Noscope is a bi-weekly journal serving up snacksized portions of pointless stuff since 2001. On a new linode server!
I also do freelance design and usability via dejligt.com
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Nintendo Wii! But Why?

    21:15 on April 27, 2006 ,

Nintendo Revolution has been officially named “Nintendo Wii” (as in “we”). Why? While the codename “Revolution” expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer. I’m not happy, but I’m not disappointed either. Wii feels pretty awkward upon first hearing it, but then again, so did the controller. P.S. I’m getting one.

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Caprica: New Battlestar Galactica Spinoff

    15:14

Sci Fi Channel has announced a new Battlestar Galactica spinoff entitled “Caprica”. Caprica would take place more than half a century before the events that play out in Battlestar Galactica. The people of the Twelve Colonies are at peace and living in a society not unlike our own, but where high-technology has changed the lives [...]

FlashObject Is Now Named SWFObject

    11:08 on April 25, 2006 ,

Due to Adobe trying to “protect their Flash trademark, my favourite Flash embed script now formerly known as “FlashObject has changed its name to “SWFObject. Update your bookmarks. More on the event.

Fauna Beta 5

    00:04

Hot off the stove, the free Fauna theme for WordPress is now in a feature complete Beta 5. My favourite new feature? The re-introduction of WordPress’ my-hacks.php file in a new and improved form.

Chernobyl: Nuclear Guardian

    13:33 on April 23, 2006

Apparently, animals prefer radiation over human interference.

Narnia Mini-Review

    00:54 , ,

Reviews are spoilerfree but beware of comments.

The Chronicles Of Narnia – The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe is the huge 2005 book-to-film adaptation of the popular C.S. Lewis book. It tells the story of four children who travel to the magical world of Narnia through a wardrobe in an old manor. In Narnia, they discover they are part of a [...]

Thurrott on Vista: What Went Wrong?

    20:51 on April 20, 2006 , , ,

Long time Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott vents on the latest Windows Vista beta: Promises were made. Excitement was generated. None of it, as it turns out, was worth a damn. From a technical standpoint, the version of Windows Vista we will receive is a sad shell of its former self, a shadow. One might still [...]

V for Vendetta Mini-Review

    14:19 on April 17, 2006 ,

Reviews are spoilerfree but beware of comments.

If you want objectivity, go elsewhere. This is a weblog, and I want to be subjective. I absolutely loved V for Vendetta. V is the codename of a Guy Fawkes-masked freedom fighter (brilliantly played by Hugo Weaving) struggling to overthrow the oppressive regime that England has become. V for Vendetta is exactly the type of [...]