Where the Hell is Matt?

14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands...



Matt is a 31-year-old deadbeat from Connecticut who used to think that all he ever wanted to do in life was make and play videogames. Matt achieved this goal pretty early and enjoyed it for a while, but eventually realized there might be other stuff he was missing out on. In February of 2003, he quit his job in Brisbane, Australia and used the money he'd saved to wander around Asia until it ran out. He made this site so he could keep his family and friends updated about where he is.

A few months into his trip, a travel buddy gave Matt an idea. They were standing around taking pictures in Hanoi, and his friend said "Hey, why don't you stand over there and do that dance. I'll record it." He was referring to a particular dance Matt does. It's actually the only dance Matt does. He does it badly. Anyway, this turned out to be a very good idea.

Lullaby

A very sensual and emotional lullaby by The Ukrainian Rock Band "Vopli Vidopliassova"

Storm in Brittany

Incredible images of a storm in Brittany (France) by Jean Rene Keruzoé

День из жизни русской женщины...

Прибралась в доме, подоила корову, вывела на луг;
разбудила детей, накормила, отвезла в школу;
наточила косу, пошла в чисто-поле, накосила травы;
уехала в офис, уволила идиотов, обналичила деньги;
прибежала домой, нарубила дров, приготовила обед, накормила детей, отправила отчет в налоговую;
побежала в поле, косила до темна;
час в салоне красоты;
привела корову, подоила; приготовила ужин, накормила детей, искупала, уложила спать, помылась, зашла
в интернет, схватила со стола краюху хлеба, перекусила и довольная - спать;
вскакиваю: УЖАС!!!
Мужик-то, нетраханный весь день на диване пролежал!!!

Developers are born brave

This is one of the most hilarious jokes about developers I have ever seen -=B-)



Don't you think so? ;-) Then share yours in comments :-P

Source: Code for eternity !!!

Microsoft Conference Call

Have you every been put on hold? Here is what we do at Microsoft while waiting :-)

Office space: bonus track

Manager of a Russian company went nuts...



Same saga from a different perspective:



Source: Заразные мысли

Snake Game on a Building

Here is yet another clever idea and excellent engineering by Polish students from Krakow. It was implemented through a microprocessor that controls all the lights in the building, which was then programmed to play this marvelous game.



P.S. The only thing that still bothers me is how did they do red and yellow light?
P.P.S. In January I've been posting about a similar idea to play Tetris.

Vodka Microsoft

A sneak preview of my life in the frozen Microsoft...



Here in the frozen Microsoft, life is tough.
The code, the wizards...
But the biggest enemy is Google
In this wilderness
You can go crazy by yourself
It's hard not to give up
Not to let yourself become a victim of your own dogfooding
Every day the same bugs happen to me
All evenings look alike two M&Ms
The nights are getting coder
... and coder
And in every morning, the history repeats itself
And I know that nothing is going to change
in the frozen Microsoft
But I got used to it
My secret?
Vodka Microsoft! My Russian comrade

Red Army Breakdance

If you ever doubted who invented the breakdance, just check out this video from silent movies era :-)



Music cover by Run DMC - "It's Like That"
Breakdancing by the Soviet Army Choir -=8-)