://colboy.com/post/18605267255Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:52:20 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_sUeGC-8dyk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Some people have way too much time on their hands :-)</p> <p>Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sUeGC-8dyk" target="_blank">UnivPennsylvania</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/18508103730http://colboy.com/post/18508103730Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:51:21 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_G8iECWpDAw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>What’s in my Mouth? LOL</p>http://colboy.com/post/18499919490http://colboy.com/post/18499919490Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:39:47 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CgWHbpMVQ1U?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Hindenburg Disaster Real Footage (1937) [HD] (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CgWHbpMVQ1U#!" target="_blank">britishpathe</a>)</p>http://colboy.com/post/18198049270http://colboy.com/post/18198049270Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:49:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jfkO1dfc1lk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Gordon Ramsay - How To Treat A Lady</p>http://colboy.com/post/18197485773http://colboy.com/post/18197485773Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:36:02 -0500<a href="http://failblog.org/2012/02/13/epic-win-photos-win-ultimate-laziness-win/">Now this is the kind of TV stand I want in the bedroom.</a>http://colboy.com/post/17554241919http://colboy.com/post/17554241919Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:10:02 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33181232" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>What can I say, I’m a Geek. The Animals House of the Rising Sun with a twist.</p>http://colboy.com/post/17491008199http://colboy.com/post/17491008199Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:05:47 -0500