August 17 2007
Choice Links
posted by Ana Samways at 11:47 am
Which one of Cindy Crawford’s kids is a boy again?
The idea behind Voice Thread is to turn an picture into a conversation, creating an oral history and allowing people to record (or write) their comments. Sort of like PostSecret, but with pictures. Go here and find out how it works.
Sex in Advertising: Includes Kylie Minogue riding a velvet bull in her undies, farting gags, lipstick lesbians… (I guess you’ve gone to the link by now)
Now that’s a headline you don’t see everyday…
So how is Telecom’s Ferrit shaping up?
The subtle and not so subtle putdown: “Men who habitually insult their wives or girlfriends do so, somewhat paradoxically, as part of a broader strategy to prevent them from leaving for someone else — what evolutionary psychologists call ‘mate retention’,” says the British Psychological Society’s Research Digest Blog.
Neon Graveyard: Photos of bright lights which have had their day.
Houston policeman uses taser…on a dad holding newborn.
Tokyo Wave Pool makes the one at Mt Albert Aquatic Centre seem a little underutilised…

August 17th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Why is Ferrit spelt with the “i”? The word ferret [to search] seems so more appropriate a name for such an engine.
August 18th, 2007 at 9:07 am
It is meant to be Ferret, just a play on the spelling.
August 20th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Its because of the bad attempt at a play on the spelling that sent me out of the site very fast. You can find what you want for sale in New Zealand by googling much easier than using ferrit.
August 21st, 2007 at 10:39 pm
I’m guessing the boy is the blonde on the right of the photo? If so, he’s so pretty!