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Is this what we’ve all been waiting for? If so, I’m not entirely convinced at this stage, however happy my hero looks.

I hate it when Davo goes away for holidays. I feel cheated enough by his sporadic posting. But weeks without it? It’s just not fair.

Songs for never-were and used-to-be lovers: Something So Right, Everloving, Calling it Quits. There are others, but they’re too cheesy.

You know, just because I’m not posting very much at the moment doesn’t mean that I’m not working on exciting plasticbag.org related projects. I just wanted to make sure you understood that.

You know a forum’s really successful when someone spends time developing a little gadget to help you get the ideal username. Presenting the Barbelith Fictionsuit Generator. This is Count ForbiddenLove signing off…

Weird fact: While there’s no one in the UK who hasn’t heard Kylie belt out “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” or seen her writhe around in a rather poorly assembled sheet, it’s almost unheard of in America, where she’s released a completely different single. The song, which was part of a particularly virulent batch of memetic song experiments developed in a secret subterranean laboratory, is sure to infect the entire US in a few months time…

Only the very best web celebrities get their very own templates on MetaTalk.

What’s up with Kottke?

More fun fantasy Apple gadgets: the iPad.

Could the iWalk be the next Apple big thing? PS. Don’t believe the hype [Noticeable weirdnesses include discrepancies between colour and black and white screens, the fact that you never see the pen touching the screen, the fact that the text looks like it’s been sharpened in some way, the fact that the buttons and jog wheel are so different from the iPod, the sheer boringness of the product, the fact that very few menus are shown flying around (which would be the first thing you would want to get a video of, but would be hard to render). Etc. etc.]