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Watch Star Wars Movie In Command Prompt As ASCII Animation [Geeky Fun]

Posted In: Daily Feature , Fun . By Anoop Engineer

Simon Jansen seems to have a lot of free time (and patience), because he is the creator of Asciimation - an ASCII animation of the full Star Wars Episode iV movie.

If you want to see it in a command prompt, run the following command (from a command prompt. Start –> Run –> Enter cmd and hit enter) or simply click here.

telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

If you want to see the same in a browser, head on to the Asciimation website.

Here are some screen shots:

Telnet Link | Asciimation website

Yahoo Is More Popular Than Google - says Google.

Posted In: Fun , Google . By Anoop Engineer

Google Trends says that Yahoo is more popular than Google since a long time. Even though the graph of Google has been steadily climbing, it has never beaten Yahoo. Should we or shouldn't we believe you Google?

Well, what do you think?

Google Trends : Yahoo and Google

Dilbert gets a face lift, goes Web 2.0, but hates Linux.

Posted In: Daily Feature , Fun . By Anoop Engineer

The ever popular Dilbert comics website gets a face lift. The cartoon strips have gone color and the site gone beta! Welcome Dilbert 2.0.
The new site layout is definitely eye catching, easy to navigate and very much Web2.0ish.
The new features of the site are:

Mashups: Change the dialogs in the comic strips, create your own punch lines and share it with your friends.
Community: Readers can vote for their favorite comic strips and share their favorites with the world. Users can collaborate with other in creating comic strips.
Animation: Yes , Dilbert really kicks ass now. Literally.
Share: You can easily share the comics and save links in all major social networking sites. And for the Dilbert fans blogging out there, you can embed the comic in your blog.
Widgets: Grab Dilbert widget for Facebook, MySpace and iGoogle here.
Full Archive: You are no longer limited to one month of archive. You can enjoy Dilbert dating back to 2001.
Search: Filter the archive by favorite characters. For example, find all the comics in the archive featuring Dogbert or Catbert or Asok, etc., plus any combination of characters.
Blog: A new blog!

Additional note: Dilbert doesn't like Linux.

Happy Dilberting.

There is some parody in the Air - Whole collection of MacBook Air Ad parodies [Fun]

Posted In: Apple , Fun . By Anoop Engineer

"There is something in the air today" said Steve Jobs before introducing the new MacBook Air. Lets just say "there is some parody in the air today".

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You had probably seen this ad that made the Apple fan boys worldwide drool over their shirt.

Here we presents some of the best parodies that were ever made for this Ad video.

Worlds largest envelope.
Apple stole my design.
What to do when money and battery runs out.
Introducing the latest MacBook Helium
Get a Sony Vaio instead.
MacBook Paper.
Get an HP.
Wonder NoteBook
Presenting the thinnest person.
Most easy to return notebook.
I can fit into an envelope too.
MacBook again.
I am with stupid.
Presenting the IBM Air.
The thin obsession.
Why the hell not?
Starring: "the laptop".
Starring: "the desktop"
Worlds thinnest hamburger.

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Did I miss your favorite one? Which one is the best? Please say in the comments.

Create and share emoticons of your face. [Web Apps]

Posted In: Fun , Web Apps . By Anoop Engineer

Feeling bored by all those yellow smilies? Are you craving for a change? Well, here is a unique way to express your emotions - use your own face.

Head over to onthafly.com. Take a picture of yourself with a web cam and share it. onthafly.com is a new web application powered by Google App Engine.
This is what they tell about themselves:

OnThaFly is the central place for creating and sharing emoticons using photos of yourself. Take your picture, add it to the system, and tag it in your personal emoticon gallery. You can then:
Share your latest OnThaFly photo: http://onthafly.appspot.com/YourUserName example
Group your friends latest OnThaFly photos: http://onthafly.appspot.com/photos/YourUserName+TheirUserName+TheirMom'sUserName example
Share your mood by appending a emoticon to your personal OnThaFly URL: http://onthafly.appspot.com/YourUserName/:( example
Send your emoticon RSS feed to friends, family or your favorite social aggregator: http://onthafly.appspot.com/rss/photos/YourUserName example

If Super Mario was done by Rajanikanth (or Chuck Norris?) [Fun]

Posted In: Fun . By Anoop Engineer

Rajanikanth

Chuck Norris

Question of the day: If Chuck Norris had a fight with Rajanikanth, who will win? (Greatest paradox of the century?)

How Linux Sucks. [Fun]

Posted In: Fun , Linux . By Anoop Engineer

Oh yes Linux sucks too hard.

from wallpaperweb.org

Kit Kat Ad Video[Fun]

Posted In: Fun , Video . By Anoop Engineer

There are certain things that I can't resist posting, even though it has nothing to do with the theme of this blog. This viral video of KIT KAT ad is one among them.

Done in 100% CGI, the office workspace animations will make you WOW!