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Jeremy Baker

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:46:22 +1200

YouTube and AppleTV are soon to be linked. So Apple could get a slice of the action whether an iTunes deal goes ahead or not. Talk about positioning.

Ben Austin

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:44:46 +1200

Still seems strange to me that they'd invest in ondemand then do this. So I presume the regional youtube thing is quite new, I know for one Google has been ramping up its regional capability by some heavy recruiting across the world.

Waitakdan

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:38:36 +1200

If the idea of pure weasel coffee is too much to stomach, it's possible to get the Vietnamese imitation ("secret enzime process which produces the same effect as the animals digestive process") from http://www.trungnguyen.com.au/index.php?crn=210&rn=395&action=show_detail

andrew llewellyn

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:46:17 +1200

And yes, I shall seek out the weasel coffee.
What is this? I'm a relative coffee newby...

And you may want to remain so! The beans have passed through the digestive system of a weasel, before being roasted & ground.

Heh heh.

I may never look at an Irish coffee the…

Stephen Judd

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:37:14 +1200

CAt butt coffee on Boing Boing.

Stephen Judd

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:35:09 +1200

Don't want to rain on your parade, Russell, but I hope that's cruelty-free kopi luwak.

Andrew Smith

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:16:23 +1200

And yes, I shall seek out the weasel coffee.

What is this? I'm a relative coffee newby...

barnaclebarnes

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:10:47 +1200

How will TNVZ ondemand work in with Youtube? I mean, I can see how basically TVNZ could pass the cost of the hosting/distribution onto Youtube, but wouldn't that be slightly funny given their recent launch of their own tech/brand?

It is all about the content. TVNZ has the content but…

Russell Brown

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:40:42 +1200

How will TNVZ ondemand work in with Youtube? I mean, I can see how basically TVNZ could pass the cost of the hosting/distribution onto Youtube, but wouldn't that be slightly funny given their recent launch of their own tech/brand? To me, that suggests either 1) On Demand is costing too…

Rich of Observationz

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:39:52 +1200

For more Scots dialect see http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/scots/index.htm

Walcome til the Scottish Pairlament wabsite
We want tae mak siccar that as mony folk as can is able tae find oot aboot whit the Scottish Pairlament dis and whit wey it warks. We hae producit information anent the Pairlament in a reenge o…

Paul Litterick

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:19:18 +1200

The Wee Man is a Ned – a Scottish subculture whose members are identifiable by their Burberry caps (always pointing upwards) and tracksuits. The bottle that the Wee Man carries is Buckfast Tonic Wine, known as the "commotion lotion."

You can learn more about Ned culture here

Ben Austin

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:04:12 +1200

How will TNVZ ondemand work in with Youtube? I mean, I can see how basically TVNZ could pass the cost of the hosting/distribution onto Youtube, but wouldn't that be slightly funny given their recent launch of their own tech/brand? To me, that suggests either 1) On Demand is costing too…

Don Christie

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:49:55 +1200

...or Lewis Grassic Gibbon (well, forget the humour).

Sunset Song caused quite a stir in the villages round Laurencekirk as most of its characters were just a little too recognisable. Beautiful story though.

John Farrell

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:11:40 +1200

If you're into scots dialect and humour, try George MacDonald Fraser's "McAuslan" stories..

Andrew Dubber

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:42:40 +1200

But Limmy rules them all. Start with the worrying 'Requiem' video and then go to the Xylophone plaything.

Most worryingly of all, he seems to have gone legit.

andrew llewellyn

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:17:30 +1200

Wullie was my boss!

Don Christie

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:49:36 +1200

That's what happens when Oor Wullie grows up...

David Slack

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:43:19 +1200

Undecipherable Scots grime rapping

I’ll say. Makes Irvine Welsh sound like your sweet Granny. Usefully, someone has gone to the trouble of transcribing it.

Here’s a taste. Ya nugget.

Here You (That'll Be Right)
Here mate (whit?)
You lookin at ma burd? (naw)
How no? Trying tae say she's…

Public Address

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:43:19 +1200

Discussion from blog post.